Harper's Quest 2

Is a PDF version of the game included if you buy the physical version? 

Is there another way to buy PDF beside here on itch.io? Im constantly getting errors during card payment, which is valid on other sites. Is there a shipping for countries in Europe for physical copy of the book? Thanks!

Morning, is there an email address I can pop a few questions over to or can I ask them here? Played my first session last night and had 5 or so queries that cropped up and wasnt sure if the comments here would be well suited to as many questions :)

Great game which can be used as a base for many other games. I like the combat procedure and the way enemies are being created. That's very cool. Thanks. However, I have a question regarding "Boss weakness". You need 3 clues, OK, I got that, however, when do you roll the d20 to know the boss' weakness and what's the point? I mean, once you know 3 clues you do 2 x damage, regardless if you roll a d20 with "Fire/Ice/Poison" or "Eye damage" (whatever that means). If I understand the rules correctly, all you need to do is to "convince" the NPC with a wisdom role to "provide" you with a boss weakness.
Am I being misguided by something?

Thank you so much for the quick shipping! I ordered probably no more than a week ago (within the US)

A quick question about the "version" vs "Edition".

The physical book I received says "Edition 1.11" on page 2, but the PDF file name is "v1.19" - however, on page 2 it says "Edition 1.11".

Are these actually the same, or is the PDF updated (such as the "Edition" not updated in the PDF, and should say "Edition 1.19")?

If they are different, is there a changelog somewhere so we can use a Sharpie to update the book?

Thank you very much for the awesome game! I see it says to roll a d6 to pick a starting spell but after adding the 2 new spells, Lucas & Harpers, that makes 8. Should we roll d8 for starter spell or the 2 new spells gained in some other special way? Thank you very much! 

Hey,

I love all of the ideas in here.  I may run it with the procedures as written, but I'd really like to use it to go through published modules to replace Scarlet Heroes since this has a much more interesting combat procedure.  I did have a couple of questions when looking at possible roadblocks.

With the max possible HP of a boss being 24 in HQ2, should things in a module be converted to HQ2 boss stats if they go over that unless they're meant to be less of a fight and more of a force of nature like the giant in Waking of Willowby Hall?

Similarly, the maximum number of enemies you can encounter at once in HQ2 looks to be 3.  Would it be advised that random encounters that have 1d4 - 1d12 Monsters be converted where 1-4 = 1; 5-8 = 2; 9-12 = 3 or similar?

Then there's the multiple damage dice where HQ2 only gives a single 1d6 - 1d12 for each enemy.  Something that would normally be classed an Underling that damages for a possible 1-6 may do 2-8 in a module due to them having a 2d4 standard attack.  Would this throw the balance off?

Hi - I must say this game has been a pure joy to play. I've tried a few different Solo games and always struggled to find the balance between role play and mechanics. It simplifies the dice rolling and the tables in a way, where it feels part of play to imagine the foes as you're rolling them up. 

On my first play through I got such cohesive enemies, it created a whole narrative and ecosystem that inspired a lot of the quest to feel very immersive. Well done!

I am a bit uncertain as to how the quests areas play out though. From my understanding you roll up an amount of rooms per Area and add one Boss fight room? This lead to me rolling up two different areas for my quest with one having 4+1 and one having 9+1 rooms. I ended up fighting the boss monster twice, which I translated narratively to the boss fleeing after being wounded to hide deeper in its lair. Would the correct thing be that the entrance to the second area is in room 5 instead of a boss encounter, or do I simply roll up new enemies when I enter the new Area?

Loving Harpers Quest! I'm really missing having classes though. Do you have any advice or tips if I wanted to assign an adventurer a class or role mechanically and not just through roleplay? 

This is my first review/experience and though I am playing my first quest (I would say half way through but could be a 1/4 could be 3/4... I'll be the first to find out) the game has me hooked. I started looking for my screaming sister in the mist and after stumbling around in the soup I went down a well and it led to a hideout. The oracle said I couldn't find her by trying to follow her screams on the surface (creepy). The boss was met but I had to flee from that thing or die. I successfully scampered away. I need NPCs but now I have the three clues that state I need to attack the boss from behind. I'll re-search the rooms leading to the boss (house rule) hopefully I'll get stronger could backfire might find traps and monsters. I already revived myself. If my sister dies she will at least be able to carry on for me it is too late... I have only this life to live for valor and well life which I'd like but both would be best. Now where is that insane prisoner who needs to join me?

Loving this game. Particularly the combat which uses some unique ideas I’ve never seen before :-) Some questions…
1 - Is there a mechanical difference between ranged & melee weapons? 
2 - The oracle gives the possibility of enemy alternate attacks.  Will you be implementing this in the future? 
3 - What is the process of gaining further spells?  

Thanks!

I just watched Gila's and Chaoclypse's videos and I snapped it up. As I was reading it, I feel I could use this game to run prepublished modules and not just use their maps.

One question though, concerning healing, what do you suggest for healing in the field outside of potions? Or is it just, pots or return to town? 

Also, while I have your attention, any quick and dirty Attribute test for healing? Like a limited spell scroll perhaps... or an ability for the healer npc.

Anyways, killer system! I really hope you decide to build upon it. I think you really got some great ideas in here!

I just purchased this yesterday after seeing some You Tube reviews and have a couple of Rules clarification questions.

1. Page 7 Money & Items: "Armor, shields, amulets, and whetstones can only be equipped by one character at a time". So RAW is if a character has an amulet, they are unable to use any of the other items unless they dispose of the amulet?

2. Page 12 Avoiding a Fight: (minus 3 to attack rolls) This should be -3 to the AC stat and not the die roll? If to the die roll, that would improve the chances and not be disadvantage.

3. Page 14 Traps: "If the trap is detected but cannot be disarmed for a narrative reason, then roll to avoid the trap at -3" Again RAW should this not be -3 to your DEX stat and not the die roll to make it more challenging?

Thanks for the input and clarifications and if I have overlooked something in the rules, please let me know.

So far enjoying the game , Nice work overall!

Looks great! Found thanks to Gila RPGs on Youtube!

Just read through this little treasure, I love it. Simple yet thorough, I’m ready to give this a run through!