The previous episodes in this playtesting saga have been related in the following threads:

Game & character creation

Battersea, part 1

Battersea, part 2

The third session of our Hot War playtest here in Wellington took place tonight.

The details of the initial planning stage can be found here.

The details of the first actual session of play can be found here.

Tonight saw the continuation of the playtest that was kicked off in this thread after a hiatus of some weeks. That's actually proved to be beneficial, as the mechanical aspects of the game have undergone some change since then. This would be an opportunity to see how those changes actually affect play.

Welcome back to The City...

After a quiet period for the a|state RPG, we're delighted to say there's a sudden burst of activity!

Yesterday I was in Paris for SteveCon Paris V and I ran Hot War. Unfortunately the game was cut short about 2/3rds of the way through by food poisoning and I spent the next 12 hours asleep, and not gaming. We still had a good time in the few hours we played but because I left in a hurry I don't have the character sheets or any player feedback.

I'm finally back from my wanderings around the beautiful South Island of New Zealand. One of the exciting things to happen while I was away was the release, finally of the long awaited supplement for a|state, Avenues & Alleyways.

I'm delighted that this is finally out there. It has lain fallow for long spells, been worked on, been set aside again, been the subject of much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Thanks to a whole bunch of people who knocked themselves out to get it into shape, it is now available and selling like hotcakes!