Devilry Afoot - 16th-17th century monster hunting

[Malamute]

Very kewl, love the new additions.

[Bloggard]

more great figures and painting.

love the conquistadore-y revenants.

[Irregular Wars Nic]

With most of my Devilry Afoot collection painted, I'm a little happier showing snapshots of playtest games in play. Roger came round this week and we got three games played in one sitting.

A brief write up is now on the blog: https://irregularwars.blogspot.com/2024/03/an-evening-of-devilry-afoot.html

[Digits]

Revenants were once men who lived wicked lives and are now cursed with a restless death. Mindlessly shambling through the night, revenants are drawn to the sweet smell of the living with a desire only to spread death, destruction and decay. Unable to rest naturally, the most effective response to a revenant’s repeated visitation employs the use of wooden stakes, decapitation, and reburial with specific rituals.

More details and pics on my blog as normal. 
https://irregularwars.blogspot.com/2024/03/more-monstrous-mayhem-for-devilry-afoot.html

Great stuff in here well done!  The Antidelluvian (sp) zombies are a great find…I will have to get a few for my own project, thanks!

[Irregular Wars Nic]

I've been away, and busy with work, so no painting done the last couple of weeks. Here is another AAR though. 



https://irregularwars.blogspot.com/2024/04/devilry-afoot-harrying-scenario.html

[Elk101]

Excellent stuff! Love the evil hound too.

[Digits]

I’m of a mind to paint more of my own ……when will your game be available to us all fella?

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Great looking game.

[Spinal Tap]

Fantastic thread, just gone through it again.

Wish I could paint like you.

[Vagabond]

Really like the way you've painted your figures, they do look superb.

The game sounds very interesting, I've played about 10 games of P.D. and found the animal activation table quite innovative and this sounds like you've got a similar system at work here.

I'm curious how you deal with ethereal non corporeal beings such as ghosts and spectres. I've played around with a few ideas but none totally satisfactory. Currently they are linked to a place or object and must remain within a certain distance of 'home' They attack by instilling fear which affects a characters mental capacity, will or resolve, whatever you want to call it. They can be dispelled or ignored by the character not being afraid, but they can't be killed.

The problem for me, is that it is still a combat just using different characteristics to resolve it. Somehow I imagine it to be a bit more than that.

Anyway, good luck with the rule set, I  would have followed your blog but blogger doesn't like my tablet, only the laptop.
Cheers

[Irregular Wars Nic]

Thanks for the continuing compliments folks. Much appreciated!

I’m of a mind to paint more of my own ……when will your game be available to us all fella?

We are continuing to playtest to try and identify any anomalies, but really in the text proofing stage. By next week, I'll begin page setting and working on any diagrams - then finally it will be photography and incorporating illustrations.

The intention is to have a release at the end of the summer - well in time for Halloween!

Wish I could paint like you.

Thank you, but it's all about time ... and smoke and mirrors and photoshop. 

[Metternich]

What great fun !

[Irregular Wars Nic]

The game sounds very interesting, I've played about 10 games of P.D. and found the animal activation table quite innovative and this sounds like you've got a similar system at work here.

It is related to Palaeo Diet, but uses an draw bag activation system instead, so monsters don't react to every action. Instead, each hunter activates once per turn, but has the chance to carry out multiple actions depending on their resolve. Monsters only get one action each time one of their tokens is drawn from the bag, but different monster types have different numbers of action tokens. So the order of play is completely random each turn.

When a monster token is drawn, they then roll on a d10 activation table to see what they do depending on proximity to humans or whether they have been shot at since last activation.

I'm curious how you deal with ethereal non corporeal beings such as ghosts and spectres. I've played around with a few ideas but none totally satisfactory. Currently they are linked to a place or object and must remain within a certain distance of 'home' They attack by instilling fear which affects a characters mental capacity, will or resolve, whatever you want to call it. They can be dispelled or ignored by the character not being afraid, but they can't be killed.
The problem for me, is that it is still a combat just using different characteristics to resolve it. Somehow I imagine it to be a bit more than that.

In Devilry Afoot, spectres don't make physical attacks but instead try to intimidate humans off the table or away from their objectives. They can be banished by successfully quoting scripture or dousing them with holy water....

[Irregular Wars Nic]

With the completion of Devilry Afoot fast approaching, we set out to run through all 13 scenarios included in the rules as a single campaign, following the same party of hunters as they struggle against the forces of darkness.

The first evening's session of three hunts is now my blog.
https://irregularwars.blogspot.com/2024/05/devilry-afoot-13-game-campaign-session-1.html

[Vagabond]

Thanks for your reply, your ideas seem particularly sound, I  read your 3 scenarios, they sound interesting, especially the one with the children and the boggyman sitting down rather than attacking. Lots of scope for a good storyline.
Cheers