June 2018 – Andrew J. Luther

HeroQuest RPG and Eclipse Phase

A Major Announcement As I mentioned last week, a very exciting announcement was recently made on the BRP forums. The rules for the HeroQuest RPG will be released under an open license, which means that anyone will be able to legally publish supplements for the game. In a previous post, I talked about the lackContinueContinue reading “HeroQuest RPG and Eclipse Phase”

Writing Update – June 2018

There are a few things I want to write about this week regarding my novels and RPG products. The Traitor and the Thief Novel Yes, this has taken far longer to publish than any of my previous novels. I’m still hard at work on it, though I ran into a few structural issues that basicallyContinueContinue reading “Writing Update – June 2018”

The Low-Level Monster Problem?

For those gamers who are brand new to Dungeons & Dragons, everything feels new. No one yawns when they first encounter a kobold or a goblin. Orcs and hobgoblins are unknown entities and there’s a level of excitement that comes with encountering the unknown. For example, in the game that I’m running for my sonContinueContinue reading “The Low-Level Monster Problem?”

D&D Adventure Maps through the Years

Cartography in official D&D products have undergone quite a change through the four decades of its publication. Most modern maps are quite different from those published in the early years. Some of that has to do with printing costs/technology, and some has to do with changing styles. I see RPG maps as falling into twoContinueContinue reading “D&D Adventure Maps through the Years”