One of my explicit design goals with Heroes Fall is to have play be a creative exploration of world building. Players should start with the seeds of a world and fill in the details as they go through a campaign. The … Continue reading
While I was first working on Heroes Fall I did the bulk of my writing while I was binge watching the 1990s Highlander TV show. I’ve been a fan of the film series (well, Highlander and Highlander: Endgame) since I was … Continue reading
I’ve let Heroes Fall slide. It’s been nearly two years since I ran it last because I had a terrible play test experience and couldn’t bring myself to look at the game. But it’s sat there, nibbling away at my … Continue reading
The second splat I’m going to talk about is the Beastmaster. This has been one of the biggest challenges for me to write. Bringing the Beastmaster into the drama and tying her to the other characters has been difficult. It’s … Continue reading
This is the first post in a series discussing the splats in Heroes Fall. Initially, the game started off as a thought experiment about the ways classic D&D classes could be expressed using the playbooks from Apocalypse World. It has … Continue reading
Advancement in RPGs is a difficult topic to discuss and a difficult mechanic to design. Players like advancement because it gives a sense of progress and provides a clear track of the journey the character has undergone. That progress also … Continue reading
So I took a bit of a hit on the employment front and got a rejection letter from the company I’d spent six weeks interviewing. They don’t need my services at this time. After a day of self-pity I got … Continue reading
Today I went to Jank Cast’s April Jank on Demand at the Dice Dojo where I played in Todd’s dark political fantasy hack of Apocalypse World called, “The Sword, the Crown and the Unspeakable Power.” It was a ton of … Continue reading
Apocalypse World has an interesting set of character stats: cool, hard, hot, sharp, and weird. I say they are interesting because they describe characters in different ways from more traditional games. D&D tells you what your character is (strong, tough, … Continue reading
Apocalypse World has been kicking around my brainpan after I finished my review last night. The default setting just isn’t my thing. Weird post-apocalyptic stuff simply doesn’t appeal to me. Since I came to the game through Dungeon World, my … Continue reading
