Hello lovely monsters,
Today I wrapped up the prototype of a supplement that has been... 2 years in the making? Wowee.
Plants Both Monstrous & Useful is a supplement for the Monster Care Squad RPG. I originally pitched this as part of their grant system where they paid folks to produce additional content for the game as part of their kickstarter. With the game out in the wil...
2022-03-16 03:20:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Dungeon Denizens,
The time has come! My latest project is crowdfunding for the next two weeks!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/dungeon-local-001?ref=2pz37j
As always, you will all get a digital copy of the game when it's finished, and you'll be getting your hands on the prototype too!
I've already been hyping this across every ...
2022-02-15 18:03:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Dungeon Denizens,
My next big project is Dungeon Local 001, a reverse Dungeon crawler for 2-6 players where you get to map out your dungeon home and make it safe after the death of a tyrannical dragon. You tell a story about a bunch of cool goblins, and at the end you have a dungeon ready to import into the World Biggest RPGs.
Above you can see the initial cover art by the kick ass Daniel Salcido.
Hello little corporate cells,
MERGER, the game I kickstarted in November is now released, digitally! Took a little bit longer than I hoped, and I'm still waiting on the physical zines, but all in all I'm happy with how this turned out.
Patrons can get their copy at the link below, and I'll update the welcome page so future patrons can get access as well.
Hey folks!
Just wanted to give a general update since I've been a bit silent lately. First off, we gained a few more patrons this month, so I wanted to say WELCOME! You should have access to all your rewards, let me know if you need the links resent or are having any trouble.
Work has been progressing on MERGER. You can see a preview of the back cover above. It's taken up pretty much all my time this month, so games like Devil's Dice have been delayed. MERGER will be out next mont...
2021-12-28 01:04:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
Lots is happening in the land of Not Writing Games. I'm still working on MERGER. Finished playtesting recently and will be moving on to fleshing out the writing and layout next week. Also finishing up my work on Synthicide, collaborating on another game, and starting to plan my game for Zinequest in February.
In addition to these, I have a new games out and I'm part of a few bundles, so let's dig in!
Well, we've done it. Funded in 2 days. Reached the last stretch goal today. More funding means a nicer product and that I get to keep the lights on longer. What a weird and frankly exhausting 2 weeks. I had people telling me running a KS took its toll, but wowee. Those first few days were a write off.
I'm feeling good now though. Good knowing the project is funding and is going to be as pretty as can be. Good knowing I got all this support on Kickstarter as my first solo project. ...
2021-11-22 19:11:13 +0000 UTC View PostHell Everyone,
Finally put all my notes from my various playtesting sessions together. I now have a prototype for MERGER ready (attached to this post) which I can further playtest and refine and add flavour. This is very bare bones, not at all resembling the final product. It's enough to make a character, and get a general idea of the gameplay loop. You'll have to fill in a lot of the details yourself.
I'm happy with the core mechanics. It feels difficult, and in the later g...
2021-11-18 00:10:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, we got there.
MERGER funded in a little under 36 hours on Kickstarter. Wow. What a load off my shoulders that is, haha. Phew. Gosh. Woof.
OKAY. Well, thanks for everyone who supported the project or shared it around. Like I said, y'all will be getting the digital edition when I publish in the next few months. Folks at the $10 tier will have their name in the book under the credits.
If you want to see more about MEGER, check out the link below:
Hey folks,
Well here it is. Do or die time. MERGER is now live on Kickstarter. Y'all will get the prototype sometime this month, and the digital edition when it's ready, sometime in January.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/merger-0?ref=3i9eca
I'm running around trying to make sure as many people as possible see the Kickstarter, so I'll be brief he...
2021-11-10 17:41:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Another trailer for MERGER, kickstarting tomorrow.
Big shout outs to fellow RPG dev Adam Bucceri for putting in the work to make these videos. I'll post the full one here tomorrow when the Kickstarter goes live.
2021-11-09 22:52:23 +0000 UTC View Post
They are the largest organisms on the planet.
We are their fingers.
We are their cells.
We are their teeth.
It's just two days away.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/merger-0
2021-11-09 00:31:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Agents!
Finished up Mission Marginalia, my first supplement for External Containment Bureau. It's got 3 missions, 3 objects of power, and 4 new paranormal powers. Also, check out that layout! Not bad eh?
It's available now on itch.io and DriveThruRPG.
And as my patrons you can 2021-11-04 20:57:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Just wanted to let you know what I'm planning for this month in terms of releases and projects.
As you may or may not know SideQuest 2021 is now happening. It's a community initiative to see tabletop developer's crowdfunding projects get some love, outside organized corporate events like ZineQuest. You can check out all the projects by following that link, there are lots of neat games from solo RPGs to supp...
2021-11-02 00:32:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Suits,
Like the title says MERGER, my solo RPG about literal corporate monsters is coming to Kickstarter in a little over 2 weeks. Check out the preview page to sign up. That way you can get an email when it goes live, also seeing that number go up makes me happy. Also, for being my patrons you get a special preview image of the game, check it in the images above.
