Heroic Tales

Devlog

• No more AI art!
  June 08, 2024 by squidhead-games

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  I finally found some creative commons art which fit the feel I wanted for the Weird West supplement, so I removed the AI art and replaced it with the awesome art I found... Continue reading

  
• New Layout, Art, and Content!
  May 23, 2024 by squidhead-games

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  This game had humble beginnings as a 1 page RPG, front & back. Over time, it turned into a 4 page game which included optional rules and advice. I felt compelled to maintain a compressed layout and fo... Continue reading

  
• Gield: A Norse Setting and Rules For Heroic Tales
  October 19, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  I'm pleased to announce the newly released Gield : A Norse Setting and Rules for Heroic Tales. This has been in the works for a while. It started out as a stand alone game, but after testing and a lot... Continue reading
• Minor rules update
  October 19, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  This release has just a couple minor changes: Updated the Enemies section to explain that Big Bads get a turn in addition to countering every attack Updated the Challenging Tasks rules to explain how... Continue reading
• Updated Character Expansion
  October 02, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  Some very minor changes to the character expansion to bring it up to speed with the core rules. The only real difference is on the pregen characters. Everything else is the same... Continue reading
• Updated Solo Pocketfold Game!
  August 20, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  The fun little Pocketfold game has been updated to contain the same core rules as the full Heroic Tales game. The exploration (page 2) part of the game is the same... Continue reading
• Combat Clarification
  August 06, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  When running a weird west game, it was brought to my attention that the way I ran combat in the game wasn't clearly explained in the rules. It was great feedback, so I updated the rules to clarify how... Continue reading
• Fixed a minor issue with the bestiary
  July 05, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  This update is a minor clarification more than anything else. I noticed that I forgot to update the bestiary when the armor and shield rules change... Continue reading
• Minor rules update
  May 14, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  This is a minor update due to some rules changes which improve the game. Some special abilities granted both advantage and +1 skill die. For a starting character, that's great, but it resulted in acce... Continue reading
• Supplement of all Supplements!
  March 04, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  If you're looking for more enemies, magic items, skills, and conditions, look no further than J. Michael St. Clair's Heroic Tales Appendices Collection . It is chock full of goodness including combat... Continue reading
• Weird West!!
  March 01, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  We've been having so much fun in the weird west that I almost forgot to publish this! What’s “Weird West” you ask? Take your stereotypical western setting from the US west during the 1800’s, b... Continue reading

  
• Big Update!
  March 01, 2023 by squidhead-games

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  Both the Heroic Tales core rules and Character Expansion include some big changes. v1.24 of the Heroic Tales rules is now up to date with other games which share the same platform. Some highlights inc... Continue reading

  
• Solo Game Updates
  December 29, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  The Pocketfold and Solo Tales games both received some much needed updates. I considered removing the Pocketfold PDF all together, but it seems to be pretty popular based on the download count, so it... Continue reading
• Clarifications and Magic Change
  December 25, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  This update provides some clarification on how character size impacts the amount of health they have. The magic system has been updated so it handles depletion of the cast points better. Now, depletio... Continue reading

  
• Minor Simple Dungeon Generation Update
  November 12, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  I fixed a small typo discovered by an eagle eyed Redditor. I also added dice icons to the Content and Adjective tables to make it a little easier to understand how to roll 2d6 against the tables. Whil... Continue reading
• Updated Simple Dungeon Generation
  November 11, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  I updated the Simple Dungeon Generation procedure to include a step for determining if there are traps present. I also fixed a typo (oops) and updated the room layout graphic... Continue reading
• Character Expansion Update
  August 28, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  An items section was added to the Character Expansion to provide examples of how to create unique items using the optional rules. Creating unique and powerful items is easy with the very flexible opti... Continue reading
• Big Update!
  August 10, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  This is a big update to the game, but without touching the core system. How does that work do you ask? Well, I collected a list of optional rules and tips while playing a lot of solo sessions and mult... Continue reading
• Multiple updates
  June 05, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  This release has some minor rules updates and clarifications: Core Game Updated the way magic cost works to decouple the cost from the effort. Explained Saves Character Expansion Clarifications and fi... Continue reading
• Updated Simple Dungeon Generation
  May 18, 2022 by squidhead-games

