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Free Playtest Books now available - Black Friday/Cyber Monday Special
Use the Coupon Playtestfree to download all four Shatterheart books and all playtest material for free until Feb 2023
Andrew Lainton
Dec 3, 20241 min read
Some Core Book Updates
Today we have uploaded new versions of all core rulebooks:- Main Changes: Bestiary , three new monsters, Giant Badge, Gaint Goose (with...
Andrew Lainton
Nov 27, 20241 min read


The Wizard Class in Shatterheart
Explains the Wizard Class in Shatterheart and its skill based non vancian magic system
Andrew Lainton
Nov 21, 20241 min read


The Warrior Class in Shatterheart
Introduces the Warrior Class in Shatterheart
Andrew Lainton
Nov 21, 20241 min read


The Ranger Class in Shatterheart
This new video describes how the Ranger class fixes the Hunters Mark and other problems in the Ampersand Game.
Andrew Lainton
Nov 19, 20241 min read


Smite Fiend be Gone: The Paladin Class in Shatterheart
A new video describing thePaladin Class in Shatterheart
Andrew Lainton
Nov 18, 20241 min read


The Outlaw Class
This new video explains the Outlaw Class in Shatterheart and how it is more fun than the confused Rougue class in the amphersand game.
Andrew Lainton
Nov 17, 20241 min read


The Druid Class
Introducing the Playbook for the Druid Class.
Andrew Lainton
Nov 11, 20241 min read
The Cleric Class
Introducing the playbook for the Cleric Class
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Nov 5, 20241 min read


The Bard Class
Introduces the Bard Class playbook
Andrew Lainton
Nov 3, 20241 min read


The Barbarian Class
An introduction to the Barbarian Class in Shatterheart
Andrew Lainton
Nov 2, 20241 min read


Better than Subclasses: Some Build Examples
Shatterheart offers a far more modular than the subclass and multiclass approach of D&D Here are two examples of optimised builds from...
Andrew Lainton
Oct 29, 20241 min read


The Anchorite Class: An Introduction
This video introduces the Anchorite class and its archetypal abilities and explains the main design decisions around the class.
Andrew Lainton
Oct 29, 20241 min read


The 10 Shatterheart Classes an Introduction
This new video summarises the 10 Shatterheart Classes and explains the philosophy behind the Shatterheart classes system, including the...
Andrew Lainton
Oct 28, 20241 min read


The Shatterheart Design Manifesto
Sets out the manifesto of game design principles for the Shatterheart system.
Andrew Lainton
Oct 27, 20241 min read


Shatterheart Lineages
This video introduces each of the 21 Shatterheart lineages
Andrew Lainton
Oct 26, 20241 min read


The Shatterheart Character Sheet
This first video in a series on the chracter creation process shows the basis design of the character sheet and how to start the...
Andrew Lainton
Oct 26, 20241 min read


The Shattheart Core Mechanic
This video introduces the core Shatterheart mechanic, the TS (To Succeed) system and the outcoem of rolls. It sets out the systems of ...
Andrew Lainton
Oct 26, 20241 min read


The Shatterheart Tabletop Roleplaying Game Beta Test is Launched
Hello everyone today is the launch, after nearly 18 months full time design and development, of the Shatterheart Tabletop Roleplaying...
Andrew Lainton
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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