It has been a very long road preparing Lore: Origins for its first round of beta testing. At times it was a difficult road, but this weekend made it all worth it: I sat down with an entirely new group of game testers and made the first round of characters for Lore: Origins. We had a lot of fun, and everyone is very excited about continuing onward. Over the next several weeks and months, we will be going in depth to different areas of the game and seeing what does and does not work.

Perhaps more importantly than merely testing systems, we will also be having a lot of fun! In all my years as an RPG enthusiast, I can confidently say that I have made my best friends from gaming. Beyond all the rules and numbers, the most important aspect of this hobby is the social aspect. I am sure any gamer out there can agree with me on this. As we move forward into the testing phases of Origins, I not only look forward to seeing the game come alive, but I also look forward to creating those friendship bonds that only these kind of games can create.

So as the design/testing process rolls forward for Lore: Origins, not only will you get to read some dev/design blogs that tell what we are thinking at the time, but you will also get little preview peeks into the game. You will get a first hand chance to see what makes Origins (and Uprising, for that matter) stand out from the crowd. So hold on, because the legends are about to begin......