May 14, 2013

W20 On Sale Now!

You might remember that my 2012 was pretty much defined by one book: Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition. I put a hell of a lot of words into that book, and ended up developer for the resurrected Werewolf line.

It’s now available from DriveThruRPG in PDF and Print on Demand versions. The Kickstarter-exclusive deluxe versions will take a little longer to come through since they’re a traditional print run, but the book’s available now!

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April 18, 2013

Games for Good Deeds

I’ve got some spare books going as a result of Conpulsion: three copies of Æternal Legends and one of BLACK SEVEN. I don’t want to just sell them, because DriveThruRPG, Indie Press Revolution, and Lulu already do that for me.

Instead, I’m going to give them away. Inspired by all around fantastic human being Avery Alder, you can get one by doing good deeds.

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April 16, 2013

Free Game for @Conpulsion People

Conpulsion was pretty damn fantastic. I got to meet a number of people who I’ve only known online up to now and really reconnect with the Scottish gaming scene. I’m fired up and ready to go. Nothing to do with drinking that much Red Bull, oh no.

One of the side effects of meeting so many people was giving out cards so they’ve got my email address without having to write it down (yes, I’m sad enough to have business cards). Now, I know that’s kinda old-fashioned, especially among gamers, so I’ve got a way to make those cards useful to you.

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March 28, 2013

Activity

As I mention over on the W20 Blog, the Editing Pass of Doom™ is done on W20: Changing Breeds. Which is nice. What’s next?

Apotheosis Drive X is coming along nicely. At time of writing, it needs just another $1000 to see Topher Gerkey’s Apotheosis of the Rose: Princess Drive X funded. After that, the funds go towards funding my own Guardians of Steel. I’m working on the outline for that now and realising that what started as a system for gaming robot toys punching the crap out of each other has a surprising depth and nuance when taken beyond the initial spectacle. Reading the old Grant Morrison Zoids comics really helped with that. The initial pitch is below the cut, but my ideas are racing at the mo.

Also, I’ll be a guest at Conpulsion up here in Edinburgh, running Werewolf20 and BLACK SEVEN. The con will feature an exclusive sneak preview of the Skinner SAS (“exclusive” assuming it doesn’t come out between now and then, anyway) that I’m running as a prize in the charity auction.

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March 22, 2013

Kickstarter: Apotheosis Drive X

Apotheosis Drive X is:

The first mecha RPG powered by Fate Core.
A high drama, high action game with a philosophical and humanist bent.
Using a system of “generations” to represent vast technological advances that come quicker and quicker each time.
Focused on epic mecha battles. This is not Fate: The Tactical Wargame.

Beyond on Sale

I’ve put together a fully laid out version of Beyond. It’s now on sale through DriveThruRPG. The original text version will remain online indefinitely, this version is fully laid-out. If you enjoy Beyond and want to say “thank you” with money, please consider buying this version.

If you need me to sell you on it some more, Beyond is what happens when you take all the ideas behind Through and condense it down to two A4 pages. You do lose a couple of things in the translation:

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