  What once was known as 5+ Room Dungeon Generator is now Simple Dungeon Generation. The name was getting confused with 5 Room Dungeons, a popular method for creating exciting dungeons to explore. So, I... Continue reading
• Character Expansion
  May 18, 2022 by squidhead-games

  Announcing the Character Expansion! Why An Expansion? Heroic Tales was designed to be simple to learn, teach, and play. To achieve that goal, the rules are purposefully light. Being rules-lite require... Continue reading
• Updated skills list
  May 13, 2022 by squidhead-games

  I added a more thorough list of skills to make it easier on players to select skills for their characters... Continue reading

  
• Solo Tales
  April 29, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  Thanks to feedback, I extracted the solo game from the Pocketfold PDF and put it into the Solo Tales PDF. The contents are roughly the same, but his will be easier for use on screens instead of printe... Continue reading
• Updated Solo Game
  April 29, 2022 by squidhead-games

  The solo game was updated to match the formatting for the normal game. There were also some minor wording changes, but nothing that impacted the rules... Continue reading
• Updated formatting, mini bestiary, better character sheets, and more!
  April 12, 2022 by squidhead-games

  This is a big update that makes this more of a complete game. Formatting has been improved even more, making the game easier to read and understand There is an adventure creation aid that will help co... Continue reading

  
• Formatting round 2
  April 03, 2022 by squidhead-games

  There were no rules changes, just more formatting changes. Added a cover page and colors. Also pulled the character sheets into the main PDF so only one download is needed for the entire game... Continue reading

  
• Improved formatting and rules update
  April 02, 2022 by squidhead-games

  While a minor update, this is a big improvement. First, the formatting of the rules is better and easier to read. The one page constraint makes it a challenge to format the rules so they all fit, but... Continue reading

  
• Updated dungeon generation
  April 01, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  I received some good feedback on the 5+ Room Dungeon Generation document and incorporated it into this minor update. Nothing really major. It does a better job at using the numbers on the d6 and expla... Continue reading
• 5+ Room Dungeon Generation
  March 20, 2022 by squidhead-games

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  The solo game contains a simple/fast dungeon generation system that has sparked some interest, so I figured it would be worth extracting it out into it's own document. It is a really straight forward... Continue reading
• Rules updates and clarifications
  March 18, 2022 by squidhead-games

  I received some awesome feedback when working on Aphelion Transit , the sci-fi version of this game. So I took that feedback and applied it here as well. This is a quick summary of the changes: Max Hi... Continue reading

  
• Minor updates and character sheets!
  March 11, 2022 by squidhead-games

  I found some minor issues with the solo game and added a danger level to the random dungeon generator. The danger level can be used when making decisions about the room, or which oracle to ask. I also... Continue reading

  
• New Pocketfold Solo Game!
  March 05, 2022 by squidhead-games

  I'm pretty excited about this little game. 1 sheet of paper includes all the rules, a characters sheet, dungeon generation, monsters, treasure, and even an oracle! It is ultra portable thanks to the P... Continue reading

  
• Injuries not Scars
  March 05, 2022 by squidhead-games

  No real rules changes, just terminology changes and clearer instructions thanks to feedback. Instead of taking scars when KO'd, the character takes an injury. Also clarified how injuries reduce the nu... Continue reading

  
• Finalized Combat Mechanics
  March 04, 2022 by squidhead-games

  Done! Ok, nothing is ever totally done, but done enough for a release. Some play testing and awesome feedback from others resulted in the final mechanics. I think this ended up in a very good place AN... Continue reading

  
• Combat mechanic update
  March 01, 2022 by squidhead-games

  After some play testing I discovered an issue with the combat mechanics, so I updated them a bit. With the previous rules, a character could become invincible over time. This update addresses that. Al... Continue reading