As you can see from the picture above, my MacBook Pro’s logic board and graphic card are pretty overcooked. The boy’s 7 years old, and I’ve been definitely milking its chips for all they were worth. It’s now time to get a new computer.
THE BAD
- Well, obviously, much of the money I had saved to commission some art for Fabula Ultima will go towards purchasing the new PC. This will be a Desktop PC, no longer a laptop.
- The pacing of content updates ...
2018-10-16 10:01:00 +0000 UTC
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What the title says! And I know "creature creation" sounds kinda repetitive, but I don't want to call these "enemies" or "monsters"... :( got any suggestions for a better section title?
2018-10-11 18:33:46 +0000 UTC
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Hi!
Just today I had a fun idea - as a reward for all $3+ patrons, I'd love to work together with you and create a monster for the Fabula Ultima bestiary section. I have a list of critters I intend to write stats for - especially focused around the first 40 levels or so, which will likely be the most played - but I think it'd be really cool to feature some community-created creatures.
So, if you are interested, please send me a message with a short creature concept. Some...
2018-10-05 19:41:26 +0000 UTC
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Heyyyy y'all!
Back at you with another section of the book. This time we deal with spells, how to cast them, and how to create custom magical effects outside of the ones granted by the various classes.
The playtest sessions I had a chance to run in Milan really highlighted several flaws and problems; they also prompted me to rewrite a rather generous portion of the rules - some spells, classes and core mechanics have been altered thanks to that precious insight.
Now, this is...
2018-10-01 12:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Fabula Ultima sarà giocabile per la prima volta in occasione del 5° DGI Birthday presso la casa dei giochi UESM di Milano!
L'evento dedicato è accessibile qui su facebook.
La demo (per 3-5 giocatori, con materiale in italiano) consisterà di due parti: la creazione del mondo e del gruppo di gioco, con personaggi parzialmente predefiniti, seguita poi dall'inizio delle vostre avventure!
Qui sot...
2018-09-17 17:18:11 +0000 UTC
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To celebrate these first four months of patron support - you guys have been awesome and I'm really grateful - here's the biggest Previously Published title: my OSR adventure set during Sengoku Japan, Grudge Immortal.
As of now, only one party managed to survive the module: and I hope it will give your group a fun evening or two. It is designed for compatibility with Lamentations of the Flame Princess, which can be acquired for free 2018-09-01 06:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey! A quick post to showcase some of my current work on Zodiac Echoes, the first in a series of small(ish), single-session role playing games which make use of cards to allow for faster gameplay and character creation.
You'll be glad to know that playtest materials for this game are pretty much complete - however, I had to do them in Italian first, since I'll be bringing the game to my local game club week after week, and not everyone is comfortable with English (I know I kno...
2018-08-16 11:01:45 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone! Just wanted to wish all of you a happy summer holiday (and buon ferragosto to all Italians!), plus a couple updates!
- I’m in the process of re-designing some of Fabula Ultima’s core rules - specifically the mechanical relevance of Promises between characters. Expect the next Fabula post to be about core rules.
- I’m catching up with several anime I hadn’t watched - Tokyo Ghoul, Darling in the Franxx, Fate (Unlimited Bladeworks, Apocrypha) to nam...
2018-08-13 10:38:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello! First of all, here's the new (and likely final, but let's not be too hasty) logo for Fabula Ultima. It's dreamy, and green-blue, and JRPGish... and I'm pretty happy with it, but I'd really love to hear your thoughts.
However, the meat of this post is... the Eight Pillars! What's that about? Gimme a sec!
Basically, the world in which your Fabula Ultima adventures will take place is not predetermined: its cities, regions, realms, de...
2018-07-30 12:00:01 +0000 UTC
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YAY! The full version of Blood Red Blossoms is finally available!
The download includes character sheets, game sheet (basically your rules reference) and the scenario sheet (mainly meant for the GM, deals with how you prepare and subsequently run a session).
Just as always, I'm eager for your thoughts and feedback - and ready to answer any questions or needs for clarification.
Can't wait for you guys to play...
2018-07-23 09:28:21 +0000 UTC
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Heya!
Here's a new Previously Published title for you hunter and shaman patrons! This was a bit of an experiment, not to mention my first microgame involving a foldable tryptic brochure (with Seppuku and Blood Red Blossoms following in its footsteps).
Its approach is fast and pretty simple, leaning towards one-shots (or two-session games). The overall "mood" is much in the vein of IPs such as Ghost in th...
