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cartograffiti · 2 years

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If you want to run a Court of Fey & Flowers Game, dnd isn't what you need

...because it's not what the Dimension 20 cast played, either.

I talked about this a little bit once before, very early in the season, but now that it's done, it's really clear to me that they played Good Society by Storybrewers with a few Dungeons & Dragons elements hacked in, not the other way around. Aabria Iyengar loves Good Society, and it really shows. She merged the systems really beautifully to suit the expectations of D20, and that's why I think players at home will get a better experience by starting with GS materials than by trying to reverse engineer the mechanics Iyengar showed in action.

Things they got from DnD:

-Skill levels/stats.

-Rolling dice to determine success.

-The game master/facilitator (Aabria) playing most characters.

-Some creatures and spells (the dog that has an old man's face, the telepathy spell I can never remember the name of).

-Aabria giving out Inspiration.

Things they got from Good Society:

-The principle of having a character goal that may be kept secret. (In fact, some of D20's specific goals were probably even chosen from Good Society materials. The player character with a secret spouse? There's a card for that.)

-Social reputation tracked by degrees, conferring descriptions and perks. (They did not use GS's exact system. Whether it was a hack or a mix with a game system I haven't played, I don't know.)

-Trading tokens that can be burned to make strong moves. (Again, not GS's exact mechanic--GS uses tokens throughout instead of dice. That game lets you decide what your character is capable of. Tokens make sure everyone has fair chances to act, especially when players have conflicting goals.)

-Additional guidelines and mechanics for agreeing on how the table wants social events to work, as well as how to navigate the varying dynamics of relatives, friends, and rivals.

-Rumors and epistolary phases. (There's a fun post going around about Brennan asking about these because "he wanted to get a good grade in dnd," but I think he was sincerely curious how they worked, because they aren't dnd!)

-The overall cycle of play, dictating the order of phases and pace.

-Some mechanics for the reputations and interactions of fae courts as entities were taken from Good Society's Fae Courts mini-expansion.

-Monologue tokens. (D20 has Aabria as the only one who can use these, GS allows anyone in the game to ask someone to monologue.)

-Additional guidelines for determining world state, character creation, and keeping the story within a consistent style and tone that feels like a recognizably Regency story...even when giant owlbears can get gay married.

-Other flavoring and approach details.

Things Good Society has that Dimension 20 didn't get to show off:

-The ability for players to also choose a secondary character to control, allowing them to participate in more roleplay and experience multiple personalities or social roles in the same game.

-A really rich and thoughtful collaboration phase, before the story begins.

-The ability to share facilitator duties among the table, and to allow the facilitator to play a main character as well as supporting cast.

-Advice and expansions for adjusting the game to various tones, genres, and other historical periods.

So you're looking at buying Good Society:

What you need is pdfs. Definitely grab the base game for $21.00, that has most of what I just described. If you're excited to see their Fae Court specific materials, it's included in the Expanded Acquaintance bundle with many other pieces of content, or there's a bundle of the base game and every expansion they've produced. You do not need to buy the more expensive bundles that include physical books and cards unless professional physical versions delight you, the pdfs are designed to be printable. Storybrewers also made and provide spreadsheet templates for sessions meeting online, so you can all see your worksheet choices.

Good Society is a really fun and flexible system, and it's most of what we loved about how A Court of Fey and Flowers was structured. It's your best route to a recreation, and well worth playing in its original form. I love that it doesn't have stats and dice--if you've never played a ttrpg that doesn't make you do math, this is a great introduction. I'm so glad Aabria featured it on the show!

#Dimension 20 #A Court of Fey and Flowers #D20 #Dropout #Good Society #ttrpgs #Aabria Iyengar #Storybrewers #acoff #acofaf

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crayfishcoffee · 2 years

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Oh Wuvvy <3

#wuvvy #a court of fey and flowers #acoff #acofaf #dimension 20 #dimension 20 fanart #my art

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cloudmancy · 2 years

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the moon will sing a song for me

#a court of fey and flowers #rue #wuvvy #dimension 20 #acoff #d20 #my stuff #I loved you like the sun... bore the shadows that you made with no light of my own...

