The Fall of House Prosh Kickstarter is now live!
A sci-fi ttrpg about noble tragedy and melodrama, all on 3 pamphlets.
1 week on Kickstarter.
500 print copies.
As always Patrons will get a copy of the game when it's finished.
2023-03-15 18:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been playing a souls-like solo TTRPG called Rune. It's very much influenced by stuff like Elden Ring and it's been a great time. It's lethal, it has combat that makes you think and observe and wait for your moment. It has lore that lets you delve further into different areas and find secrets.
It has clicked for me in so many ways that the Dark Souls style of game always miss.
A while ago I had an idea for a...
2023-03-03 21:38:55 +0000 UTC View Post
New Kickstarter.
March 15th.
Check out that sweet banner.
Pretty proud of it.
2023-03-01 19:38:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks.
The Fall of House Prosh is a tabletop RPG about noble tragedy for 1-6 players. Know how that best part of that new Dune movie was building up House Atreides only to see everything they worked for and love die? Yeah, this is basically that. It's a narrative game using tokens to build a pool of dramatic moments, and it comes on 3 trifold pamphlets you can easily print at home.
The prototype sheets are attached. I tested it with a friend this morning and it went pretty wel...
2023-02-24 00:49:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks,
My latest single player game is no officially released.
All patrons get a complimentary copy through itch here: https://notwriting.itch.io/haxen/patreon-access
Have fun out there in the Requiem. Beware the sorcerous rich. I hear they murdered the world. But you'll have enough to worry about.
2023-02-22 20:59:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks.
In the midst of everything else I've been doing, I've been messing around with an RPG for three players that comes in 3 trifold pamphlets.
The Fall of House Prosh started as a gag. I do a weekly writing workshop and one of the members joked that something small and tight and super focused was a "Michael" game, in the context of which part of the Dune story you could turn into a TTRPG. Is it war against the Harkonnens? Managing an interstellar empire? Sci-fi court ...
2023-02-13 21:50:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Gild
I recently rewatched the Ocean's 11 trilogy, a series I greatly enjoy. I've also been playing Hitman: World of Assassination. These two things have me thinking some dangerous (read: actionable) game design thoughts.
One of the things I love about this latest iteration of the ...
2023-01-30 07:55:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks,
As you may already be aware, the HAXEN Kickstarter is live! It runs for two weeks, and y'all will be getting complimentary copies as per usual.
But also, I have two things for you all. Attached to this post are two works in progress, Haxen and Stiletto. These aren't prototypes! They aren't really playable at the moment! They are works in progress that I want to show you, my dea...
2023-01-03 01:51:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
Happy Monday. I've been working on Haxen, my latest solo RPG, a lot lately. I want to get a prototype done this week so I can start testing and have something I'm happy to share once the Kickstarter goes live in early January. I'm pretty close! In the image above you can see the work I did this weekend. Quite a lot of the game will be about tables and picking different runes. I'm exc...
2022-12-19 18:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostJust a brief update to share that the preview page for the HAXEN Kickstarter is now live. If you want to follow along with the project just click the link and then the "Notify" button.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/haxen
I mean I'll also be posting here about it, but seeing that follower number go up makes me happy.
And as always, you all will be getting acce...
2022-12-15 18:38:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
Well I've been busy and a tad neglectful of updates so I wanted to show you what I've finished lately.
It's been about 4 months since my last Kickstarter so you know what that means, TIME FOR ANOTHER ONE. Haxen is going to be a solo hex-crawl game through a dead science fantasy wasteland. I was planning on not doing this until February so it could be part of ZineQuest, and as a result it's coming in pretty hot. I dunno. I had a number of unplanned expenses...
2022-12-14 02:29:08 +0000 UTC View Post
d66 encounters
4 pages
3 lives
Strip the wealthy for parts. They can afford to live and replace themselves. You can't.
Free for patrons: https://notwriting.itch.io/killotine/patreon-access
2022-11-16 18:32:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
Today I have a new and fancy looking prototype for you all. Usually My prototypes are just Google Docs, but not today! For such a small project I thought I would try writing directly into layout, and overall I'm pretty happy with the results.
The character sheet is still real basic, but I just needed something I can use so I can start playtesting.
Anyway, KILLOTINE is a single player cyberpunk roguelike TTRPG where you crawl through luxurious spires overcoming c...
2022-11-09 21:10:48 +0000 UTC View Post
You know that feeling when you're working on something and can't quite figure it out, so you end up making something else, and then making some else on top of making that something else?
Anyway I thought it would be a good idea to do yet another dungeon crawler: KILLOTINE. This is gonna be a super simple, 4 page set of rules for playing a cybered-up killer crawling through penthouses to field-strip oligarchs for parts sell so the less fortunate can survive.
A lot of this is me loo...
2022-11-04 22:46:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Well, our first Patron Poll ran for most of October and the consensus was pretty strong. Stiletto, a single player Blades in the Dark RPG won by leaps and bounds, so that's the game I'm gonna be working on for the next few months, hoping to have it finished by the end of December.
Thank you to everyone who voted! That was a lot of fun to watch, even if it was a landslide!
Above is a sort of concept cover I made for the project a little while ago. I'm already...
