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"Drop" tables (as it sounds - drop an item on the sheet for a result)
Wargames and a few RPGs use the "pull a chit from a bag" methos.
Just two that were top of mind.
Wargames and a few RPGs use the "pull a chit from a bag" methos.
Just two that were top of mind.
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"Drop" tables (as it sounds - drop an item on the sheet for a result)
Wargames and a few RPGs use the "pull a chit from a bag" methos.
Just two that were top of mind.
Wargames and a few RPGs use the "pull a chit from a bag" methos.
Just two that were top of mind.
As someone with equal interests in both history and tabletop gaming, I've been delighted by this project. Absolutely delighted.
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
As someone with equal interests in both history and tabletop gaming, I've been delighted by this project. Absolutely delighted.
I'm (blissfully) out of the loop. What else has happened?
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm (blissfully) out of the loop. What else has happened?
Sorry, best I can do is a hatchet job of some passing semblance of your beloved IP in yet another ho-hum 5E money grab.
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Sorry, best I can do is a hatchet job of some passing semblance of your beloved IP in yet another ho-hum 5E money grab.
But I have ADHD! I'm not designed for feature length games!
a man in a blue shirt with the words god help me on it
ALT: a man in a blue shirt with the words god help me on it
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November 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
But I have ADHD! I'm not designed for feature length games!
I'm making solid progress again after staring at the text for months. A dozen pages since this weekend.
The next playtest release is almost here, and I can feel it.
If you want a minimalist, procedure-heavy take on monster mash stories, you may like Hexingtide.
willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
The next playtest release is almost here, and I can feel it.
If you want a minimalist, procedure-heavy take on monster mash stories, you may like Hexingtide.
willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
Hexingtide (Early Access) by Will Phillips
Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying
willphillips.itch.io
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I'm making solid progress again after staring at the text for months. A dozen pages since this weekend.
The next playtest release is almost here, and I can feel it.
If you want a minimalist, procedure-heavy take on monster mash stories, you may like Hexingtide.
willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
The next playtest release is almost here, and I can feel it.
If you want a minimalist, procedure-heavy take on monster mash stories, you may like Hexingtide.
willphillips.itch.io/hexingtide
Kinda the same feeling realizing what started as a twelve page half-page zine RPG (with character sheet!) is going to end up around 80-90 pages... but hey it also still includes the character sheet, so that counts, right? Right?
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Kinda the same feeling realizing what started as a twelve page half-page zine RPG (with character sheet!) is going to end up around 80-90 pages... but hey it also still includes the character sheet, so that counts, right? Right?
I wonder if it may be of help to any other (aspiring?) indie designers to write a blog highlighting how I'm using Word.
Might be an attractive option for those who don't want to jump into Affinity, etc.
Might be an attractive option for those who don't want to jump into Affinity, etc.
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I wonder if it may be of help to any other (aspiring?) indie designers to write a blog highlighting how I'm using Word.
Might be an attractive option for those who don't want to jump into Affinity, etc.
Might be an attractive option for those who don't want to jump into Affinity, etc.
I'm with you, Matteo. I'm no illustrator, but there's *a lot* you can do compositing and editing images together.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I'm with you, Matteo. I'm no illustrator, but there's *a lot* you can do compositing and editing images together.
It sure does seem like the scalpers are all over any big new release from GW. Frustrating - both the scalpers and that GW doesn't seem to be overly interested in finding a solution.
October 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It sure does seem like the scalpers are all over any big new release from GW. Frustrating - both the scalpers and that GW doesn't seem to be overly interested in finding a solution.
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The pace has been… glacial. I know. I feel like George R.R. Martin.
But it's not been all staring blankly at computer screens & journals. Steady playtesting has refined and matured the design.
Playtest 4 is nearly there.
Thank you all for the patience. 🙏 It’s getting close.
But it's not been all staring blankly at computer screens & journals. Steady playtesting has refined and matured the design.
Playtest 4 is nearly there.
Thank you all for the patience. 🙏 It’s getting close.
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The pace has been… glacial. I know. I feel like George R.R. Martin.
But it's not been all staring blankly at computer screens & journals. Steady playtesting has refined and matured the design.
Playtest 4 is nearly there.
Thank you all for the patience. 🙏 It’s getting close.
But it's not been all staring blankly at computer screens & journals. Steady playtesting has refined and matured the design.
Playtest 4 is nearly there.
Thank you all for the patience. 🙏 It’s getting close.
The excerpt details how to approach adventures and sessions with the different scene types that shape Hexingtide’s play loop - with a focus on high-stakes Challenge scenes full of monstrous threats. Other scenes will come w/ the full release.
October 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The excerpt details how to approach adventures and sessions with the different scene types that shape Hexingtide’s play loop - with a focus on high-stakes Challenge scenes full of monstrous threats. Other scenes will come w/ the full release.