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Designers’ Notes: Shadows Over Hammerhal

March 2017·pp. 38–43

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Jervis Johnson, Nicholas Horth and Nuala Kinrade explain how a permanent city and dungeon layout prompted the addition of a gamemaster to Warhammer Quest. Hammerhal’s linked settlements in Fire and Life support a detailed exploration of Cinderfall, where trade, crime, taverns and strange inhabitants give the heroes reasons to care about their home.

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