Erroneous Errata
This list includes all of the errata in version 1.0 of Heroes Against Darkness: Page 6: Method 1: Normal Player Characters should […]
Month: May 2012
D&D Next: Difficulty Trends in D&D…
There’s already been a lot of discussion about the advantage/disadvantage mechanics in D&D Next, but here are a few more quick thoughts […]
D&D Next: Playtest Impressions
The other day I posted my early thoughts and opinions of the playtest rules for D&D Next and tonight we finally got […]
D&D Next: Early Thoughts and Opinions…
I’ve been looking forward to the D&D Next open playtest for quite a while. I previously blogged about some of the expectations that […]
Remaking Magic: Enhance, Don’t Replace
First, a quick confession. I’m generally such an isolated throwback that I hadn’t even heard of ‘niche protection’ until just a few […]
Remaking Magic: Scaling Spells
In previous posts in this series I’ve listed a few examples of spells with X costs in Heroes Against Darkness, but costed […]
Remaking Magic: No Redundant Spells
In this entry in the Remaking Magic series, we take a look at the steps taken to ensure that no spell gets […]
Remaking Magic: Balance
Heroes Against Darkness employs a number of techniques to keep magi relatively balanced against the martial classes. First, the combination of the […]
Remaking Magic
Let’s get this out of the way: I strongly dislike Vancian magic. When I started work on Heroes Against Darkness we’d just […]
+2 Is Easy
One of the goals for the classes in Heroes Against Darkness was that each of them should be easily able to gain […]