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charlilil · 2 years

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A passing glance

[Image Description: A digital drawing of Andhera and K.P. Hob from A Court of Fey and Flowers. Andhera is standing on the left, his back facing the viewer, and looking to the right at Hob with a soft expression. They are wearing a black robe with a gold collar, floral details on the shoulder, and swirls on the mid-back. Hob is standing to the right, facing towards the viewer, and gazing to the left at Andhera. He is wearing a black guards uniform with a red sash, gold epaulettes and detailing. The background is pale tan with a white circle representing the sun in between Andhera and Hob, vines and bushes framing them at the top and sides, and a thick white border surrounding them. End image description.]

#a court of fey and flowers #acoff #dimension 20 #d20 #andhera #captain kp hob #my art #acofaf

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v0xfantasma · 2 years

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idk if someone else already posted this but

this is just the whole season in 1 screenshot

#shoutout to whoever is doing these captions #dimension 20 #acofaf #a court of fey and flowers #dimension 20 acofaf #dimension 20 a court of fey and flowers #acoff

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maybeimmac · 2 years

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if you zoom in real close you can see the backstreet boys

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sanssheriff13 · 2 years

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Lord Squak is who Fabian thought he was acting like that

#dimension 20 #d20 #dungeons and dragons #dnd #fantasy high sophomore year #d20 fantasy high #fantasy high #fabian seacaster #fabian fantasy high #lord squak airavis #acoff #acofaf #a court of fey and flowers #lou wilson

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theroseylane · 2 years

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Anyone else subscribe to the theory that the secret letter that Captain Hob wrote at the beginning of Episode 2 that he put in his pocket and did not send was to a dead love that he lost during the battle with the Unseelie Court? And that the reason that he did not kill Andhera during said battle was not because of anything like attraction or whatever but because Andhera witnessed said spouse fall and Hob go into a Reckless Rage, killing all within his path, but when Andhera was at the end of Hob’s halberd, he expressed empathy for the loss, thinking that their final moment should be the empathy and understanding they never got from his court. And it shook Hob out of the rage and Hob repaid the kindness by letting Andhera live? And that’s why KP wants to know so much about why the engagement did not go through? Because he lost everything in that battle, and yet it was all for nothing?

#a court of fey and flowers #acoff #acofaf #dimension 20 #kp hob #captain kp hob #andhera #d20 spoilers #check notes for more thoughts lol

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icy-moons · 2 years

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mood for this episode

#dimension 20 #a court of fey and flowers #oscar montoya #brennan lee mulligan #surena marie #acofaf #acoff

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drawingisjustno · 2 years

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You hurt my dearest friend

#my art #dimension 20 #delloso de la rue #acoff #acofaf spoilers #a court of fey and flowers #its just.. the love wuvvy holds for rue. its just. im emotional #and also this art piece turned out a lot too busy #but it might also be me looking at it for too long #wuvvy #acoff wuvvy #acoff delloso de la rue

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beetnik-jay · 2 years

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“You know I love you, right?”

#acofaf #acoff #dnd #dungeons and dragons #fanart #tabletop rpg #fantasy #nature #digital illustration #procreate #art #acofaf wuvvy #wuvvy my beloved #wuvvy #rue acofaf #delloso de la rue #regency #unrequited affection

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sittinglikeaswordfish · 2 years

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wuvvy!!

#dimension 20 #a court of fey and flowers #acofaf #acofaf wuvvy #wuvvy #dimension 20 fanart #my art #acoff

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crayfishcoffee · 2 years

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Even if I know it’s not forever </3

#wuvvy #delloso de la rue #a court of fey and flowers #acoff #dimension 20 #dimension 20 fanart #d20 #my art

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cloudmancy · 2 years

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FEEDING HAND BITER

#acoff #dimension 20 #captain hob #andhera #my stuff #a court of fae and flowers

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notoriousmasc · 2 years

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acoff (acofaf?? whatever) is FEEDING ME the first three intros fulfilled SO many of my niches (backstory appearance overhaul, cute small girl with secrets, large fuzzy polite man)

heres some design interpretation 😌

#a court of fey and flowers #acofaf #acoff #andhera #gwyndolin thistle hop #kb hob #k.b. hob #art

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battlemaster-ofceremonies · 2 years

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i think its real funny that at the end of the day the only one who ended up, like, bitchless, was the fuckboy

#acofaf spoilers #acoff spoilers #a court of fey and flowers #acofaf #acoff #file: acofaf #squak airavis #lord squak airavis #lords of the wing

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