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Updated Multiple Opponents Rules – An Example

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Fraser

I previously put up a combat example to help give an idea of Sword Noir’s combat system. Since updating the Multiple Opponents rules, I wanted to re-do the example. Nothing would have changed with the heroic PC against the regular … Continue reading →

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Improving Sword Noir

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Fraser

I got a two-star review for Sword Noir over at RPG Now/Drive-thru RPG which brought up some very salient points. It’s unfortunate that Sword Noir didn’t work for this individual, and with the Sword’s Edge System now out for free, … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir: The Appendices

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Fraser

This does not refer to an appendectomy being done on Sword Noir. Nope, this is a collection of items found in its appendices. Collected here are – character tracker – pre-made characters – character sheet – map of Everthorn These … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir: A Role-Playing Game of Hardboiled Sword & Sorcery

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Fraser

Hardboiled sword & sorcery—it’s Conan seeking for the Maltese Falcon, it’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in the Big Sleep, set in Lankhmar, it’s hardboiled crime fiction in the worlds of sword & sorcery. It’s Sword Noir. Inspired by mashing … Continue reading →

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Supporting Relief Efforts for Japan

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Fraser

Cross-posted at Sword’s Edge For those of you who follow the news even slightly, you’ve seen that Japan was rocked by an earthquake, struck by a tsunami and there are now reports of a volcano. To try to help support … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir Art Sneak Peek: In Colour!

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Fraser

To hold you over until Sword Noir is finally in your hands—which is, admittedly—taking longer than anticipated, I thought I share with you some of the coloured art you’ll be seeing in Sword Noir. You’ve seen another sketch of Fasgar … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir Sneak Peek: Multiple Opponents

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Fraser

This is your second sneak peek at the actual rules in Sword Noir: an RPG of Hardboiled Sword & Sorcery. Following the preview is a question asked by someone who got an early look at the rules and my answer … Continue reading →

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For Simple Coin: Four Tales of Sword Noir

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Fraser

Calum scratched at his stubbled cheek. Mandas wasn’t his friend. The Blackhands certainly weren’t his friends. Why hire him? “What are you offering?” “I need something collected. I figured you’d need the work.” Mandas the Grunt was a real boot-tread … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir Sneak Peek: Qualities

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Fraser

This is your first sneak peek at the actual rules in Sword Noir: an RPG of Hardboiled Sword & Sorcery. That’s not counting the development of the game at the Accidental Survivors forums. I mean, that was a real sneak … Continue reading →

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Arcane Kingdoms

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Fraser

Across the seas or perhaps trackless deserts, places of legend in stories told by sailors who have seen the edges of the world, these Arcane Kingdoms are beyond the knowledge of many. But here, collected in these pages, is all … Continue reading →

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