The first playtests and everybody's feedback have given me a ton to work with, and it's already making some significant changes to the game.

If you want to keep playing using the existing rules, please feel free, but you should know that when I release the next version it's going to contradict a lot of what you've been doing. Be prepared for that.

If you want to hold off for the update, I encourage you to do so.

I'll release the update at or near the end of this month.

Thanks, everybody! I'm grateful for the work you're putting in and yeah, you pretty much utterly rule the school.

-Vincent

A few of you have been through this process with me before with Apocalypse World, but most of you haven't.

Here's the good news: I find your questions extremely useful. Like, extremely useful. I'm relying on you to ask them.

Here's the bad news: Much of the time, it's better for me to think about how the text needs to change than it is for me to answer your questions directly. Much of the time, you'll have to wait for a revised text for the answers.

I'll usually try to answer straightforward rules questions, the kind that need answering before you can play. If I seem to be ignoring one of your questions, ask again if you really need an answer before your next session with your friends, but it's best if you can hold off and let me wrestle with the text instead.

Thanks, everybody!

-Vincent

Welcome to the Apocalypse World: Dark Age ecretsay orumfay!

Copied from my blog, 3/3/2014:

Apocalypse World: Dark Age is a fantasy version of Apocalypse World. It's a pretty political blood-and-war kind of fantasy, inspired by Game of Thrones, Centurion, Vikings, Black Death and others.

Right now it's just 5 playbooks and 6 pages of rules, setting, and setup material. Ultimately it'll be a full stand-alone game, but that day is far off.

I'm looking for people to read it through and give me quick comments on what stands out to them. I'm not looking for editing or any substantial suggestions, really - that's down the line - just your observations and comments on what I've got so far.

I expect this first-look process to develop organically into early playtesting, so if you find that you want to give it a try in play, please do. Let me know you're starting and I'll tell you what I'm looking for.

The game is very close to Apocalypse World, close enough to warrant including the words in the title. The innovations here are real, but they're small, and they're under the roof. Like, I've inverted going aggro, I've recast the harm countdown, I'm handling the read moves a little differently, stuff like that. I'm taking the opportunity to update Apocalypse World to reflect my 5 years' experience with it. If you're looking for a real departure, not a more modest development, you'll be disappointed.

If you don't already have a good working familiarity with Apocalypse World, this document will probably be unintelligible to you. I don't mind sending it to you anyway, if you want, and I'll welcome your comments and questions.

If you'd like to take a look, email me.

Thanks! If you have any comments or any questions you'd like me to answer first, please ask.

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Hey, any hack forums without recent posts, I let slip down into the swamp. If any of you creators want your hack bumped back up, nothing easier, just let me know.

-Vincent

Hi friends!

I'm going to be doing some tidying and straightening up around here soon, starting maybe next week, maybe the week after. I'll be paying extra attention to the hack forums and I might change some policies. Don't be startled.

Thanks!

-Vincent

This topic has been moved to The Sprawl. So that's good.

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This topic has been moved to The Sprawl. So that's good.

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