It was coyly hinted at during the Slugblaster review, and so it has come to pass. We have a Discord server now!
Instructions for linking your Patreon account and your Discord account can be found here. And actually, once you've linked the two accounts y...
2024-11-29 16:02:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The Patrons have spoken! After I released the first batch of campaign reports, you folks were unanimous that you wanted this to become a reg
The Patrons have spoken! After I released the first batch of campaign reports, you folks were unanimous that you wanted this to become a regular feature. So here we go! Volume 2 features thoughts from me about my home games of the next three Quinns Ques...
2024-11-26 15:35:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Another designer interview released on Patreon, another slight tipping of my hand as to what the next Quinns Quest review might be. š¤«
Actually, the imminent release of the Slugblaster review makes me particularly happy. For MONTHS you folks have been trying to guess what the final review of Season 1 might be, and you knew it was a game that I found uniquely impressive, but not one of y...
2024-11-26 15:02:34 +0000 UTC View Post
The TTRPG scene saw a super interesting, unexpected release this week- Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts! An official, $10 supplement by Blades in the Dark creator John Harper that updates his beloved game of 19th century skulldugge...
Sinister patrons! My friends. My precious $12 royal guard.
The fifth Quinns Quest live chat where we hang out on a Discord call and you folks are able to type all kinds of nonsense into chat will be at 8pm GMT/3pm EST on Tuesday November 12th, running for about 2 hours. If you don't have a link to special Sinister Patron Discord channel yet, you'll find it right her...
2024-11-06 11:24:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh boy! š Oh f**k!
As some of you may have seen on Twitter or this Patreonās Community tab, I have had a slight misadventure and broken my leg.
As my friends have been at pains to point out, I at least snapped my shin doing something semi-impressive: kickboxing! Did I break ...
2024-10-17 10:52:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! Hello. Hi.
I'd like to thank all of you patrons for your patience during a quiet month with NO content at ALL! You were very brave. Mindful. Noble, even.
First off, I should explain that this wasn't the result of me banjaxing my time management- quiet stretches are going to happen on the Patreon from time to time as I prioritise my work and my personal life (a...
2024-09-26 15:18:15 +0000 UTC View Post
***The hang has now been uploaded to YouTube! Click here to enjoy.***
Tonight is the 4th ever livestream where I hang out with my sinister benefactors, and it's a big topic tonight! "The difference between how GMing feels and how playing feels".
We're also gonna be trying something a bit different. We're ...
2024-08-15 18:14:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Since the Mothership review my players and I have been going back for yet more Mothership.
Itās not the first time this has happened- with Wildsea I also finished the Quinns Quest review before my players and I had finished our campaign, so afterwards we met up for this sort of... loved-up swansong. The GAMEPLAY TEST is done, you know? But itās a bittersweet sort of play where weā...
2024-08-10 11:42:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hellooooo Sinister Patrons!
The fourth Quinns Quest livestream where we hang out & chat will be at 9pm BST / 4pm EST on Thursday, August 15th. And once again we're gonna have a topic to theme our stream around, although I can't remember what we decided it would be at the end of the last stream. Can any of you folks help me out? I have been so busy š
My favourite p...
2024-08-05 10:33:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow. Today was a teachable moment for a YouTuber like me. Turns out if you unthinkingly put a written swearword in your thumbnail, YouTube automatically age-gates your content.
While I appeal this decision, please CLICK ON THROUGH to enjoy a video that was suggested by the Quinns Quest community: How to go about teaching TTRPGs.
This lesson goes to some places you are probably not expecting. š I hope you enjoy it.
2024-07-23 13:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post
TOMORROW, I'll release a 45 minute review of sci-fi TTRPG Mothership on Quinns Quest.
TODAY, you dear patrons may feast on this giant interview Mothership's lead Sean McCoy.
But honestly, I could have spoken to Sean for twice as long. As you'll be able to learn tomorrow, Mothership does so much that's interesting, and the campaign of it I'm playing has been some of the most fun I've ever had behind a GM screen. I hope this chat whets your appetite!
