Please, don’t rely on my word alone. Check out what other people are saying about Hero’s Banner. You can even learn about the game from other’s first-hand experiences.


  1. Actual Play: War for the Soul of Uran

  2. The Durham 3 played Hero’s Banner in four sessions and talked about the experience on their podcast: Episode #16, Episode #17, Episode #18, and Episode #19.

  3. Actual Play: Gameday 2006

  4. Actual Play: A Session of Hero’s Banner

  5. Playtest Review: RPG.net by Calithena

  6. Review: The Voice of the Revolution podcast by Brennan Taylor and Paul Tevis

  7. The RPG.net community has discussed Hero’s Banner a number of times. This thread was my favorite.

  8. Jonas Karlsson interviewed me on his blog. We discussed roleplaying design and of course Hero’s Banner in detail.

  9. Hero’s Banner was named to the OgreCave’s top Twelve Stocking Stuffer Games of 2006

Weirdly, I’d say [Hero’s Banner feels like] a cross between A Game of Thrones and One Hundred Years of Solitude.

– “Old Scratch,” RPG.net Discussion

Hero’s Banner Actual Play & Reviews