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Inside the NPC Portrait Workflow of Revenge of the Firstborn
This month, I'm having a guest 'columnist' share details on how the 2D art for Revenge of the Firstborn is created. Read on the learn all about it! Salutations, adventurers! Today we’ll talk about the art behind the por…
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A Closer Look at the Cleric
Hello everyone, Welcome to the End-of-April feature discussion for Revenge of the Firstborn! This month we’re going to take a deep dive into another of the classes launching with the game, the cleric. The Overlooked Hol…
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Revenge of the Firstborn’s Demo is Now Live!
After months of working on the game, improving its world, lore, visuals, combat, and RPG elements, I’m excited to announce that the demo for Revenge of the Firstborn is now live! Step into an isolated story within the w…
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Revenge of the Firstborn is in Dark Dungeon Days 2026!
I’m thrilled to share that Revenge of the Firstborn is part of the Dark Dungeon Days 2026 Steam event, ongoing from now until April 9, 10 AM PT! In celebration of the event, the official demo for Revenge of the Firstbor…
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Using the Third Dimension in Revenge of the Firstborn
Hello everyone! Welcome to the end of February update for Revenge of the Firstborn. This month, we’re going to talk about verticality in the game. From exploration to combat, the third dimension shapes almost all aspect…
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Itemization in Revenge of the Firstborn
Hello everyone! For the first update of 2026, I thought we’d talk a bit about the loot system in Revenge of the Firstborn. In a past update, we talked about the crafting system, which can be used to improve any of the l…
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Tactics and Maneuvers in Combat
Hello everyone, It’s time for the final feature discussion of 2025 for Revenge of the Firstborn! This month I thought we’d take a deep dive into the main feature that people think of when they think of D&D-based games,…
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Exploration and Dungeon Delving in Revenge of the Firstborn
Hello everyone! Winter is in the air here in the Midwest of the USA. Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas carols are beginning to come out in force and it’s time for the end-of-November monthly deep dive into one of the…
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Exploring the Martial Classes in Revenge of the Firstborn
Greetings everyone! This month we’re going to take a deep dive into the melee classes in Revenge of the Firstborn. The wizards have their flashy spells, but when they run out of juice, it’s up to the frontliners to brin…
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Revenge of the Firstborn's House Rules and Sandboxy Nature
Greetings everyone! This month, I thought I would address a few of the common questions I’ve gotten over the summer since the game was announced. So, today we’ll discuss how “sandboxy” the game is and what house rules t…
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Revenge of the Firstborn's Crafting System
Greetings everyone! This month’s feature spotlight is the game’s crafting system. Revenge of the Firstborn features a complete implementation of virtually every part of the 3.5 SRD rules for crafting, from scribing scro…
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Nature's Champion: The Druid
Greetings everyone! This month we're talking about one of the most interesting classes in the 3.5e system - the druid. From his animal companion, to his wildshape ability to his exciting nature-based spells. Read on for…
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Lore and Campaign Intro
Greetings everyone! It’s nearly time for 4th of July celebration in America, and it falls on a Friday, so long weekend for me! Looking forward to spending a lot of time debugging, looking into game performance and gener…
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Exploring the Endless Dungeon
Revenge of the Firstborn has two game modes: the classic campaign a la the Baldur’s Gates of the world, and a roguelike mode I’m calling The Endless Dungeon. This month, we’ll delve into the Endless Dungeon and talk abo…
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A look at Revenge of the Firstborn's AI
This month I thought I’d change things up a bit and talk about one of the backend systems in Revenge of the Firstborn, specifically the AI system. RotFb uses an AI approach called utility AI. In utility AI, each action…
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The Arcane Masters: Wizards and Sorcerers
All About Wizard and Sorcerers Revenge of the Firstborn sports the two main arcane caster classes from the 3.5 SRD – wizards and sorcerers. Below, we’ll discuss the features and differences for the two classes. Wizards:…
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