Hostile Sun Playtest: Alchemy System

The latest Under a Hostile Sun playtest was a success! I was able to teach my players the new alchemy system and they enjoyed its versatility and ease of use (whilst still keeping the system on guardrails). We also confirmed that the new movement norms (higher move rates for each archetype, use of squares instead […]

Hostile Sun Playtest: Scandal on Demeter VI

The tabletop RPG I am developing, Under a Hostile Sun just had its first recorded playtest (the game as a whole and individual mechanics from it have been tested prior to this one). My good friends Arwynn, Amara and Dennis had a great time testing this system and I hope clicking through this video makes […]

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 […]

Under a Hostile Sun Trailer

My RPG of space survival, resource management and creature taming now has a trailer! Be sure to give it a watch and a Thums Up so I may have favor with the Great Deity Algo Rhy Thm and share Under a Hostile Sun with others. Core Rulebook, Creative Commons Open Game SRD, player aids and […]

Black Flag Playtest: Initial Reaction

Building A Black Flag Character The first PDF playtest of project Black Flag provides the basic rules of Character Creation. Classes aren’t released yet so you need to import one from a compatible system. If you are familiar with making RPG characters this will be familiar territory for you. Key Differences Lineage and Heritage One’s […]

Regarding the Recent Allegations

The Martian Muckraker would like to vehemently deny that we, any of the aliens we represent, or any of our subsidiaries and allies were involved in the four* unidentified aerial objects recently sighted in Earthling atmospheric space. When asked for comment C’therax, Editor and Chief of the Muckraker, calmly stated “WE SWEAR WE DIDN’T DO […]

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! […]

Cogent RPG by Shad and Jazza

Some exciting news – Shad (of Shadiversity and giant sword making extraordinaire) and Jazza of the famed art Youtube channel have released an open game system – the Cogent RPG. The ruleset can be found for free online. My players at the East Bay Martian Society have not yet been able to playtest but we […]

Cartoons, Photoshop and More, Oh my!

Hey friends – just a quick update on Under a Hostile Sun. Several images not included in the original publication have been added and more are on the way. These include digital image assets made with Adobe Photoshop and Unsplash (two examples of these shared above and below), cartoons made with Adobe Fresco and two […]