After two years’ work, I’m at the final proofing stage for my Onyx Sky post-apocalyptic role-playing game. For those who’ve missed the earlier drops, here’s the gist: What do you do with a broken world? In the early decades of the 2000s, the world degenerated into total war. At the height of the war, a […]
Here’s one from the vaults; my zombie card game The Road to Ruin has a new review. And this review captures – to me – the intent that I always have for The Road to Ruin. “Couldn’t be more pleased with this unique, brilliant card game! It looks amazing, and the design is really smart. […]
People of Hero Kids, in June we’re launching the Hero Kids Creator’s Guild on DriveThruRPG. The Hero Kids Creator’s Guild is home to community created adventures, translations, monsters, equipment, heroes, pets, and expansions. For game designers, translators, and enthusiasts, the Creator’s Guild is a place to contribute to the Hero Kids universe. Here, creators can build on existing Hero Kids materials or […]
Last week I did a quick and dirty analysis of Hero Kids sales per day of the week to try to work out which day is best to release a new product (the answer is Thursday): I’ve been dreading doing deeper analysis of sales per year, but I finally pulled out my finger to graph […]
Folks, now’s a good time to take a moment to check in about what’s happening in Hero Forge Games land. Bundle of Holding The Hero Kids Bundle of Holding closed several weeks ago, with 1,008 new Hero Kids families joining our community, and $1,700 donated to the Reading Is Fundamental charity. Huzzah! Recent Releases By now you […]
Here’s a question I’ve seen a few times; how is Forge Engine different from (or similar to) Savage Worlds? Both are universal systems, that support traditional fantasy and modern games. Forge Engine is similar to Savage Worlds, in that they are both universal systems and use many similar design models. However, in practice Forge Engine is very modular, and allows […]
Forge Engine is out now on DriveThruRPG: Forge Engine – Universal Role-Playing System The Forge Engine universal RPG system puts full control of your character and your game into your hands. The system supports fantasy, sci-fi, historical, and modern settings, and delivers tactical play while remaining streamlined and fast.The Forge Engine – Universal RPG System contains: Core Rules: Forge Engine core […]
This expansion for Hero Kids includes ten new monsterous pets:• Beguiler – The beguiler’s eyestalks unleash powerful and versatile magic• Boar – The battle-boar carries stalwart heroes into battle• Gorilla – Enemies’ attacks only strengthen the gorilla’s attacks• Griffon – The griffon swoops down to carry off its prey• Hydra – Each of the hydra’s three heads […]
After what seemed like an eternity (considering the speed of the POD process for Hero Kids), I finally took delivery of the proofs of Heroes Against Darkness hardcover and softcover books today from DriveThruRPG! I won’t bore you with any more of the trials and tribulations of the process, suffice to say that right now […]
So I got in touch with Scott over at DriveThruRPG to find out whether I’d messed up the files for the hardcover of Heroes Against Darkness, and I got this quick response: “No, that isn’t normal at all. It should take about a week at the outside. I’ll send along an inquiry to our client rep […]