Beneath

Devlog

• Infinite Patrols!
  March 01, 2025 by arheru

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  Yikes! I woke up at 5 am this Saturday morning, realising that I had introduced a funny little bug! Recently, there has been a +1 mod to the Patrol-die if a Patrol is not rolled on a Patrol Check (the... Continue reading

  
• Keeping up? ^^
  February 27, 2025 by arheru

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  Hi there! Sleepless from a cold this night, I dreamed up probably the most important change in a while: I removed “Degrade” from individual Item Types (except for a modified entry for Padded Armor... Continue reading
• Fixes and a good ol' polish
  February 25, 2025 by arheru

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  After playing a pretty riveting game today (nailbiter against a Group of Fungals - one of them a Boss!), I found some errors and texts that needed clarifications. I'm not going to write them all here,... Continue reading

  
• Breaking the DEX supremacy
  February 24, 2025 by arheru

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  Hello again! I'm at home, fighting a nasty cold, and drawing inspiration from life into this little game about being Cursed... ^^ I've been playing Beneath quite a bit, and I'm dialling in the balance... Continue reading
• Almost there...
  February 21, 2025 by arheru

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  Hello there! I just started learning Scribus as a layout tool, in order to present Beneath as I see it in my mind, in all its glory. ^^ I'm going to add some sections, such as an example of a full Com... Continue reading
• Misery IRL
  February 13, 2025 by arheru

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  After a death in the family, I've been down and out. Working on Beneath has been helpful, as it is something completely different from my daily ponderings. I have received feedback, but haven't had th... Continue reading
• More Misery (v0.81)
  December 02, 2024 by arheru

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  This is a hot one - making a rather difficult game even more challenging! Recent playtesting has shown that the Fate and Stress mechanics were a bit too lenient (especially combined), and Life was set... Continue reading
• v0.8 - Big update and first outside playtester!
  October 26, 2024 by arheru

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  Hi there! Coupled with announcing the new 0.8 version, I've gotten great feedback from ArcherRatbone, the first playtester outside my immediate group of friends - exciting to say the least! Every new... Continue reading
• v0.79, wherein Fey become nightmarish
  September 15, 2024 by arheru

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  Greetings, Delvers! I made a little boo-boo and deleted my devlog that I was writing just now, eager to fix a bad upload, so this will be a shorter update... :/ ^^ First off, I've worked on clarifying... Continue reading
• Lessons from playtesting
  September 07, 2024 by arheru

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  Since the last update, I've been playing Beneath myself and also have had the chance to guide a good friend through his first Delve. I was very happy to see him weigh the many decisions and systems he... Continue reading
• Much has happened!
  August 19, 2024 by arheru

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  Delvers! It's been a long time without updates, but after recovering from illness, and with some playtesting from a friend, Beneath is now better than ever! :D I hope readability has improved, and man... Continue reading
• Update - version skip to v0.75 :)
  April 15, 2024 by arheru

  Hello there! Lots of fun updates in this one! I've been ill back and forth since the last published update, so it's slowed me down quite a bit. If you've had the chance to play Beneath in any way, sha... Continue reading
• Minor (but meaty) update - v0.71
  March 13, 2024 by arheru

  Darkness and Patrols has been made more dangerous - Openers (Sneaking, Evading and Ranged Attacks) can not be performed in these conditions by default. The Lure action and Oil is now even more importa... Continue reading
• Update - Eating the undead(v0.7)
  February 28, 2024 by arheru

  Hi there! This update is full of polish. - The Cannibal curse is now changed into a Bloat curse, which ties into the effeccts of eating Undead Meat - good times! - The rules for Food are clearer. - Do... Continue reading

  
• Minor update (v0.696)
  February 23, 2024 by arheru

  Clarified item breakage and item degradation... Continue reading
• Minor update (v0.695)
  February 20, 2024 by arheru

  - Ascend/Descend was missing from Dungeon Actions. - Loot Table on the Reference sheet now color coded correctly to reference "Tables" spread... Continue reading
• Playtest release
  February 19, 2024 by arheru#Playtest release

  This marks the release of my analogue dungeon crawl Beneath - two years in the making! I've always been hacking away at systems and games, but never putting them into the public's eye. In Sweden, ther... Continue reading