2022-11-01 21:32:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
Part 2 of that let's play I did with the folks at Fiction First Network is now available. See how our terrible little man Charlie meets his fate after some more corporate shenanigans, rituals, and union busting.
Also, if you're a patron and haven't voted in the poll for my next project, please do so! You have until the end of the month to get your votes in.
2022-10-06 15:53:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons!
Good news! We have unlocked the Patron Poll milestone! We crossed the threshold a few days ago, so thank you all so much for contributing!
This means I will occasionally post polls on this Patreon page and you all get to vote on what I will work on next.
I've got a few projects to wrap up over the next month so whatever you decide won't be happening right away, but I want to say that whatever you pick, I'll be publishing it by the end of the year. Not sure...
2022-10-03 20:58:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
Just wanted to show you this cool actual play I did with Riley from the Fiction First Network. We make a character and play through the first few encounters in MERGER, my solo corporate horror RPG. It was a lot of fun and we may do some more videos to see how Charlie inevitably fails or is MERGED into the corporate body.
2022-09-19 22:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
First of all, my heartfelt thanks to all the new patrons who have joined! Welcome! I hope you enjoy all the games and goodies you now have access to! Also we are now once more dangerously close to unlocking my first goal, patron polls that will let you all determine what I work on! I've got a whole bunch of projects on the back burner, so I'm really curious to see what you all want to see from me next.
I've been working on several different projects, as...
2022-09-16 21:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
A big Hi, Hello, and Welcome to my new patrons! Thanks for helping to keep the lights on!
Just wanted to share a preview of the upcoming re-release of A Torch in the Dark. Attached to this post is a work in progress of the game with new layout, new rules, etc. as well as a character sheet. It's not 100% complete, but it's pretty close. I'll be spending the rest of this month playtesting and getting it ready for digital release and printing next month.
I shared thi...
2022-08-23 21:35:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Dearest Delvers,
The time is nigh!
A Torch in the Dark is now live on Kickstarter. Like I said in my previous post this new version will have revised rules, cool new art, new layout, and will have a first printing!
All patrons will get the update for free when it launches (since you already own it) but this is the best time to get a physical copy if you want one. You can see a preview of the new version above, and there's more on the KS page:
Hey folks,
Just wanted to give you all a heads up that my solo game of dungeon crawling and undead noble killing is coming to Kickstarter! I'll be updating the game with new art, a new look, and a first print run shipping worldwide!
The preview page for the game is live and you can follow along at the link below, and be first to know when the project goes live on August 1st.
Hey folks!
Just wanted to say a big thank you to the people who joined over the last few weeks. It means a lot.
I don't have much to share in the world of game right now. I'm in the middle of shipping Dungeon Local 001 copies to Kickstarter backers, as well as getting ready for my next Kickstarter in August (look for a special preview soon). I was hoping to find some time to get some other smaller projects done, but I've gotta pay the bills and so I've been focusing on freel...
2022-07-16 02:31:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Spacers,
Just finished my first supplement for the Ironsworn Starforged RPG: Forge Horizons. This supplement gives players all sorts of tools to navigate the Forge, including:
This was a fun supplement to put together as part of the 2022-06-03 20:46:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Dungeon Denizens,
First things first, I finished up my newest game, Dungeon Local 001 and so all you patrons get to download your digital copies. Just follow the link below:
https://notwriting.itch.io/dungeon-local-001/patreon-access
I'm also going to be releasing another new project soon. Forge Horizons is a supplement for the Ironsworn Starforged RPG. It provides d...
2022-05-30 21:01:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey Dungeon Denizens,
Finally finished the first draft of my latest Kickstarter title, Dungeon Local 001.
You can download the prototype by clicking the attached file. Should be finishing this one up this month.
Also I wanted to say a special hello to all my new patrons! Thank you so much for your support! We're well on our way to my first goal, and I'm really excited to open up development choices to all the folks who have been supporting me!
Talks soon, and thanks ag...
2022-05-05 23:58:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Sharpers,
A little while ago the game I helped to adapt and update, Synthicide: Sharpers in the Dark, came out on DriveThruRPG. The original designer wanted me to release it on my storefront on itch, since I have a bigger audience there, and so now there it is! You can check it out at the link below!
https://notwriting.itch.io/synthicide-sharpers-in-the-dark
Does t...
2022-04-19 19:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Scoundrels,
My latest Blades in the Dark supplement is now out! Three Desperate Nights is a collection of three scores/events that you can incorporate into your Blades in the Dark campaign. Explore a massive leviathan hunter ship, find secrets long sunk beneath the canals of Doskvol, and see if your crew can take advantage of the war in the Crow's Foot district.
The supplement is free, so all patrons can get their copy at one of the links below:
Hello Scoundrels!
Today I wanted to share yet another supplement I've been working on for a little while. Three Desperate Nights are three scores for the Blades in the Dark RPG. They can all be related, or used as one-offs to spice up your game.
Hey folks!
A few days ago I shared this prototype and now uh, well it's out! Plants Both Monstrous and Useful is a supplement for the Monster Care Squad RPG. It introduces magical megaflora, interesting plants, and new fantastical locations useful in the land of Ald-Amura and your own fantastical setting.
Patrons you can download your copy from itch below. If you'd rather get this through DriveThruRPG, send me a message with your email address and I can send you a complimentary co...
2022-03-18 20:20:49 +0000 UTC View Post