2018-07-09 11:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi! If you're thinking "hey, that logo looks suspiciously like a JRPG logo" you're... very right!
Fabula Ultima is a big project of mine, one you'll be able to see from its early stages (which is to say, the current state of the game) to its completion (hopefully within a reasonable time)
So what's gonna happen? Well, first of all each patron (vanguard, hunter and shaman) gain access to a special driv...
2018-07-02 16:41:45 +0000 UTC
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Over the course of this year's Free RPG Day event in Milano I had a chance to play Blood Red Blossoms with two of you patrons, Eric Hulfsson and Fabio Succi Cimentini. A couple days ago I played the game again, with two of my friends.
Things have gone pretty smooth: the rules work, the tension is there, and the Fate mechanic does what it is meant to do - specifically, it causes people to hurt themselves now in order to win future conflicts. Sim...
2018-06-25 14:10:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
Here I am, excited to share another PreviouslyPublished title with you, lovely Hunters and Shamans: it's Wonders Wild & Deep!
Those of you who already familiarized themselves with Partizan will probably notice the similarities between the two; indeed, Partizan is sort of an "expanded, less OSR-focused" version of this game.
However, Wonders Wild & Deep is a ...
2018-06-11 12:53:22 +0000 UTC
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Greetings, travelers!
Here's a new goodie for you: the full print files for my dark fantasy deckbuilding game, Guilds of Coldstone! Below you can find downloads for the rulebook (which some of you might already be familiar with), plus the Tavern and Quest cards (including their backs).
2018-05-24 15:50:20 +0000 UTC
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What's up, Y'all?
Just wanted to drop a micro update about a couple different things:
First of all, version 1.0 of my unofficial, non commercial Dark Souls tabletop RPG is complete!
This bad boy can finally hit your table - you can download the core book and all necessary sheets and handouts for free here:
2018-05-17 17:02:11 +0000 UTC
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So, I found the time to put together a sheet for BRB... and decided to share it with you people! Do keep in mind that things might change as I playtest the game, but you can already see where the game is going from the .pdf below :) It will take a while for this to be release-able tho!
The sheets are designed in a way that is similar to Broken Binary and Seppuku, which is to say they can be folded to give them an "exorcism slip"-like appearance.
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2018-05-09 17:01:00 +0000 UTC
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While the next Patreon release will be Guilds of Coldstone, I’m doing a dramatic overhaul of Blood Red Blossoms, my Blades in the Dark hack inspired by Japanese myth.
You’ll soon be able to see more!
2018-05-07 17:57:51 +0000 UTC
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Heya! You guys did it!
Here's the first game released through this Patreon: Partizan, a grim fantasy roleplaying game influenced by works such as Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Burning Wheel, Blades in the Dark and Berserk.
It is a very "compact" game, taking a total of 5 pages + a character sheet, but trust me when I say it can keep you playing for a good while.
I am looking forward to hearing your opinions and receiving feedback - an advantage of the .pdf format is ...
2018-05-02 11:08:37 +0000 UTC
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Hello! I know that Patreon has yet to charge you guys, but I still wanted to give you something as thanks for the support and enthusiasm you have shown! :)
Here's one of my previously published titles, Midnight: Tales from the Timeless City. I'll also take this opportunity to introduce a special tag, PreviouslyPublished, which will mark all posts related to contents made avai...
2018-04-29 18:03:20 +0000 UTC
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Heya!
Since some of you might have only recently discovered my work, I wanted to provide a list of everything I've done in the past years - together with the appropriate links.
Consider this sort of an anthology-checklist!
Hope you all are having a nice day!
I really have to thank all of you for the trust and enthusiasm you are showing... and figured a good way to do that was to share the rules of Guilds of Coldstone! As I mentioned before, it is a deckbuilding game (2 to 4 players).
Needless to say, the Patrons list on the last page will be updated with any newcomers that join us before the release of the full game (but it didn't feel right not to include it).
Once again, than...
2018-04-22 10:16:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi! Thought you'd like to take a look at the first two items which will be made available to you!
- Partizan, a grim fantasy tabletop roleplaying game (and yes, the name is a bit of a pun involving two other games whose titles draw inspiration from heavy melee weapons).
- Guilds of Coldstone, a deckbuilding card game set in a fantasy frontier city. To get a physical copy you will simply need to bring the .pdf files to a print shop!
P...
2018-04-20 15:28:23 +0000 UTC
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