Freebies Game Design RPG Stargazer July 23, 2009 2 Comments

Updated playtest version of NOIR

NOIR This afternoon I finally finished the layout of an updated playtest version of NOIR. The 8-paged PDF can be downloaded here.

The latest version not only features a nice pulp-era cover but also a lot of rules changes.

With the help of Joshua “Majyc” Macy and John “Pinakidion” Payne, I changed the system from a d% mechanic to an easier d20-based system. I also added rules for advancement and a few more sample backgrounds. When everything goes as planned, I will provide a character sheet soon.

We (that is Michael Garcia and me) are still very interested in your feedback, so please leave your comments below or post your thoughts in our playtest forum!

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Michael Wolf is a German games designer and enthusiast best known for his English language role-playing games blog, Stargazer's World, and for creating the free rules-light medieval fantasy adventure game Warrior, Rogue & Mage. He has also worked as an English translator on the German-language Dungeonslayers role-playing game and was part of its editorial team. In addition to his work on Warrior, Rogue & Mage and Dungeonslayers, he has created several self-published games and also performed layout services and published other independent role-playing games such as A Wanderer's Romance, Badass, and the Wyrm System derivative Resolute, Adventurer & Genius, all released through his imprint Stargazer Games. Professionally, he works as a video technician and information technologies specialist. Stargazer's World was started by Michael in August 2008.