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Heroes of Adventure

Index of Heroes of Adventure releases and community forum · By Nameless Designer

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A topic by Nameless Designer created Jan 06, 2023 Views: 256 Replies: 6
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... of the next thing I'm working on.

It's going to be a 'funnel adventure' which can be played over several sessions (i.e. more than a one shot) and will introduce people to the highlands of Sentra, the backwaters of the empire far beyond the prying eyes of the imperial regime.

Players will take a collection of 0 level characters through a series of gladiatorial challenges as they aim to survive and earn their freedom at the Gladiatorial Games of Venta.


Developer (1 edit)

Hey everyone, a quick update to say work is pretty close to being completed on the above which I'm looking to release as part of 2023 Zinemonth event in February.

I was thinking about some ideas to give away a few printed (digital release will be free as usual) community copies and wondered what people thought about the idea of a 'Play Jam' (i.e. release the game in .pdf format and ask people to submit play reports on the module and then give away a few random copies to people who submitted a report).

Any thoughts? One consideration is whether Itch are comfortable with a 'play jam' rather than a 'creation jam' but its just an idea at this stage.

Here's another sneak preview screen shot preview to whet your appetite.


Two questions .... I understand that the Core Rules are released under CC-by-4. I don't see a license reference for Lair of the Mutant?  What is your intended license for your adventures like this or Lair?  For third party releases I see most (all .... not sure) with the "Compatible with Heroes of Adventure".  Does that imply compliance with CC-by-4?  (Ironically, I would have had these questions before the WoTC debacle with OGL but now I guess I am topical.)

Developer (1 edit)

Hey Greymark, thanks for the question. I’m very much a ‘hobby designer’ and create and release content for free and have no objection if people want to create content for the system (that would be cool). I released the core rule books under a Creative Commons licence to allow people to hack/tweak/amend and release their own content based on the rule-set if they wish without restriction (aside from an acknowledgement).

With regard to the adventures, this to me felt like just usable content where there would be little appetite to hack, tweak or amend this so I didn’t bother adding the licence. 

We recently ran a game jam and I created some logos for people to use if they wished (it was optional). There’s no licence restriction on my part for third party material it was more about people having a logo to associate their creations with the system.

In short, if someone had some interest in creating something for the system then go for it, I’m cool with it.

I hope this answers your questions.

Just to explain further, I am a 'hobby coder' and am intrigued by HoA as a possible rule set for a basic turn-based RPG game.  Similarly, when creating an early alpha, it would be useful to have a pre-established adventure to follow so as not to have to worry about that aspect of design while coding and testing systems.  Many table-top RPG designers may freely release mechanics, few release settings and original IP.

Do you have a Patreon or Ko-Fi etc.?

Lastly, your artwork is nicer than many paid products.  Quite surprising for a free product.

Thanks for all your efforts and generosity.

Developer

Hey Greymark, that sounds really cool and interesting. if you want to use Lair of the Mutant for your project then go for it. There are no objections from my perspective. 

FYI - The art for my projects is created using Midjourney AI tool so I can’t claim any real credit for it but it does help make the projects look better.

I am looking forward to this funnel adventure. 
Funnel mechanic is awesome!