The previous post in this series looked at a few of the underlying concepts of a unified modular D&D system, and also some of the disparate mechanics that would need to be reconciled in the new system:• Core Mechanic (d20)• Ability Score Bonuses (Ability Score – 10 / 2)• Gradual improvement (+1 per level mechanics) […]
All of the role-playing blogs are weighing in with their thoughts, suggestions, demands and (sometimes) their denunciation of WotC’s plans for the new edition of D&D. So today I’m going to look at what would be involved in making a unified and modular version of Dungeons & Dragons, with elements that can be bought in […]
Wizards have just announced that they’re working on a new edition of Dungeons and Dragons, and they’re putting it into an extensive playtest. NY Times: Players Roll the Dice for Dungeons & Dragons Remake Wizards: Charting the Course for D&D My goal for Heroes Against Darkness is to strip D&D 4th Edition down to its […]
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 […]