Now that the alpha rules of Heroes Against Darkness have been publically released for a few weeks, it’s a good time to let you guys know what I’m working on at the moment and what I’m thinking about working on. Stuff I’m Working On: Filling Out the Martial Powers As I mentioned in this blog […]
Just for laughs, here’s a list of the number of pages of each edition of various RPGs that are dedicated to spells compared to the total number of pages in each system’s Player’s Guide. D&D Systems System Pages of Spells Player’s Guide Pages Notes Basic D&D 4 64 Combined Player’s and DM’s Guide Expert […]
* With apologies to Strunk & White… The current Alpha version (v0.189) of Heroes Against Darkness represents each of the improved attack powers as their own separate power. Generally, these improved versions of the powers then slot into the class’s power list every 4th level (or so). For example, the Warrior’s Melee Attack is superceded […]
Before we get started, I’d like to note that these are my personal opinions and D&D and its various editions. I don’t want to start an edition war. Edition warriors are invited to do battle at one of the many forums dedicated to their passions. Who indeed… Our playing group has been largely stable for […]
The next major release of Heroes Against Darkness is Beta. There’s plenty of work to do between now and then, including some of these areas:• More monsters from the extended list on page 35 of Beasts and Bastards• Further development of the On Magic section on page 18 of the Game Master’s Guide to determine […]
The current release of Heroes Against Darkness is Alpha, which means that it has reached a point in its development where the game is feature complete and playable. The Alpha version of Heroes Against Darkness has the following features in the Player’s Guide:• Three martial classes (Warrior, Barbarian, Berserker) with powers up to level 10• […]
Welcome to the home of the indie RPG Heroes Against Darkness. As it says up there in the header, Heroes Against Darkness (HAD) is a modern RPG that aims to provide a simple and deep game experience without becoming slow, cumbersome or complicated. This section provides a brief overview of these core elements of the […]