The Legend of Dev Diary: The Diary Begins

I would think that difficult to traverse terrain will need extra movement points--this, combined with "victory squares" seems to indicate I might want to think about adding a fast-moving character to my potential crew to slip through brush or between foes to reach a goal when things go sideways.

 

"Difficult" terrain might be stopping terrain - you can move into it, but you can't dash through it. That would fit jumping into a river.

Runners make good sense - if you know beforehand what kind of battle you're getting into.

 

Are rogues still free to pass through these trouble spots? If so, good strategy with regards to party composition gains yet another interesting wrinkle...

 

With every blog post, I am more and more impressed with this team. Internal tools is an often overlooked and under-appreciated side of the development process that tends to bite you in the ass in the long run if neglected, and Jon and Co seem to have invested in tools early - which will pay off in the long run.

 

Since we're talking about the boards, this is the best chance I've had to ask about "fog of war." One thing that computer games do more easily than physical games is to keep track of line of sight and which tiles are revealed or hidden. Will that exploration be part of the dungeon crawling? I can see pros and cons either way.

 

Interesting point--because the board game feel of Card Hunter makes me think possibly not, while the video game feel makes me think possibly so. The spawn points make it clear that expectations can change on the board whether fog of war exists or not, but part of me still yearns for the chance to explore every nook and cranny for surprises.

 

Hmm, you two guys set up a shield wall there and I'll dash to the VP. No retreat, no surrender!

 

"You see 60' then darkness" was an habitual description when I played D&D.

 

I took the example to be a small 'tile' which would get built into a bigger map.

 

Yes, I'd like that 'sharing a map' feature too. Imagine a library of pieces ready to slot together... Still. Want. Now.

 

Small maps are always very welcome if y'all are going to launch a mobile version as mentioned in the FAQ. I really enjoy a lot of my mobile games, but more often than not I don't have the time to sit down for an hour and poke at my iPhone.

 

I like it. Obviously, three starting points on each side for the players . . . and the stuff that brought them all down here in the middle. Reach for the gold, and you're within axe range. But that's okay; you brought your own.

You should use that in the final game. The "insanely close-quarters battle" is one of those end-cases that people enjoy seeing at least once.

Also, I note that your 3x3 map has a wall around it sticking into 5x5 land. It looks good, yes, but does it say something about how map edges work in your editor? I.e., are map edges solid or not? (Can your little figures run off of the board and dash around the table?)