Forge of Valor RPG: an intense, character-driven fantasy RPG

System

Learn more about Forge of Valor RPG's system. Flexible character creation, elegant gameplay, streamlined mechanics.

Setting

Get a glimpse at Ashkhar, Forge of Valor's inspiring, brutal, dynamic setting. In depth cultures, nations, religions, geography, and ideologies.

Team

Learn more about the team of people behind Forge of Valor RPG. Design, art, layout, editing, testing, and eventually our contributors.

Techniques

A Technique is a set of combat maneuvers, styles, stances, or weapon proficiencies. One Technique is selected at character creation, with the opportunity of improving it over time or learning new Techniques as the character advances. Each Technique is triggered under different circumstances or when using a particular weapon. For example, Toogan Harbeck has taken the […]

Ben DutterMay 29, 2014System

Character Sheet Design

Character sheets are always an integral part of a role-playing game. They’re a cool to be used before and during gameplay; to facilitate the character creation process, and how that character interacts with the world. Forge of Valor has gone through dozens of character sheet permutations, but our design principles have been clear from the […]

Ben DutterMarch 29, 2014System

First Round Edits

Josh has pumped out his first round of edits on the manuscript. We went from 104k words down to 95k, but due to his insightful suggestions we’re back up into the 105k ballpark. Such is life. I want to ensure, regardless of size, that Forge of Valor is as efficient and effective as possible. […]

Ben DutterMarch 20, 2014Update

Manuscript Finished

After two years and countless drafts, the Forge of Valor RPG Manuscript is done. Whew. The final version clocked in right at 104k words, including the tables and Asset lists. The first “final” draft was nearly 130k, but I made a number of preliminary edits and revisions that reduced that by about 20%. Now, it’s […]

Ben DutterMarch 11, 2014Setting, System, Update

Kickstarter

Development of Forge of Valor RPG has been going strong for the last two years. Now, it’s almost time for us to bring it to the public. Kickstarter allows small publishers like Sigil Stone Publishing to create unique, creative games. You get a better product more in tune with what you want, and we get […]

Ben DutterMarch 11, 2014Kickstarterforge of valor, kickstarter, rpg