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Old School Radical Cover Preview

Hey folks!

A quick hello to all the new patrons who have just arrived. Hello!

Also a cheeky little preview of an idea I had: a small rules module that would let you take your Slugblaster characters and put them in typical fantasy dungeons, and maybe take your crusty old dungeon delvers and punt them into the multiverse for a bit? Who knows!

Inspired by a recent game jam 'cause I definitely needed...

37 Years Sale and Zine Giveaway

Starting tomorrow I'm having a sale on all my titles. 37%-off everything or buy them all for $37.

Now for my patrons that's not much, you all get my games in exchange for your patronage already. But if you want something extra special I'm doing a giveaway this month. On November 1st every active patron will be entered into a draw to win this big bundle of zines. It's pretty much everything I've crowdfund...

Zine Bundle Giveaway This Month

Hey folks,

Looks like Patreon changed a bunch of stuff again, making the site worse to use and obfuscating crucial information. Just another day with my wagon tied to someone who thinks infinite growth is a thing. Sigh.

So listen, this latest SNAFU might scare off some patrons and make it harder for me to sell memberships. But it's also my birthday month and I try to do something special in October to incentivize folks to join the ol' Patreon.  At the end of the month I'll be...

RIG Prototype

Hey Pilots,

You all like big robots?

How about broken planets?

How about a dark sci-fi wonderland?

Well if you do here is the link to download the RIG prototype. Kickstarter backers got early access and I figured you should too. I'll make posts her when there are significant updates to the book.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F4SPU8...

Nostalgia & Dragons 4th Edition

Hey Dungeon Delvers,

Cooked up this little one page game for a game jam and also for a friend's bachelor party. It's all about revisiting a campaign setting you haven't experienced in a long time, trying to regain memories, and uses a very basic version of 4th Edition D&D. 

It's pay what you want for the time being (and honestly given the source material I'll probably keep it that way) so all you patrons can take a look too.

2023-08-21 03:39:42 +0000 UTC View Post

RIG now on Kickstarter

Hey pilots.

My souls-like mech game is now crowdfunding.

Look forward to a preview and complimentary copies when they're completed.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/rig-0 

RIG splash preview

Well that's probably nothing to worry about.

KS goes live in two days, FYI. 

I'm not panicking you're panicking.

Recombinant Earth

Spend the day making some art to represent the setting for RIG.

Part of the style guide for the game is the sort of grandiose naming conventions you see in Dark Souls titles, and to a lesser extent games like Death Stranding. Murdered Earth was a bit too on the nose, and a bit inaccurate, so I went with something that attempted to describe an Earth that is different and very, very far in the future. 

It is shells upon shells upon shells. Hollowed out, built up, broken, made n...

Another RIG Preview

Putting together the opening pages. Starting to find a voice. That big white space at the top is for some art of Recombinant Earth, the setting for the game. Got some ideas that I'm excited to try out.

More previews soon. 

RIG Preview

Working on some layout and art for the RIG prototype.

Special preview for you patrons.

Follow the link to find out more when the project goes live.

Nasty Brutish and Long v 2.5 is out now

Hey folks,

The new update for my game of revolutionary drama in a fantastical world is officially released today.

Patrons should already have access to the new version if you claimed that reward. If not lemme know and I can hook you up.

Check it out at this link. 

Just Wanted to Say

I love this job.

RIG Preview Page

*Looks left.*

*Looks right.*

Y'all want some mechs?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/rig-0  

Thanks for a great month!

Hey folks,

Just wanted to say thanks for all the new patrons and folks who have continued to pledge! Last month was a great month and we're dangerously close to once again getting to 50 patrons, which means you all are that much closer to choosing one of the many projects I work on.

I swear the next poll will be full of games that are smaller in scope. :P

As thanks here's a preview of what I am working on right now: RIG, a solo mech souls-like game that takes place on a dead...

Slugblaster Alternate Beat Sheets

Hey Patrons,

Little treat for you today. I've been running a game of Slugblaster for some friends. It's great, I love this game so much. But I found having just the print offs for the beats rules a bit confusing, so I made my own. 

Instead of having all the beats on two hand-outs, this has all the beats available for each playbook, so each player has their own. It doesn't look as nice, but it's been pretty function so far.

So I thought I would upload them here for you a...

Coming Soon: RIG

Never made a mech game before, so...

Art in this image by Galen Pejeau.

Stiletto Prototype Early Access

Hey folks,

Well here it is. The first project voted on by my patrons:

Stiletto

That link will take you to a folder where you can download the prototype of the game and all you need to play one of the character playbooks, the Cobblewitch.

