For Thy Honour

Bookmarked, and will definitely take a look. BGDF is definitely giving me a lot of reading material lately :D I'll be sure to post some feedback when I get to read this!

One thing you seemed to miss in the rules is how/when players have cards in their hand. You say things happen when they have X amount of quest cards in their hand, but there's no mention of putting quest cards in your hand.

I like the general idea of the game, though. It seems like a fun mechanic that the more points you get the harder it is to actually keep/gain them.

However, I think the overall mechanics need a closer look. From this glance, I see two main problems:

1) With 50 quest cards in the game and the game running until they're all gone, that's a long game! Since you say a failed quest returns to the pile, it adds to the length. The game is ultimately flipping cards and meeting their requirements, so there's not a large amount of tactics or luck involved. Maybe a more quickfire method would work better to prevent a game from becoming dull and repetitive.

2)Similarly, if all 30 vows are in play then the players can pick a certain set and they'd rarely deviate far from it. Maybe you should consider having only 10 of the vows on the field. Or each turn a player gets a choice of 1 from X. Just to add some variety or chance, otherwise it seems like there's a little too much choice and control in the game. I can't picture there being much replayability if I have the same 30 evident from the start every game.

I really like the idea and general mechanics behind the game. It looks fun if you can flesh it out more and get the balance right, but at this time the rules make it seem repetitive and strained. But you definitely have the bones for something good here. :)