Hey folks!
So I recently acquired a copy of Affinity Publisher and I'm working on converting my games to that program so I can put something together that looks better than my efforts in Google Docs. Story Time Frames was my first game I published using that program, and now I've updated Spooky Action at a Distance<...
2020-06-20 05:07:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
So, with all the demonstrations happening in the USA and across the world now seems like a bad time to try to promo a game I made. But I also want to make sure that my patrons are given something for their continued support each month when I can. So I'm just gonna put the link here, send $5+ patrons. It's a little rules-light game about telling stories with your friends over social media, it's...
2020-05-31 21:26:23 +0000 UTC View PostDear Valued Customer,
I hope you and yours are doing well in this troubling time. I am writing to info--
Nope, couldn't keep that charade up.
So! A wee update for you all.
I submitted Neon Black to my first choice of publisher earlier this week. Today I heard back from them and they basically said, "No thanks, but..."
They sent me over an extensive list of suggestions and critical feedback on the manuscript. They would like to see th...
2020-05-30 05:44:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello my neon-lit friends,
Neon Black is now text complete. What does that mean? Well as of right now, there are no major updates or missing pieces in Neon Black. Everything I want in the rules is present and accounted for. There may be fixes and updates in the future but as of right now everything that I've ever had on the to-do list to add to the game is completed. Does this mean the game is finished? No. I would like to hire people to work on my game to make it better: artists,...
2020-05-24 06:54:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks,
So Patreon has decided they need to follow local tax laws, and therefore starting July 1st, there will be a tax on pledges that provide tangible benefits (physical and digital goods). The exact tax rate changes based on where you live, but it's between 5% and 15% in most cases.
This will likely make my pledge tiers slightly more expensive, since I give tangible benefits at each tier. I don't plan on changing this to avoid this tax. I like giving somethi...
2020-05-13 20:19:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
I have a new game prototype for you all to enjoy! This is something I've been experimenting with on Facebook, Discord, and Twitter and I've been really pleased with the results. I was originally going to post this on itch.io BUT the folks at Game and a Curry are looking for submission for an anthology of games that can be played during the pandemic. I thought this game wou...
2020-04-26 23:24:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks!
Above is my submission for the Open Mic Aid Zine, a compilation of art, photos, games, and writing raising money for the Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation, a nonprofit based in the USA currently distributing funds directly to restaurant workers laid off from their jobs. I wanted to share what I wrote with you, my patrons, because you deserve good anti-capitalist poetry in you...
2020-04-07 22:53:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Psst, hey friends! Over here!
Beneath the stone spiral staircase, it's me! Shhhh! This is just for you and me right now.
A Torch in the Dark has been released. It's an early version but it is fully playable and really badasss. You can kill undead kings and steal their stuff and you don't have to go outside. It is pretty rad and VERY SOCIALIST.
Shit, sorry. Shh!
I'm no...
2020-03-30 02:21:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey folks,
First of all, I want to thank my new patrons who joined this month, as well as anyone who has purchased my games on itch this last week. Thank you. I was laid off earlier this week, so was my roommate, and about half the people living in my building. I have no idea what the future looks like right now, but you are giving me the security I need to face it. I have no intention of letting my creative work fall to...
2020-03-23 21:55:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello delvers,
Well, in designing Riot in the Stars, my science fiction solo RPG, I started obsessing over a different sort of experience. Something grim and claustrophobic, and very reminiscent of games like The Darkest Dungeon, Diablo, or Slay the Spire. Some part of my brain was telling me that if I wanted to get a better handle on the mechanics of Riot I should make something small.
Something dark.
Something diabolical.
So I'm making a solo dungeo...
2020-03-15 22:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post This is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the
This is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the
This is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the
This is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game...
2020-03-06 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game...
2020-03-05 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game...
2020-03-04 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game, so t...
2020-03-03 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game, so t...
2020-03-02 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game, so t...
2020-03-01 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis is part of a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game, so the results of the rolls might not line up to the version available now. However I still think this is a neat example of the kinds of stories that can be told with this game.