While I've coll...
2021-10-25 20:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey Agents!
Today I have a prototype of a supplement for all you patrons. Marginalia is a series of three missions and a few optional paranormal powers for External Containment Bureau. I made these for the Redacted Materials Jam currently happening on itch.io.
You can find the prototype attached to th...
2021-10-21 23:44:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
So, some of you may have already noticed some changes around here and I wanted to go through everything all at once so we're all on the same page.
First up, I'm having a sale on all my games for the rest of October. You can find those details here.
But if you're reading this post then that might be moot because I've changed all the reward tiers. Every patron now gets...
2021-10-15 18:38:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Scoundrels,
Excited to share with you all the cover image for my hack of External Containment Bureau. This was done by Galen Pejeau, a fellow indie developer and artist. It's better than I could have ever imagined.
I'm currently working on refining the rules for the game. I did a playtest a few months back and wasn't happy with it, so now I'm redesigning the core mechanics. It's been very promising so far. I can't for everyone else to get an opportunity to beat the dev...
2021-10-15 00:37:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Readers!
Novel Story was going to be my second entry into the Lost and Found game jam, but I ran out of time. I also commissioned some cover art for this one and I think it looks amazing. Leah Mitchell did a great job and more people should commission her work.
In this game you tell the story and history of a novel. You d...
2021-10-13 19:34:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
Little teaser today which I already hinted at on Twitter but I'll go into more detail today for all you patrons.
I'm gonna be hosting my first Kickstarter this November. It'll be part of SideQuest2021, which is kinda like Zinequest except it's organized and supported by a community of indie devs rather than Kickstarter. My goal is to fund a small run of physical ...
2021-10-07 23:40:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello True Believers!
Schisms & Sacrilege, my single player game about making a religion and seeing how it changes over time, is out! I'll be messaging $5+ patrons soon with their access link. This was a fun little exercise in hacking a new system, and I can already tell I'm gonna return to the Lost and Found SRD for more inspiration down the road.
I'm gonna spend the rest of the week work...
2021-09-29 20:35:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey storytellers!
Would you look at this, another prototype! Attached to this post is Novel Story, another submission for the Lost & Found game jam happening right now on itch. This one is about tracking the life of a novel from creation to popularity and adaptation. You take on the role of a certain character who is passionate about the novel: a fan, teacher, biographer, etc. and write the story of it's life through their eyes.
No art for this one yet, I've commissioned an ar...
2021-09-24 20:29:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello believers,
I hope September is treating you well. I've been good. I'm working on two games for the Lost & Found game jam. The first, Schisms & Sacrilege is a game about creating a religion and deciding how it changes over the centuries. The art above is public domain, made by Odilon Ridon, which I'll be using for the cover art. You can find a copy of the prototype attached to this post, available fo...
2021-09-22 02:25:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey envoys!
Finished a major update for Spooky Action at a Distance, my solo journaling game about first contact with alien life. I changed the layout and look of the rules, added a few more prompts, and added new cover art by artist Francita! It's also semi-ready to be printed as a zine, which is a neat thing to think about.
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Hey folks,
Just released a free essay/advice/RPG shitpost about running Blades in the Dark. Submitted it to the Lessons from the Dark jam. I call it FINE BLUEPRINTS and you can find a copy attached to this post as well as on itch.io and 2021-08-31 00:08:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Agents,
Well, it's finally done. External Containment Bureau, the paranormal game of solving mysteries and fighting bureaucracy, is out. You can pick up a digital copy at the links below. Physical copies will be mailed to Kickstarter backers shortly. If you didn't back the Kickstarter, or lived outside North America and couldn't, you might be able to pick up a physical copy in the future. We're talking with distributors, but no promises there.
Good to see this out in the wor...
2021-08-06 20:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks!
Itch is doing another Creator Day today! Basically itch doesn't take a cut from any sale on itch for 24 hours, so itch creator's get to keep all of their revenue.
Instead of doing a sale like I did last time, I've joined a few bundles other folks have put together. This is a great time to get some of my games, other indie games, or just spread the word around!
2021-07-23 17:45:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Been a busy month for me. Spent a little while sorting out what the back half of this year is going to look like.
I've got the Synthicide rulebook, which successfully Kickstarted recently and I'll start working on in the next few weeks.
I've got Neon Black which I'm planning to Kickstart at the end of the year.
I've officially started writing a bit of content for Slugblaster, a game about t...
2021-07-23 00:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostHey Folks!
I wanted to shout out a few more co-op bundles I'm part of.
First off is the Independent's Day Bundle. 9 RPGs including Nasty, Brutish & Long all for 50%-off. It's slightly more expensive than most indie bundles, but a neat experiment to see if that sort of thing can help indie developers make more money. Also it only lasts until the end of the long weekend!
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