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Looking for a change of pace in all this One D&D & OGL chaos? Think a game of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying might be fun?
I'm excited to share that the 3rd public playtest of my game HEXINGTIDE is now live!
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The Elevator Pitch:
If you like the monster adventure stories like those in Hellboy, the World of Darkness, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and other pop culture monsters, and want a rules-light, heavily thematic TTRPG exactly for those stories
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Rules Summary:
About this Playtest Update:
For those familiar with the rules, here's a summary of important changes:
Hexingtide Playtest 3: NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD - Hexingtide (Early Access) by Will Phillips
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Support further development and art with PWYW downloads on Itch:
https://willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
Sign up for playtesting via this form:
https://airtable.com/shry2SLqZ4ijAW9og
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Additional Links:
You can find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willphillips. Also feel free to reply or DM here if you have questions!
PWYW Downloads on Itch | Playtest Signup
Looking for a change of pace in all this One D&D & OGL chaos? Think a game of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying might be fun?
I'm excited to share that the 3rd public playtest of my game HEXINGTIDE is now live!
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The Elevator Pitch:
If you like the monster adventure stories like those in Hellboy, the World of Darkness, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and other pop culture monsters, and want a rules-light, heavily thematic TTRPG exactly for those stories
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Rules Summary:
- Full color 40 page zine (5.5" x 8.5" US half letter sized)
- Brand new, rules-light rules set - not a hack or SRD
- Mechanics laser focused on the themes of monster stories like Hellboy & the World of Darkness, focusing characters' abilities (Powers), their inhuman vulnerabilities and threats (Portents), and how they remain tied to the mundane, mortal world of humanity (Pacts).
- Point-buy character creation using open-ended, player-created descriptions - combined with double-edged attributes and status effects
- Implied worldbuilding in the magic system of Chymoi - inspired in part by MtG's Color Wheel, Pokemon types, and Chaos from the Warhammer universe
- Unified, rules-light approach uses the same attributes for characters as a way to describe environments and scenes.
About this Playtest Update:
For those familiar with the rules, here's a summary of important changes:
- 8 new pages of requested player and GM guidance, including an example of play
- Refined double-edged dice attribute: befitting the minimalist instincts of the game, a character's Inhumanity becomes the focus rather than the three narrative attributes of Danger, Hardship, & Isolation used in the previous playtest
- NPC reactions to these monstrous PCs have been given simple rules
Hexingtide Playtest 3: NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD - Hexingtide (Early Access) by Will Phillips
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Support further development and art with PWYW downloads on Itch:
https://willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
Sign up for playtesting via this form:
https://airtable.com/shry2SLqZ4ijAW9og
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Additional Links:
- My Blog: http://hexingtide.com
- On Itch: Hexingtide (Early Access) by Will Phillips
- The small Discord server: Join the Hexingtide Discord Server!
- The Facebook group: Hexingtide: Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying | Facebook
You can find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/willphillips. Also feel free to reply or DM here if you have questions!