Neal Hallford to Work on Thorvalla

This is sure to spice up interest in Thorvalla, Guido Henkel’s to-be-Kickstarted cRPG we have been reporting on this weekend. Neal Hallford, famed writer/designer of Betrayal at Krondor, posted on RPGCodex that he’ll be working on the game, with plans for a Kickstarter involving the Betrayal at Krondor team a long-term project.

Howdy all. Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. Guido recently asked me to come aboard his Thorvalla project, and I was more than happy to accept. We’ve narrowly missed the opportunity to work with each at least a couple of times over the past twenty years, and Guido has worked on several of the titles of which I’ve been a very big fan. As for who I am, I was co-lead designer and writer on another “traditional” RPG called Betrayal at Krondor which was pretty well known for its story. I also worked on a few other titles you may have heard of including Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra, Planet’s Edge, Champions of Norrath, Lords of Everquest, and Dungeon Siego.

Recently old BAK team has been talking a lot about doing a “spiritual sequel” to our old game, but at the moment we need more time to “get the band back together”, and in the meantime I wanted to get back to work on a traditional RPG that will immerse you in an incredible world and tell you a great story along the way.

I hope you’ll support Thorvalla, and enjoy the ride we’re about to take together.