Christopher McDowell
Independent tabletop RPG designer based in Manchester, UK, creator of Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland, and Mythic Bastionland (Bastionland Press).
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Sep 28, 2026
HorstHOST
When in your game knights don't follow the oath, when they break it, did that happen? And if so, how do you deal with that if you don't have a mechanical punishment?
Christopher McDowellGUEST
So I think the ideal for me is if they are at least thinking about it and talking about it before they make the action.
Christopher McDowellGUEST
The one I've seen broken in play most is Honor the Seers because everyone hates the Seers.
Christopher McDowellGUEST
It'll often be like a Seer is giving you some really bad advice or they seem shifty and you don't want to help them.
Christopher McDowellGUEST
I've not seen many people be like, oh, I'm not protecting the Realm or I'm not going to seek the myths.
43 MINS LATER
HorstHOST
And then I think the next game, I'm not sure the timeline, maybe the next one was Blighters.