No One Wants My Quiche

Hey all – a few weeks ago I got to try out the new Horizon Framework, with the author GMing. Here is Episode II of the playtest. See the Horizon Framework on Role HERE!

Coming soon to Vtt

Hello All – I have been looking into ways to get the game up on Virtual Tabletops and have some exciting news! PlayRole.Com I just submitted the game to PlayRole.Com. Will let you know when it has gone through the system and is available for purchase. Getting the game there will get you access to […]

Under a Hostile Sun

Under a Hostile Sun is a new tabletop RPG where your enemy isn’t the monsters – it’s the very environment itself. The galaxy recently had a great upheaval. Now many, seeking to escape corrupt local governors and war-ravished worlds, are desperately taking to space exploration. It’s a hope for a better life. But at a cost. The […]

10 out of 10!!!

While I am sure the ETs out there are laughing at us, in all seriousness it is amazing that we can get a functional skyscraper to fly now. Very excited to see where SpaceX goes. Who knows, maybe explorers like those in Under a Hostile Sun are possible. Congrats @SpaceX team on an exciting test […]

Cogent Playtest

As mentioned earlier on this blog Shadiversity and Jazza have released an Open Game RPG Framework called Cogent. I recently was able to playtest it out with some friends. I also got to try out Owlbear Rodeo. Thoughts on Owlbear Overall, Owlbear is great . . . but not for dicepool systems. At least in […]

Black Flag Playtest 1: results

The Lab Rats Escaped! The theme of the one-shot I ran revolved around an alchemist who “generously” agreed to build a sewer system for the city where he had his workshop. Soon pollution is starting to seep out and strange creatures started attacking. Our newly created Black Flag heroes had to work together to stop […]

Dev Log: We Solve it With Science!

We Solve It With SCIENCE I added a section to Under a Hostile Sun on the ways the currency system can allow for creative solutions for problems, and a table that gives guidance on how much a potion for different problems should cost. I added this to the Creative Commons SRD as well. The resource currency […]

Dungeons and Dragons Remains, the World’s Greatest RPG

I really wish I had more time right now to make a great blog post. But I am running off for the weekend – but would like to say – D&D will now remain, forever, an open game. The Creative Commons License now licenses the ENTIRE 5.1 SRD. The original OGL remains in effect too! […]

The Value of Unmonetized Culture

Many have made the case that this new “OGL” is an attempt to ensure the maximum profitability of WotC’s tabletop being developed. This helped me realize that this OGL problem is a symptom of a much larger problem, one bigger than WotC or even the ttRPG industry. In a monetized world, unmonetized culture can be […]

Open for who?

The week has brought several bits of good news. Nonetheless I am very concerned about the future of the tabletop community, both in ways that are being discussed and in ways that, at least as I have encountered so far, are not. Particularly around one of WotC’s excuses. WotC already has recourse One of the […]