20 May 2025

As Luck Would (or Would Not) Have It

The Luck score in Omnia has changed and will possibly change again, but one thing it will never be is a reality-altering superpower like "The Force" in Star Wars or an authorial metacurrency in a story game. They have their place in their respective spheres, but this is not the way of Omnia. Instead, Luck is an intangible combination of circumstances and willpower, or Fortuna and bloody-mindedness, that occasionally enables people to exceed their normal capabilities, avoid catastrophe, and possibly even make a major breakthrough. I think this is something that accelerates the gameplay without breaking immersion. We shall see...

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