I attended a new play test for the role-playing game Arcaen last night. It has a robust tactical system. You may have noticed a lot of new sketches from the game in my sketchbook.
Arcaen can be summed up in four words, “Iron Age Survival Horror”. No Elves, Dwarves, or other Tolkein cliches here.
I talked to game designers Jim Meeker and Mike Robinson about the art design. I can’t wait to develop the look of the game, especially since I personally think horror has been misrepresented in game art. Rest assured, I don’t consider pigtailed, teeny-bopper vampires in striped stockings to be scary.