TLDR: bought it as part of some bundle, was pleasantly surprised with it. It works great for solo-playing, even if you are beginner as I am
I recently started playing solo games and just finished a little Nexalis two-shot. I was very pleasantly surprised with the game!
The system, which on first glance seems very simple and straight-forward, gives you the freedom to attempt the exact same action using whatever skill you think best fits, depending on how you are approaching it.
Relics (magic items) and talents (feats) follow a similar principle, where they say e.g "+2 to jumping" but there is no "jump" action per se, is up to you to interpret when that is applicable.
The tables and oracles are also great. At first I was afraid some of them (mostly the ones related to the Challenges, Contests and Combat) were too specific, and that might still come up if you play A LOT of the game and start getting repeated results, but for the most part they were really suggestive and helped me to keep things moving. Got stuck on what to do next? Roll a Hindrance/Curiosity/Opportunity and some Details about it, or Frame the Scene once more and you have a whole new angle to tackle the situation.
I bought Nexalis as part of some charity bundle, but this is definitively a game I see myself returning to. I also want to find the right group to play this in a group; I'm leaning towards using it in sessions I do with children at my local game store, also using the tables to generate everything on the go and fighting against my over-prep self
Hi there. I’m enjoying this game very much! I noticed a typo - The Combat tables all have the heading ‘Contest’ instead of ‘Combat’. This is a great system, I hope you use it again :-)
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Very nice game to play Solo. In find the mechanics and theme very inspiring.
Thank you very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Hi. Is there any chance of you adding more community copies for this? It looks really nice but I can't afford it.
Hi, there! There are some more up!
Thank you!!
TLDR: bought it as part of some bundle, was pleasantly surprised with it. It works great for solo-playing, even if you are beginner as I am
I recently started playing solo games and just finished a little Nexalis two-shot. I was very pleasantly surprised with the game!
The system, which on first glance seems very simple and straight-forward, gives you the freedom to attempt the exact same action using whatever skill you think best fits, depending on how you are approaching it.
Relics (magic items) and talents (feats) follow a similar principle, where they say e.g "+2 to jumping" but there is no "jump" action per se, is up to you to interpret when that is applicable.
The tables and oracles are also great. At first I was afraid some of them (mostly the ones related to the Challenges, Contests and Combat) were too specific, and that might still come up if you play A LOT of the game and start getting repeated results, but for the most part they were really suggestive and helped me to keep things moving. Got stuck on what to do next? Roll a Hindrance/Curiosity/Opportunity and some Details about it, or Frame the Scene once more and you have a whole new angle to tackle the situation.
I bought Nexalis as part of some charity bundle, but this is definitively a game I see myself returning to. I also want to find the right group to play this in a group; I'm leaning towards using it in sessions I do with children at my local game store, also using the tables to generate everything on the go and fighting against my over-prep self
Thank you for your kind review! Lovely to hear you’re considering it for playing with kids, sounds like a great fit!
Hi there. I’m enjoying this game very much! I noticed a typo - The Combat tables all have the heading ‘Contest’ instead of ‘Combat’. This is a great system, I hope you use it again :-)
Hi! Thank you so much, I’m glad you are enjoying it! Great catch, I’ll fix it soon!
Penflower Ink has 6 more matching character art pieces! It'll be cool to see how they might fit into Nexalis =))
I thought of the same thing, not gonna lie ^^
If I didn't have too much on my plate right now, I'd be cooking 6 extra playbooks :)
Has anyone gotten the POD coupon to work? When I click on the HTML file, I get nothing - blank browser.
Hi, there!
Just checked the links and they seem to be working fine on my end.
After you purchase the PDF, make sure to click on the PoD links from your downloads, it should work! ^^
Looks really cool! Any plans for a physical release?
Thank you! Yes, next week the print on demand version should be up ^^
Which POD platform will you use?
Lulu!
Thanks, I decided to buy, I assume the coupon will come along soon?
Indeed! Just waiting a few more days for the backers to check if their names appear the way they want them ^^
Later this week it will be up. Thanks for the support!
Hi, there! Print on demand options now available!
Hi, there! Print on demand options now available!