Each character you play in Stiletto is strange, dangerous, or isolated in some way. They have few friends and ...

Cobblewitch Playbook Preview

Here's the character sheet for the Cobblewitch, the first and currently only playbook in Stiletto, the single player adventures in Doskvol game you all voted for last year. I told you it was coming along!

The plan right now is to playtest this, read through what I've written so far, then do a small release to you patrons (and some folks in the Blades in the Dark community, but you'll get it first). The full version of the game will have multiple playbooks, each with their own unique enc...

Nasty Brutish and Long v 2.0 Preview

Hey folks,

First off a big warm welcome to the new patrons who signed up this month. It's great to have you. Take a look around. Get all your complimentary games. If you have any questions please just ask away.

The Nasty Brutish and Long Kickstarter did well. Over 100 physical copies bought and paid for. Just got the money this morning and I'll be working to finish and print the game over the next few months. 

2023-07-01 01:25:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Nasty Brutish and Long now on Kickstarter

Hey folks!

I pushed the button on the NBL Kickstarter yesterday. We funded in an hour, and we're well over $2k at this point. Great first day. Big weight off my shoulders. I've been working for about a week straight to get the game and the KS page ready and I'm fucking exhausted. Trying to take it easy and just post about the game in different places. Maybe I'll take the weekend off? That sounds nice.

2023-06-02 22:01:12 +0000 UTC View Post

The Mailing List

Hey folks!

So yesterday I set up my own mailing list. It's a way for folks to keep up with my new releases. No blogging, no idle thoughts about capitalism or game design or whatever, just a way to know when I've released something new, or when I'm starting a Kickstarter.

Primarily I wanted a way to reach out to all the folks who have backed one of my Kickstarters to know when I launch something new, rather than having to post on a growing number of different KS pages (for those wh...

Nasty Brutish and Long Kickstarter Announcement

Hey folks!

My next big project is gonna be a revised version of Nasty, Brutish, and Long, a simple RPG about lives complicated by revolution. It's gonna have revised rules, lots more content, new layout, and a limited print run. Pretty similar to what I did with A Torch in the Dark. 

Like all my other projects, you all will get access to early drafts and will get the final version for being my patron. But if you wanna follow the project to get notified when it goes live, or h...

Patreon Clean up and Update

Hey Folks!

Just did some spring cleaning here on the ol' patreon page.

First up I updated the welcome page you see when you pledge your support. I was uh, woefully out of date with updating the reward links. Now new members should see a full list of games and supplements they get with their support. I'll also be tagging new releases with the "patron reward" tag so they should be easier to find.

Here's the full list for folks:

A Few Degrees of Warming 2023-05-08 22:18:47 +0000 UTC View Post

The Fall of House Prosh Released

Hey Folks!

Just released The Fall of House Prosh to Kickstarter backers, which means you all get it too! Official release is tomorrow.

Here's the link!

https://notwriting.itch.io/the-fall-of-house-prosh/patreon-access 

Stiletto Progress

Felt a bit blocked on Stiletto this week but made some progress the other day. I was trying to make sure it didn't get too big, and uh, yeah, it's gonna be a big one.

This is the core rules, the Cobblewitch playbook, and 2 out of 6 days for the Cobblewitch.

The Fall of House Prosh Prints

Just picked these up from the printer and boy HOWDY they look great. Really happy with how they turned out.

Yet Another Stiletto Preview

Here are the last 2 challenges in Market Day for the Cobblewitch. "Open For Business" shows the lock mechanic where certain items, contacts, etc. are required to pick a certain approach.  Got 5 more days to finish and that's the prototype completed.

Another Stiletto Preview

Hey Patrons!

Still plugging away at Stiletto. Here's what the days and challenges will broadly look like. Not exactly happy with the layout at the moment, but it's enough for playtesting.

Stiletto Playbook Preview

Hey Patrons,

Thanks for another month of patronage. Here's a preview of the first completed playbook for Stiletto, my single player game set in the haunted city of Doskvol: the Cobblewitch. 

NBL, Stiletto, and More!

Hey folks!

Welcome to the new patrons that have signed up recently. Happy to have you here!

Just wanted to share some stuff I've been working on lately. First off, I'm looking to revisit my game about medieval and fantastical revolution, Nasty, Brutish, & Long. I've learned a lot since I put this game out 2 years ago, and I've excited to get back to it.

I've also finally made some forward progress on Stiletto, the single player Blades in the Dark game you all voted for a...