#grid combat

Super Strength, Super Speed, Flight, Teleportation, Energy Beams that inexplicably have force (see: Cyclcops’ “kinetic” eye-rays), and so many more things move folks around in superhero media and while cover is handy the bigger thing for positioning is often either being in position to do a team attack (I hit the enemy into you, you hit the enemy into them over there, etc) or being able to grab something from the surroundings to use in the fight, be it a dropped ray gun or a shelf of chemicals or a street sign (to use as a bludgeon, of course).

There are so many little details that I feel aren’t often expressed in pursuit of the superhero fantasy, perhaps because others worry that granularity might take away? Or maybe I just haven’t looked at enough superhero TTRPGs.

Full spread art by @helenacore depicting Early Graduation's opening field exercises!

Greetings Tacticians!

Tactician of Ahm's Monthly Update #2 is finally here! With it comes the early access version of the setting book, The Ahmian Almanac, which features its first sample region of Ahm, showcasing the style and structure of setting book I am hoping to create with the Almanac. The book will feature lore and locations, of course, but it will also feature more in-depth maps, new NPCs, unique equipment, a complete new Class, and more! I want to create a book that it as much a sourcebook chock full of new things for GMs to bring to the table as it is information about the world of Ahm and inspiration for adventures.

Thanks you so much for the continued support of and engagement with the game! I used more of the raised funds to commission more art from Helena Santana including a new, full-spread art piece for Early Graduation (at the top of the post) and a piece of Dekkin Von Lopesbane character art (also for Early Graduation). Plus, I've worked with Jean Verne on a second preview spread (see above) of our planned look and feel for the game's final layout, this time utilizing some of Helena's awesome art from Monthly Update #1!

Because of my delay of this update (it was originally slated for last month) and the update overall being smaller than I originally was hoping, I am delaying this month's price hike on the game so if you enjoy Tacticians of Ahm now is still a great time to get on board! Tell your friends to do the same! Next update, the price will rise by $5 USD and that will continue apace (barring unforeseen delays like the one I suffered this last month, of course).

Lastly, I recently ran the opening two hours of Early Graduation over on The Weekly Scroll. Check it out if you'd like to see the game in action and see how I run it as the GM!