RUNE: Vitalforge

Enter the Forge

Way back when Spencer Campbell (GilaRPGs) was first designing his solo souls-like RPG, RUNE, I knew straight away that I wanted to write new content for it. Realms, weapons, enemies; the works.

But what makes a weapon strong or weak? At what point does a piece of gear become too strong?

Welcome to RUNE: Vitalforge.

If you’re a designer looking to create new content for other players to use, such as a Realm or other add-on, consider Vitalforge your companion to building Gear that feels useful, while still maintaining the sense of challenge at the heart of RUNE.

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RUNE: Vitalforge contains:

• Ruminations on balance and power level in RUNE
• Tips for balancing your own creations
• A formulaic approach to designing brand new weapons
• Advice for creating formidable enemies and challenging encounters

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If you find Vitalforge helpful, be sure to let me know! I can’t wait to see what awesome creations you come up with!

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Credits

Writing, design, and layout by Aaron Jolliffe.

Uses the Dicier font designed by Speak the Sky (Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Designed for RUNE by Spencer Campbell (GilaRPGs). This Realm is not otherwise affiliated with Spencer Campbell or Gila RPGs.