Rattle and Rend’s current Alpha rules are only available via the Rattle and Rend Facebook group. Please join there to get a full look at the rules – and to join the 600 plus other players! For the upcoming Beta…
The road to Hexingtide’s autumn launch is officially open. Thank you all for your continued interest and for sharing your scheduling preferences in the recent survey. Based on that feedback, I’m excited to shares dates and see how the current…
TL;DR: Hexingtide is entering its final development phase. The core rules in Playtest 4 (version 0.4.6) are stable. I am shifting away from Discord to a dedicated mailing list to work closely with a core group of testers and get…
As a part of Hexingtide’s current playtest iteration, #4, I’m releasing the five “Iconic Protagonists.” These pregen characters should help new players and GMs with both the game’s mechanics and as examples of the game’s intended tone and motifs. Download the…
It is Christmas Eve, and I wish you a happy holiday season! While I’m working on – and revising – what I aim to become the definitive, “iconic” pregen characters for Hexingtide, I wanted to briefly share a pair of…
It’s finally here! I’m thrilled to announce that Hexingtide Playtest 4 is now available. It has been a long road since Playtest 3 dropped, and I’ll admit to battling major design block and burnout along the way. However, thanks to…
The Rattle and Rend Facebook Group recently crossed over 500 members. In the immortal words of Theodore “Ted” Logan: Woah. A Brief Update (aka What Update?) Over the past few months, I’ve run the occasional playtest game of Rattle and…
After far too long in the crypt, I’m thrilled to finally share the next major preview for Hexingtide’s upcoming Playtest 4: the Gameplay chapter. Written primarily for the game master (or in Hexingtide’s parlance, the Storyteller), here is an excerpt…
Tonight, I’m focused on a crucial, and often underrated, part of the game design process: the pregenerated character. For a game built on a brand-new ruleset, pregens are the fast track to the fun. When you hand a player a…
Looking for something new to play this weekend? Hexingtide is a spooky, rules-lite RPG where players take on the role of monsters inspired by folkore, literature, and pop culture. This Saturday, you can try it with the game’s designer at Rock Hill…