Just wanted to drop a quick update to give you a sense of the progress I have been making on Hellfinder over the past couple of months, so without further delay, let me get right to it.
Playtest Round 1 Complete
I am happy to report that the first part of the Hellfinder main story has completed playtesting. This took quite a bit longer than anticipated, but the results are 100% worth it. My table had a really good time and there experiences have allowed me to fine tune the story to give it all the "punch" that it needs. I don't want to give any spoilers, but I will say this. They did not see the end coming at all and were shocked and excited to see where the story goes next!
Mapping
It's not nearly as fast as paying a professional, but I have decided to do all of the maps myself, by hand using photoshop and my digital drawing tablet. All of the maps for Part 1 are well underway and I have sketches coming together for part 2 here soon. Just to give you a sense of what these are going to look like, here is a work in progress map of the Oshkad Falls Field Office (a critical location at the start of part 1 of the story). I've really been enjoying working on these and I hope you like the results.
Quality First
Well, I am sure it is obvious by now that this is not coming out on the original schedule and that I do, in fact, still have quite a bit more work to do to get this ready to share with all of you. Most of the player facing rules are ready for edit, the story parts are coming together, but making sure I get these right is taking quite a bit longer than I anticipated. That said, I am making steady progress, every week, on Hellfinder. Making it the best it can be is more important to me than getting it done fast.
I apologize for the delay. I know some of you were hoping to run this soon. I hope it will be worth the wait.
Now that I have a bit more of my free time back, I am going to try and post more regular updates and give you all some samples of the work as it makes it through it final paces.
UK Games Expo
Unrelated to Hellfinder, I am going to be at UK Games Expo this upcoming weekend, working at the Paizo Booth, showcasing our new board games and roleplaying games. If you are planning on being at the show, do stop by and say hello!
