Hexingtide (Early Access)

Devlog

• Custom Dice Trays for Hexingtide
  January 22, 2024 by Will Phillips

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  Last year, Hexingtide moved from having a set of three dice attributes down to a single one called "Inhumanity." This is been a pretty great change for gameplay, to be honest: choose a die size for yo... Continue reading

  
• 🎅 Playtest 4 Character Creation + Core Dice Mechanics Preview: a Merry Monstrous Christmas!
  December 24, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  Hexingtide's Playtest 4 is still a month or two away, but here's a holiday gift from me to you. A rules sneak peak: updated character creation rules and core dice mechanics of Power and Portent Checks... Continue reading

  
• Hexingtide is One of the Most Popular Physical Game Downloads on Itch? 🤯
  December 21, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  A few days ago I shared new character sheets as a sneak peak of playtest #4 for 🦇 HEXINGTIDE 🦇, my game of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying… …then THIS HAPPENS? Wow. Unexpected! 🙏 Curious... Continue reading

  
• Hexingtide Playtest 4 Character Sheets Sneak Peak
  December 19, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  #playtest, #playtest 4, #character sheets

  A short, but welcome, update! Work continues on the Playtest 4 release of Hexingtide , my game of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying. After this January’s burnout and letting the project sit on the ba... Continue reading

  
• Friday the 13th Hexingtide Design & Playtest Update
  October 14, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  A brief, but important update on the current state of Hexingtide! (What's that? My minimalist TTRPG of monster stories and monster protagonists. Inspired by Hellboy, the World of Darkness, and a whole... Continue reading

  
• Hexingtide Typo Updates in v0.33... and Playtest Sessions in June & July
  May 09, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  v0.33 has been uploaded to Itch. This is a very minor update focused on a handful of typos, removing reference to Peril Dice (the early dice-as-attributes system that has been superseded by the singul... Continue reading
• Introducing The Devil's Brand + a Hexingtide Update
  April 25, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  In addition to a chaotic professional life, 2022 saw a lot of hustle and grind work going into Hexingtide. To be honest, I released the third playtest in January and immediately hit a wall of burnout... Continue reading
• Hexingtide Playtest 3: NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
  January 15, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  (This post is also available on my tabletop gaming blog at: https://tabletop.willphillips.org/2023/01/hexingtide-playtest-3-now-available/ .) After several months, lots of playtest sessions (with my h... Continue reading

  
• Playtest 3 Sneak Preview: Character Creation Files!
  January 09, 2023 by Will Phillips

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  #playtest, #sneak preview, #update

  The full release for Playtest 3 is coming this week! Excited? I am. To tide you over, I'm happy to share this sneak preview: The updated character creation rules Three PDF versions of the 8.5" x 11" U... Continue reading

  
• Online Hexingtide One-Shot January 15th: Signups Open!
  January 04, 2023 by Will Phillips#games

  WHO WANTS IN ON A MONSTER TTRPG ONE-SHOT? ✋ 🙋 ✋ 🙋 ✋ Join guest GM William (@kiltedfiend on Twitter) Sunday Jan 15th from 1:00-5:00pm EST for a game of 🎃HEXINGTIDE 🎃, a TTRPG of Minim... Continue reading

  
• Hexingtide Two-Part Actual Play with Damn Good Games!
  November 14, 2022 by Will Phillips#actual play

  I was excited to spend the first two Wednesdays of November 2022 with Geoff and Don of Damn Good Games livestreaming an actual play of Hexingtide (using its current Playtest 2 rules; Playtest 3 coming... Continue reading

  
• Sign Up for Online HEXINGTIDE Games in Nov, Dec, & Jan!
  November 08, 2022 by Will Phillips

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  People have asked, and I'm happy to say it's official! Online playtests of 🦇HEXINGTIDE🦇 are back! (My TTRPG of Minimalist Monstrous Roleplaying!) Join @WorthASandwich in Nov, @kiltedfiend in Dec... Continue reading

  
• Hexingtide Fall 2022 Update: Playtest 3 Date, Streams & Podcasts, Facebook Group
  October 30, 2022 by Will Phillips

  I released the second public playtest for Hexingtide in July 2022, and in the four months since have been playtesting regularly. There’s a lot cool stuff happening soon with the game, and it’s tim... Continue reading

  
• 0.25 Pregen Character + a Hexingtide DISCORD!
  August 12, 2022 by Will Phillips

  ----- Join the BRAND NEW HEXINGTIDE DISCORD HERE: https://discord.gg/ebzJV7sx ----- Playtest 0.2 Pregen Characters With the recent release of Hexingtide’s second public playtest , I pulled the first... Continue reading

  
• Hexingide Playtest 0.25 Update
  July 28, 2022 by Will Phillips

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  Playtest v0.25 is live! This update includes some minor revisions and alterations to a few rules, plus a handful of editing fixes (typos and punctuation, oh my!). Current character sheets remains vali... Continue reading

  
• Hexingtide Playtest #2 is Now Available!
  July 18, 2022 by Will Phillips#playtest

  After a few months of in-person and online playtesting (and various side quests in the Real World) I'm happy to release Playtest #2 of Hexingtide - the minimalist TTRPG rules for monster heroes, inspi... Continue reading

  
• Playtest 0.20 Core Mechanics Feedback
  May 28, 2022 by Will Phillips

  ( This devlog is cross-posted to my gaming blog at tabletop.willphillips.org. ) I’ve introduced a new set of attributes for player characters called “Perils,” which is designed to further differ... Continue reading

  
• Summer Playtest One-Shots: June 2, June 12, & July 7
  May 16, 2022 by Will Phillips

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  #playtesting, #sessions

  Things have been quiet over the past few months as I've recently taken on a new job. My focus has been there (as you can imagine). Now that I feel I've gotten my feet under me, I'm beginning playtesti... Continue reading

  
• Hexingtide Google Sheets Character Keeper now Available!
  February 05, 2022 by Will Phillips

  ( Cross-posted to my tabletop gaming blog. ) The use of Google Sheets-based "character keepers" has become a popular option for GMs across the TTRPG hobby. What began with online D&D and in various in... Continue reading

  
• Join Me for a Playtest One-Shot, Friday Feb. 11th!
  February 01, 2022 by Will Phillips

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  #playtest

  UPDATE: Calendars are hard. Playtest session is Friday the 11th, not the 12th. If you've checked out the rules and would like to join me for a playtest one-shot, here's your first chance! Join me next... Continue reading

  
• Q&A + Character Creation Walkthrough, 27 January, 8:30 EST
  January 26, 2022 by Will Phillips

  Checked out the rules and interested in learning more? Have questions? Considering playtesting the game? Join me Thursday night, 27 January, at 8:30 EST / 5:30 PST for a Q&A session followed by a grou... Continue reading

  
• Public Playtest is Now Live!
  January 22, 2022 by Will Phillips

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  I'm happy to share that the public playtest for Hexingtide has gone live! Now available for download: 12 page 8.5" x 5.5" zine rulebook which includes a character sheet on the back cover (PDF) Double... Continue reading