Something Wicked: Authorial anti-grognard moment

[bruceb]

 Musings on writing NPCs in HeroQuest:

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My play with HeroQuest so far has been in adaptation-using HQ characters and Pathfinder adventure paths to supply plots, NPCs, artwork, and all that good stuff. It’s fun. But there is a real joy in studying (reading, re-reading, breaking down, analyzing) adventures and campaigns prepared from the

Comments

[robin_d_laws]

I always strive to have very short to nonexistent stat blocks in my designs. From this one may make a deduction about how much I enjoy working out stat blocks.

[bruceb]

*laugh* Indeed.

[neelk]

You love stat blocks greatly, and are trying to avoid the risk of playtesting incomplete systems casting a pall over the pleasure?

[bruceb]

You know, I think this may be the first time someone's mentioned Quine in my comments. Good show.