Battle Chronicle Playtesting Chat

This evening’s video is a bit of a behind-the-scenes chat, as I sit down with Ray Rousell, fellow “Reject”, and the man behind Don’t Throw a One, to talk about the playtesting process for our upcoming skirmish campaign book, Battle Chronicle: Retreat from Moscow.

As many of you already know, this project has been a collaboration with Paul over on the Pazoot Channel. Together, we’ve been developing a set of skirmish rules designed to link games into a narrative-driven campaign, all of which will eventually be pulled together into a dedicated campaign booklet. There’s no official release date just yet, and that’s very much by design. We’d rather take the time to get it right than rush something out the door and regret it later (a radical concept, I know).

Ray and I have both been involved in the playtesting side of things, and in this short discussion, we reflect on how that process has gone so far. What’s worked, what hasn’t, and, perhaps most importantly, whether we’d willingly put ourselves through it all again. Spoiler: playtesting is equal parts inspiration, frustration, and the occasional “why did we think this was a good idea?” moment.

If you’d like to follow along with the project, you can join the Battle Chronicle mailing list for updates, release news, playtest materials, and development insights. No spam, just the good stuff: https://www.pazoot.com/battle-chronicle