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Survive a shattering world, rise through the ranks of a powerful faction, and forge your legend in this intense, character-driven RPG. Forge of Valor is a tabletop roleplaying game that focuses on characters navigating a world ravaged by warring factions and a fracturing landscape. Characters...

I suppose you're right. I'm trying to convey that the world doesn't have high-supernatural stuff. No zombies, dragons, vampires, planar traveling, etc. I guess the former things fall into their own respective genre within fantasy though. I might just delete the "low-to-middle" altogether, as I...

I'm shooting for June of this year. Waiting on some artwork, editing the video, and refining the pitch.

Yep, writing of the fifth draft (post edits) finished yesterday. 110k words now before the final cute are made.

Cool, thanks! I have my own reasons for why it is the way it is, but I don't give a reason in the book. I think it's more interesting if left mysterious.

Yep, couldn't agree more. I have all that written and is just a little more rough around the edges than the part I posted here. I will continue to update the text. But I have the team working on the project detailed, the timeline, specs on the book, pledge levels, etc all written. I'm also doing...

Thanks! Look forward to any future comments or insight you can give.

Hello again folks! After a ton of feedback at various fora around the web, I figured I'd come back to EN world, where it all started. I've pasted the Kickstarter pitch (copy only, no pictures yet) for your review. I appreciate any and all criticism. Also, if you think the system or setting...

Let's talk about one of Forge of Valor's optional rules modules: Motivation. Motivation Motivation is the purpose behind a character's actions; what gives the character the resolve and desire to face great danger and harrowing quests; the goal that is to be achieved through the character's...

Haha *shake* Thanks for the endorsement! Any other comments or feedback for me Dethklok? I plan on posting some additional information regarding the system in an upcoming post, just deciding on what I want to focus on.

Hey guys, I'm back! Let's talk more about Ashkhar, Forge of Valor's setting. Today I'll give you an excerpt straight from the current manuscript about one of Ashkhar's major regions: the Khor Sea. An inland sea with rough waters nearly a thousand miles long and six hundred miles wide at its...

Thanks! It is one of the things I really like about FOV. I always felt a disconnect while playing RPGs that used a different step or roll for determining damage after determining a successful hit. Some of the excitement is lost when you smash the opponent's defense with your attack, but then...

Extended Gameplay Example Note: this is not an example of an actual playtest session, but rather an example used to illustrate multiple concepts in the framework of a conflict the characters experienced. Example: Fighting the Vehlk Toogan Harbeck, an ex banker krolog turned adventurer-smith...

Thanks Mike! Appreciate the positive feedback. I'll clean up a recent gameplay report and post it here soon. In the mean time, do you have any questions about the system or the setting? I can make short responses for now until later this evening.

Here's the basics on how magic is treated in Forge of Valor. Magic Magic in Ashkhar is called Control, due to a magic-user's (controller) ability to control the world around them. Control is separated into three fields of study: Manipulating, Sculpting, and Weaving. Manipulating is the act...