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Hunter: The Vigil Outline
Hey, gang:

As you know, Hunter: The Vigil has been nominated for the ENnie awards. Thanks for making it so popular! If you're the type who likes to "look under the hood" of game design, I've put the original outline up at my blog, which you can find over here.

This is draft two-and-a-half of the outline, which then, after more tinkering, went on to Chuck Wendig, who contracted, designed, wrote, and developed into the monster-killin' jamboree Hunter is today.
Posted 23 Jul 2009 10:07 AM by El Bastardo
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Gullinbursti wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 23 Jul 2009 11:39 AM

An interesting read to see how some of the concepts and the like were modified/renamed. Thansk for it though since it was very interesting

Poop Deck wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 23 Jul 2009 12:32 PM

That was interesting! Are most gamelines outlined in this fashion?

El Bastardo wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 23 Jul 2009 1:36 PM

Yes, every game starts with a treatment like this. It's sort of an evolving document that takes on a life of its own over the course of development and writing.

Poop Deck wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 23 Jul 2009 1:39 PM

So, is the version you posted the early brianstorming version, or a later one? It clearly has some differences, but a lot is also the same as the published version. I am curious as to how drastic a gameline is changed throughout development of the outline. Is it usually one person who comes up with the initial outline?

Shai-hulud wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 24 Jul 2009 7:13 PM

I liked seeing the groups like IPSI53.

El Bastardo wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 25 Jul 2009 1:26 PM

The posted version is revision 2.5. You can see some of Rich's notes in there, and my responses to them.

Some games change more than others between each phase. I had the benefit of being involved with every iteration of the World of Darkness games up to that point, so I knew a lot of what the managers were wanting to see, which helped cut down a lot on the gaps between versions.

AberrantEyes wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 28 Jul 2009 1:31 PM

"Tactics use minor amounts of [AS YET UNDETERMINED HUNTER POWER TRAIT]"

<b>Hunter</b> was going to have a supernatural advantage and energy? Maybe conspiracy members with Endowments need that sort of thing, but nobody at the cell or compact level IMO.

Shai-hulud wrote re: Hunter: The Vigil Outline
on 2 Nov 2009 1:31 PM

Oh hmm. What would the power stat have been?

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