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    <title>Heartseeker</title>
    <link>https://heartseeker.writeas.com/</link>
    <description>2-page traditional fantasy adventure game</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 07:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Heartseeker rule tweaks</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Since Heartseeker has been out for a while now, I thought I&#39;d share some optional tweaks to the rules.&#xA;&#xA;Clerics get prayers equal to half level rounded up. This means you&#39;ll at least get one prayer per day.&#xA;Wizards get spells equal to half level +2. Just gives them a slight edge, but not enough to turn them into some magical lunatic.&#xA;Lower ACs for some creatures. I&#39;m thinking goblin here, whose AC could be lowered to 11 or 12. Since high Physical only offers you +1 to attack and damage, lowering some enemy ACs for low levels can be a fairer trade off.&#xA;Different damage for weapons. This would simply be giving a -1 to light weapons and a +1 to heavy weapons in terms of damage. ]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since Heartseeker has been out for a while now, I thought I&#39;d share some optional tweaks to the rules.</p>
<ul><li>Clerics get prayers equal to half level rounded up. This means you&#39;ll at least get one prayer per day.</li>
<li>Wizards get spells equal to half level +2. Just gives them a slight edge, but not enough to turn them into some magical lunatic.</li>
<li>Lower ACs for some creatures. I&#39;m thinking goblin here, whose AC could be lowered to 11 or 12. Since high Physical only offers you +1 to attack and damage, lowering some enemy ACs for low levels can be a fairer trade off.</li>
<li>Different damage for weapons. This would simply be giving a -1 to light weapons and a +1 to heavy weapons in terms of damage.</li></ul>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 20:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Heartseeker print edition out now</title>
      <link>https://heartseeker.writeas.com/heartseeker-print-edition-out-now?pk_campaign=rss-feed</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Heartseeker&#xA;&#xA;And lo, there was great rejoicing when Heartseeker became available in hard copy.&#xA;&#xA;Yes, you can now get a lovely print version of the game on 250gsm card for just $5, wherever you are in the world. Sweet deal.&#xA;&#xA;Buy here]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1nLzc1ODk3MzAuanBn/original/DHTE6a.jpg" alt="Heartseeker"/></p>

<p>And lo, there was great rejoicing when Heartseeker became available in hard copy.</p>

<p>Yes, you can now get a lovely print version of the game on 250gsm card for just $5, wherever you are in the world. Sweet deal.</p>

<p><a href="https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/heartseeker">Buy here</a></p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New cover</title>
      <link>https://heartseeker.writeas.com/cover?pk_campaign=rss-feed</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[cover&#xA;&#xA;I&#39;ve created a new cover using some fantastic Dean Spencer art that I think evokes the painted, traditional fantasy realism Heartseeker is about.]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/images/4283/337182.jpg" alt="cover"/></p>

<p>I&#39;ve created a new cover using some fantastic Dean Spencer art that I think evokes the painted, traditional fantasy realism Heartseeker is about.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2020 13:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The soundtrack to Heartseeker</title>
      <link>https://heartseeker.writeas.com/the-soundtrack-to-heartseeker?pk_campaign=rss-feed</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Every game needs a soundtrack. Ok, no EVERY game (noughts and crosses, for example), but roleplaying games do. Here&#39;s Heartseeker&#39;s:&#xA;&#xA;Whitesnake - Here I go Again&#xA;Ratt - Givin&#39; Yourself Away&#xA;Queensryche - Eyes of a Stranger&#xA;AC/DC - Thunderstruck&#xA;Dokken - Dream Warriors&#xA;Dio - The Last in Line&#xA;Bon Jovi - Runaway&#xA;Scorpions - Winds of Change&#xA;Guns n Roses - Rocket Queen&#xA;Rainbow - Tarot Woman&#xA;Poison - Nothin&#39; But a Good Time&#xA;Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King&#xA;Iron Maiden - Wasted Years&#xA;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every game needs a soundtrack. Ok, no EVERY game (noughts and crosses, for example), but roleplaying games do. Here&#39;s Heartseeker&#39;s:</p>

<p>Whitesnake – Here I go Again
Ratt – Givin&#39; Yourself Away
Queensryche – Eyes of a Stranger
AC/DC – Thunderstruck
Dokken – Dream Warriors
Dio – The Last in Line
Bon Jovi – Runaway
Scorpions – Winds of Change
Guns n Roses – Rocket Queen
Rainbow – Tarot Woman
Poison – Nothin&#39; But a Good Time
Savatage – Hall of the Mountain King
Iron Maiden – Wasted Years</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 19:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Heartseeker art feel</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Because Heartseeker is only two pages long there&#39;s no real art in there, but when I was writing it I had visuals in mind for the type of stories the game depicts. The feel of Heartseeker is super 80s - painted, realistic fantasy.&#xA;&#xA;Elmore&#xA;Larry Elmore&#xA;&#xA;Rowena&#xA;Rowena Morrill&#xA;&#xA;Whelan&#xA;Michael Whelan&#xA;&#xA;Caldwell&#xA;Clyde Caldwell&#xA;&#xA;dien&#xA;Chris Dien&#xA;&#xA;Parkinson&#xA;Keith Parkinson]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because Heartseeker is only two pages long there&#39;s no real art in there, but when I was writing it I had visuals in mind for the type of stories the game depicts. The feel of Heartseeker is super 80s – painted, realistic fantasy.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.redd.it/3xljfj6n53551.jpg" alt="Elmore"/>
Larry Elmore</p>

<p><img src="https://i.redd.it/5fnyjc4cr8l41.jpg" alt="Rowena"/>
Rowena Morrill</p>

<p><img src="https://i.redd.it/wrgw0ljdfvj41.jpg" alt="Whelan"/>
Michael Whelan</p>

<p><img src="https://i.redd.it/2yp5xrlesou31.png" alt="Caldwell"/>
Clyde Caldwell</p>

<p><img src="https://i.redd.it/8x5dyhl8mbf21.jpg" alt="dien"/>
Chris Dien</p>

<p><img src="https://i.redd.it/ael0vevwwkm11.jpg" alt="Parkinson"/>
Keith Parkinson</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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