practical and thematic milestones written on provided "quest cards.". Player characters are frequently children or young adults, and their stories draw on sources such as the animated films of Studio Ghibli, children's literature and television, and folklore. In 2020, Moran published the diceless RPG Glitch: A Story of the Not, flipping the original Nobilis plotline by presenting player characters who are retired Strategists of the Excrucian Host, those who were originally trying to destroy Creation, but who have abandoned the war and now seek to build lives for themselves while dealing with the fact that their skillset (as beautiful, terrifying riders of the apocalypse) are ill-suited to leading a normal life. The protagonists of Glitch are both physically and magically powerful, but often lack the wherewithal to perform normal mundane tasks, leading to ironic situations as they confront the gods themselves but are unable to make themselves breakfast before doing so. The system combines the quest system from Chuubo with the higher-powered mechanics of Nobilis, but introduces a new "Cost" system that measures a Strategist's power based on her willingness to burn herself out in order to achieve an objective. Novels Moran has also written a number of novels, some associated with the Nobilis setting, while others are associated with her long-form web fiction Hitherby Dragons. An Unclean Legacy (2011) Fable of the Swan (2012) Jack o'Lantern Girl (2012) The Night-Bird's Feather (2022) Awards At Gencon 2003, the second edition of Nobilis won the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. Role-playing bibliography Ash-Tree Earth The following three games are considered to exist in a shared universe and have references to each other within the games. Nobilis Nobilis: A Roleplaying Game (1st edition) Nobilis: The Game of Sovereign Powers (2nd edition) Creatures Clothed in Strangeness (2nd edition, supplement) Unlikely Flowerings (2nd edition, supplement) The Game of Powers: The Live-Action Supplement for Nobilis Nobilis The Essentials Volume 1: Field Guide to the Powers (3rd edition) Nobilis: Antithesis, Minibook 1i Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine Fortitude: By the Docks of Big Lake (setting sourcebook) Fortitude: The Legendary 139 (minor campaign book) Fortitude: The Glass-Maker's Dragon (major campaign book) Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine: The Halloween Special (adventure) Techno Player's Guide (sourcebook) Glitch Glitch: A Story of the Not Exalted Moran has authored the following books for the Exalted role-playing game: Exalted: The Sidereals Exalted: The Outcaste Exalted: The Fair Folk