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  • Blog post 1

    1. What's this all about then?

    Hello - my name's Michael Lovejoy, and I'm a miniatures addict - I've been collecting, painting and gaming with miniatures for 31 years.....

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  • Blog post 2

    2. The Cover Image

    So, when designing a new game, what do you do first? I guess you want some sort of core rule mechanic... so I decided to try and make an image for the rulebook cover instead...

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  • Blog post 3

    Making a long term plan.

    I've been thinking about what I would like Ravensrodd to become, and what I've decided is this:
    Ravensrodd should be...

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  • Blog post 4

    Making a start on the rules...

    So, I was sitting there, going quietly insane through boredom, when the lecturer handed out pads and pens. I started writing out some rules ideas...

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  • Blog post 5

    What's in a name?

    One of the great things about using a historical setting for Ravensrodd is that it simplifies a lot of things. But it can also lead to complications; as I found out on page 1 of my draft rules...

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  • Blog post 6

    2d6 or not d6; that is the question...

    Dice. As a way of introducing a random element into games, dice have been in use for millennia. For most of that time they were a six-sided cube...

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  • Blog post 7

    The Core Rule Mechanic

    The rules of the Ravensrodd game are based around Tests. Each time a player carries out an action with one of his models, he will have to take a Test...

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  • Blog post 8

    The Company Roster.

    Making the company roster should have been a fairly quick and easy job. ...

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  • Blog post 9

    A couple of test miniatures...

    Ravensrodd is a tabletop skirmish miniatures game – and that means it needs miniatures...

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  • Blog post 10

    Planning the Companies...

    Ravensrodd is a miniatures game, and that means it needs miniatures... so I need to get sculpting...

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  • Blog post 11

    Putting the odd into Ravensrodd...

    These three Companies are a little stranger than the others...

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  • Blog post 12

    Hired Swords

    In Ravensrodd, most of the characters in the game are ones you invent yourself. But occasionally...

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  • Blog post 13

    Weapons

    In the 14th century, there were relatively few weapons in common use...

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  • Blog post 14

    Armour

    I had the armour rules sorted. They were working fine, and then...

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  • Blog post 15

    To RPG or not RPG?

    I'm having a bit of a creative crisis. I like 'RPG-lite' style skirmish games, but...

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