2024-07-22 17:17:54 +0000 UTC View Post
[[Iām making this Patreon post public because I never want content that could help designers to be paywalled. Thanks for your understanding, QQ patrons. I appreciate you a great deal.]]
This is a TERRIBLE blog post to be writing, and Iām afraid itās just going to be the first instalment of a terrible series.
Today I want to tell you about two smokinā hot TTRPGs that I lo...
2024-06-18 14:01:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I had a bit of criticism on this monthās Vaesen review, folks, and Iām not one to shy away from a fight*. You better believe Iām dropping a āhot blogā.
Hereās what happened: In the review I made a big song and dance over the fact that Vaesenās dice system encourages players to roll dice when using their skills, but also only offers the result of players āSucceeding...
2024-06-06 13:54:14 +0000 UTC View Post
If I could only cram one tip into the soft, squeaky skull of a new TTRPG player - whether a player OR GM - it'd be this:
Try and be a fan of the other players' characters.
Admittedly, this would be kind of a cheat on my part, since this is a sort of umbrella tip that holds a dozen other tips. Click play on this special slice of Fan Club Content For Fans Only and you'll see what I mean. ššš
Well, this whole thing was unexpected. š
Live on the Quinns Quest YouTube channel today is a 3 hour Actual Play video set in the world of hit videogame Citizen Sleeper, played with the creator 2024-05-07 13:26:41 +0000 UTC View Post
This post comes to you courtesy of lovely patron Chris Stagno, who pointed out that I've been on a lot of podcasts to promote Quinns Quest, and suggested that some kind of roundup would be helpful.
Today I sat down to count them all, and Chris was totally right! š Below you can find maybe 9 hours of quality Quinns qontent? I've written little descriptions so you can pick and ch...
2024-04-25 14:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In the third ever Quinns Quest Patreon video, I (barely) resist a descent into self-indulgence. But only because you folks asked for it!
In this video, which might well be the first of a series, I take a look back at the campaigns I ran for my friends for The Wildsea, Lancer and Heart. I look at how I prepped, where I took inspiration from, and I walk you through what worked and what didn't.
What's I'm really interested in, though, is whether the way I run my games seems ...
2024-04-02 12:28:15 +0000 UTC View Post
In advance of releasing the next QQ review today, here's a terrific interview with two luminaries of the TTRPG space: Grant Howitt and Christopher Taylor.
You may know them as the creative duo behind Spire & Heart, but very soon you'll know them as the designers of Ho...
2024-04-02 10:58:58 +0000 UTC View Post
(That is, perhaps, a misleading header image for a post that includes links to some of the more cursed songs you've ever heard.)
Let's talk about MUSIC DURING TTRPGS!
At this point I think I've established that, as Game Masters go, I'm a career try-hard. So you better believe that when my players and I are roleplaying, there's always a little bluetooth speaker nearby, pumping ou...
2024-03-23 12:14:55 +0000 UTC View PostHello my beauties!
I've go a question for you, and I'd love if you could answer in the comments, though Patreon DMs are an option too if you're feeling shy!
As suggested by a couple of you, the next Fan Club bonus video will be me walking you through my campaigns, notes and prep style for The Wildsea, Lancer, and the game I'm covering in review #3. I think that's a great idea and, as one of my players pointed out, it'll make a welcome change from me embarrassing them by p...
2024-02-29 12:28:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The history of roleplaying is, I'm here to tell you, also the history of the Dungeon Master becoming less and less of a control freak (if you prefer, a kind of ludic fascist).
In my second ever Fan Club video I wanna share the single tip that maybe most changed my GMing for the better. Brace yourselves: It's all about letting your players invent details and bung them into your world.
2024-02-26 14:59:20 +0000 UTC View Post
It's publish day, baby! Here's a very fun interview with Tom Bloom, the artist and gameplay lead on terrific mech combat RPG (and itch.io success story) Lancer.
...*Sort* of a giveaway of what review I'm about to publish, isn't it? š
2024-02-26 14:46:29 +0000 UTC View Post