Session 1
Ro...
2020-02-29 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a short story I wrote using my solo RPG, Spooky Action at a Distance. This was generated using an earlier version of the game, so the results of the rolls might not line up to the version available now. However I still think this is a neat example of the kinds of stories that can be told with this game.
Session 0
First Contact 2020-02-28 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons,
Just wanted to give a general update as we move into March.
Work on Riot in the Stars continues. I've made several changes to the original prototype and I'm really happy with how the game is coming together. I'm hoping to have an early access/beta version ready sometime next month when I'll release it on itch.io and for all $10+ backers.
I've also started to make some preliminary notes on a game I'm calling A Torch in the Dark, another single player game. ...
2020-02-28 01:36:18 +0000 UTC View PostThis will be the last of the Fall of Aldermark chapters for a while. Band of Blades is a cool RPG system but there's way too many moving parts for a solo playthrough. I really like the characters and story I've made so far, but I'd like to focus on other projects for a while.
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Valeria was hung over. The journey from the Kingfisher Knight’s cave was short and terrifying. No dead crossed their path, but the signs of them were everywhere. The grass was ye...
2020-02-18 06:26:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons!
Well, coming in at about 40 pages, here's my revised stab at Riot in the Stars, a sandbox style single player tabletop RPG where you can explore a science fiction universe. Most of the core mechanics are in, and there's basically one character and a few places to explore but it's enough to start playing the game and making changes.
You can find the pdf attached to this post.
I haven't made a character sheet yet, since that will likely change a lot until I can ge...
2020-02-12 06:01:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Rioters,
So earlier this month I was saying that I would be putting out another small $5 RPG about being an artificial intelligence. I'm putting that project on the back burner for now. Over the last few weeks, in addition to updating Neon Black, I've been working on Riot in the Stars, a much more substantial solo open world RPG.
I should have a prototype of this game ready in the next week or so, and folks it is a big one. I'm about half way done and it's 15 pages already. I'...
2020-02-01 00:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The dead were roaming the hills south of Plainsworth. Gada was preternaturally adept at knowing where and when they would appear. The Dar spy lead the Ghost Owls down the road out of town for a few hours before turning south into the wooded hills outside the town. They had camped for the night before zig-zagging between hunting trails and forging through brush, winding their way up and down the foothills as mountains loomed above them. Valeria and the others often saw tell-tale s...
2020-01-30 05:28:17 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a brand new update to Neon Black!
This update adds several new changes. For example there's a new special playbook, the HAUNT, which stands for Human Amalgamate United into Neuro-Telepresence. And yes I do love tortured acronyms.
There’s also new factions, several updates for the Technology chapter, and slightly different rules for recovery.
2020-01-29 11:09:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe Legion stood in formation in the middle of their previous camp at the western front. They were ready to march, heading north to the nearby town of Plainsworth. Food, bullets, and other supplies had been loaded onto horse-drawn carts. The banners of each squad hung in the air above them. Before their order to march, Commander Blas had climbed onto the back of one of the carts and addressed the Legion.
“Last night I received information from one of the Karl’s personal advis...
2020-01-25 07:08:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Valeria put her shoulder to the door of the church of Mattiar and shoved with everything she had. Arun and the twins joined her and inch by painstaking inch the old wood began to give way. She could make out the sound of benches and chairs protesting against the church's stone floor, someone had barricaded the entrance, hoping to find sanctuary with the Aldermani god. Valeria could have laughed at the irony of it, she was about to die because someone had fortified themselves agai...
2020-01-21 22:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Valeria put her shoulder to the door of the church of Mattiar and shoved with everything she had. Arun and the twins joined her and inch by painstaking inch the old wood began to give way. She could make out the sound of benches and chairs protesting against the church's stone floor, someone had barricaded the entrance, hoping to find sanctuary with the Aldermani god. Valeria could have laughed at the irony of it, she was about to die because someone had fortified themselves agai...
2020-01-20 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post