4d4 Devlog - itch.iohttps://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4Four directions. Four-sided dice. One shared scene. A free modular tabletop RPG playtest.https://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1646118/4d4-quick-start-06-is-live-help-me-break-it4d4 Quick Start 0.6 is live — help me break ithttps://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1646118/4d4-quick-start-06-is-live-help-me-break-itSun, 30 Aug 2026 16:15:10 GMTdevlog4d4 Quick Start 0.6 is live. It is a free, 34-page complete basic game built around four directional Axes, pools of d4s, matching Clusters, useful Stragglers, and a shared Scene made from independent...

]]>https://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1645090/the-books-have-a-visual-language-now-and-open-omenThe books have a visual language now - and Open Omenhttps://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1645090/the-books-have-a-visual-language-now-and-open-omenSat, 29 Aug 2026 20:28:02 GMTdevlogThe 4d4 books have been rebuilt as an actual visual series. All four playtest books now share a consistent page design, stronger heading hierarchy, embedded typefaces, warmer paper, cleaner tables, an...

]]>https://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1645014/roll-4d4-in-your-browser-the-playtest-page-is-interactiveRoll 4d4 in your browser: the playtest page is interactivehttps://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1645014/roll-4d4-in-your-browser-the-playtest-page-is-interactiveSat, 29 Aug 2026 19:13:32 GMTdevlogA rules explanation can sound perfectly clear until actual dice hit the table. I wanted people to be able to feel the central 4d4 decision before downloading a book, so the playtest page now includes...

]]>https://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1643746/why-4d4-does-not-have-dead-diceWhy 4d4 does not have dead dicehttps://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1643746/why-4d4-does-not-have-dead-diceFri, 28 Aug 2026 16:48:21 GMTdevlogMost dice systems ask whether a roll succeeded. 4d4 also asks what the dice formed and what was left behind. Before rolling, a player chooses an Axis and decides how many Ready Normal Dice to commit,...

]]>https://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1643731/four-books-one-shared-scene-4d4-is-ready-for-playtestingFour books, one shared scene: 4d4 is ready for playtestinghttps://roll4d4.itch.io/4d4/devlog/1643731/four-books-one-shared-scene-4d4-is-ready-for-playtestingFri, 28 Aug 2026 16:37:31 GMTdevlogI sat down and reviewed 4d4 as a game rather than as a stack of rules, and the clearest version of it is this: The Quick Start is the game. The other three books are doors. Quick Start 0.4 is 35 pages...

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