I’ve been writing up the Whisper Killings scenario which has been interesting and a lot of fun. So the way I write playtest and then rewrite scenarios for other people to run is as follows: I write the scenario using the play sheet for myself. It’s how I would write...

I’m running a playtest game of the Whisper Killings. The first scenario in my Whispers of Erlig campaign for the Streets of Avalon RPG. We finished it last weekend. My crew decided they were interested in continuing on so we’ll be playing more of it. I think it went...

It’s been a month and I’ve updated the playtest book. Here’s V2 with some changelog notes. Characters get two trainings instead of one from their occupation The Armor rules have been updated so Heavy armor use makes sense Text has been edited and shifted to clear up...

Session 0 Worksheet I keep thinking about Session 0. I like to have an organized session 0 where I know what I’m trying to accomplish. This includes tone, summary of core rules concepts, safety tools, setting overview, character concepts, and any other elements I...

Heavy Armor A big part of The Streets of Avalon RPG is the tag system. The equipment in the game relies quite a bit on it. I’ve been going through the equipment because I realized during my Session 0 for my most recent playtest group that the armor rules weren’t going...

I’ve worked on stuff in the TTRPG space before. Games, adventures, rules, layout, development, and doing all that would make one believe they have a pretty firm grasp on what should be included in an RPG book. It’s not like it’s my first time. Boy did I forget a bunch...