Masters of Heresy
Masters of Heresy: Interview with Mark Havener Starting with this issue the irregular subStarting sub-sub---seriesseries of Cianty’s Heresy will present some of the most influential characters of the game of Mordheim. This issue starts out big featuring famous scribe Mark HHHavener,Havener, author of such defining Mordheim rules as the Orcs & Goblins warband, the Dwarf Treasure Hunters warband, Random Happenings, Chaos in the Streets, and many more. Chris:Chris:Chris: First off, let me thank you for agreeing to do Mark:Mark:Mark: Hmm…the first things I want to know are a) this. I’m sure that many Mordheim enthusiasts are concept and b) deadline. If there isn’t a set deadline I hungry for insights, thoughts and the viewing points give myself one, because that gives me a goal, and in from an insider, so to speak. my experience, projects without set goals tend to wander. Then I build a rough development schedule Developing tabletop games and being paid for it based on the deadline: I figure out how much time I sounds like a dream job. It seems comparable to have to do roughs, how much time I have to playtest, computer games leading children to study computer how much time I have for final cuts. science instead of other more boring subjects. So how did you become a game developer for Games After I have a basic structure I think about the concept Workshop? and brainstorm ideas. Sometimes the guidelines for a project are loose, sometimes they are not, but even Mark:Mark:Mark: Well, just so that everyone is clear, I am a within what seem to be fairly restrictive guidelines, Freelancer, not a member of the Games Workshop there is always room for creativity! Studio.
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