2022年5月10日 · ICON is a child of Lancer which is one the better recent games out three. Tactical combat is very crisp and character progression encourages tinkering, creating builds etc. The out-of-combat mechanic is not very good.

2022年4月27日 · My favourite difference is the separation of narrative and (tactical) combat. In D&D game I always had to choice between combat power or cool things to do outside it, but ICON doesn't allow you to pick combat options with your narrative class and vice versa.

r/iconrpg: The Subreddit for Icon the fantasy RPG from Massif Press https://massif-press.itch.io/icon

2022年3月4日 · Much like other fantasy RPGs, creating an ICON character involves picking a Kintype (the game’s analog for race) and culture. There are several Kintype options, including the elvish-looking Thrynn and the insect-like Xixo. Unlike Dungeons & Dragons’ races, however, different Kintypes don’t have their own “racial” bonuses. Rather ...

2021年8月11日 · In which we play the playtest document version of ICON from the maker of Lancer and Kill Six Billion Demons, using Will's highly experimental photoshop style of dungeon mastering. It's like if...

2023年6月8日 · New triggered effects concept to unify some ability functionality. Nearly all glossary terms have been updated and clarified. Small update to resolve. Dying is now ‘fallen’ if you gain 4 wounds, allowing more complexity. New statuses replacing old ones, and some old ones have been moved around. Stun has been changed.

2021年7月27日 · ICON's 1.5 update is half-out - the player facing stuff has just been released on the Discord.

2021年8月3日 · Icon is the latest work of Tom Parkinson-Morgan, the co-designer of mech-based RPG Lancer and creator of webcomic Kill Six Billion Demons. Parkinson-Morgan, who goes by Abaddon online, released a free, 140-page playtest version on July 27th that gives groups everything they need to begin a grand adventure with larger-than-life protagonists.

2021年7月27日 · Now, if you were looking to do more Science Fantasy (ala Star Wars or the like), then ICON might work out in the long haul. ICON is clearly designed with a more heroic fantasy element in mind, after all.