Gaming Rules-design note One Hero Engine

One Hero Engine: Changelog

Version notes for One Hero Engine, including the v0.20 playtest edition and the archived v0.12 draft.

Current version

  • Version: v0.20
  • Status: Coherent Playtest Edition
  • Play style: solo, player-facing, short-session fantasy

v0.20

  • Converted the game to universal roll-under resolution
  • Removed roll-over attacks and saves
  • Made combat player-facing
  • Removed Armour Class
  • Removed Hit Dice
  • Replaced damage conversion with direct Damage Steps
  • Limited Fray to one Minion per hero turn
  • Added four enemy ranks
  • Added Morale through player-facing Resolve tests
  • Added a full Defeat procedure
  • Reworked short rest, long rest, and HP-to-MP recovery
  • Reworked the Oracle around highest-die Chance and Risk comparison
  • Reduced the tested core to three classes, six paths, and twelve spells
  • Preserved v0.12 as an archive instead of overwriting it

Archived v0.12

One Hero Engine v0.12 is an archived development draft. It is preserved for design history and is no longer the current rules version.

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