The past few months have been exciting for me as I have continued to develop Tabletop Armory as an RPG game design studio. As I am working through learning the steps for properly preparing a product for release, I am now at a point where I need some input from others in order to move into the next steps in development.

I know that many of you have been following my progress on the blog and website, so some of this might be old information. The first major project for Tabletop Armory is a Nordic style fantasy world setting called, Ardorn Fantasy Role Play, or AFRP. I am close to a preview release of the setting, which will be a free for download PDF explaining some of the basic history and current situations in Ardorn, and this preview will be accompanied by several adventures and a temporary set of rules for playing in Ardorn using the Savage Worlds gaming system.

Immediately after the release of the AFRP Preview, I would like to have a few groups available to play test the Savage Worlds rule set that will be released with the final product as well as to play through some of the Plot Points Campaign that will be a major part of the first AFRP book. I am not looking for this to be a grueling or incredibly long play test, and I suspect that any errors or imbalances in the rule set will become apparent and be easily fixed.

If you can’t be a play tester, there still me be another way you can help with the AFRP project, so if you don’t have access to a gaming group or for another reason can’t play test but still want to help, I could have a way for you to contribute. Also, if you know others who might be interested in this play test opportunity, please pass this e-mail along or refer said individuals to me.

All play testers and contributors will receive a free copy of the production run PDF of Ardorn Fantasy Role Play as a thank you from me for your help.

Please send me an e-mail at dave@tabletoparmory.com if you would like to be involved in the AFRP play test.

- Dave Martin