Introducing The Devil’s Brand
In addition to a chaotic professional life, 2022 saw a lot of hustle and grind work going into Hexingtide. To be honest, I released the third playtest in January and immediately hit a wall of burnout – both in the…
In addition to a chaotic professional life, 2022 saw a lot of hustle and grind work going into Hexingtide. To be honest, I released the third playtest in January and immediately hit a wall of burnout – both in the…
(This post is also available on Hexingtide’s Itch page as a devlog: ) After several months, lots of playtest sessions (with my home group, one-offs in person and online, and feedback from other GMs), and community input, I’m very excited…
I’m still working feverishly on getting the third public playtest of Hexingtide out by the end of the year (a few days left to do!). As part of that, I’m looking for specific feedback from those who have playtested the…
Is this possible? Is this happening? Has Will actually finished a project? Well, the primary figures for one, at least? Pretty much. I’ve wrapped up my French marines, Osage natives, a bonus nun (for the sake of the story at…
I was excited to spend the first two Wednesdays of November 2022 with Geoff and Don of Damn Good Games livestreaming an actual play of Hexingtide (using its current Playtest 2 rules; Playtest 3 coming soon). These two nights were…
I released the second public playtest for Hexingtide in July 2022, and in the four months since have been playtesting regularly. There’s a lot cool stuff happening soon with the game, and it’s time for an update. Public Playtest 3:…
I’ve been playtesting Hexingtide, my TTRPG of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying, pretty intensely this year. (While you’re here, download the in-development rules for free and sign up for playtesting!) Over the course of these sessions, I’ve been pleased at how the…
Work has slowly continued on my New France micro-skirmish project. I’ve sourced twenty figures: six regular soldiers to serve as my French, six native warriors as my Osage, six to serve as coureurs de bois, and two Jesuits (one much…
I have a real-deal, ongoing at-home campaign for Hexingtide kicking off soon. It still counts as playtesting, and my lovely players very much remain rules guinea pigs, but the game will be regularly scheduled twice a month and the story…
A year and a half ago I was inspired to take on a New France skirmish project inspired by my Osage heritage and the history of the St. Louis, Missouri area I now call home. I got started in 54mm,…