Category Archives: playtest report

Alternity Design Blog #9: AcadeCon Playtest part 1

alternitylogowhiteonblackWhile we’ve been quiet the past few weeks, much work has been happening behind the scenes to prepare Alternity for playtest. As part of that process, Rich performed a dry run of the playtest rules at AcadeCon 2016 a few weeks back, and ran a couple of scenarios of Alternity for the RPG Academy fans in attendance. Here’s part 1 of his convention report! Continue reading

Alternity Design Blog #3: A Playtest Escape

alternitylogometalbevelonwhiteThis week, we want to give you a glimpse of our ongoing Alternity playtests so you can watch as we hone the rules and explore different SF settings. These early reports won’t be a deep dive into the rules specifics, because when we were playing, the rules were… let’s go with “fragmentary.” Yeah, fragmentary. You should get a sense of how the design is progressing, though and the interesting conflicts and dilemmas that Alternity characters find themselves in. Here’s Dave with this week’s report:  Continue reading