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Just wanted to prove that I'm putting those Patreon dollars to good use :P

(it's for a good cause, I'm putting together a bundle to support indie devs and thought I would use the latest 2024-12-13 00:08:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Poster of cover art for The 55

Got some posters of the cover art printed for the Kickstarter for The 55.

Gotta say I really like how these came out. I think I really nailed the art here. It’s hard to see sometimes but I...

Blood and Tears Concept Page

Hey vamps,

A friend of mine gifted me a pack of blackletter fonts and ornaments so I decided to riff on an idea for a vampire game I've had on the back burner for a little while now.

I'...

Escape the Kronos Preview Image Version 3 Final FINAL

Hey Survivors,

I hear Backer Kit is doing a cool promo thing next year.

Something about pocket-sized games?

Would be a shame if your favourite indie game designer took that card g...

Places to Smoke

Hey folks,

For a little while now I thought it would be cool to do a little zine of poetry and photos about all the places I got to have a cigarette, maybe accompanied by some prose or poetry...

Escape the Kronos Released

Hey space cadets,

My play in hand card game Escape the Kronos is out today! A spooky game for a ...

Escape the Kronos Finished

Hey Sole Survivors,

I've been messing around with card game design for a while now, and I was just recently introduced to the idea of "play in hand" card games. These are games where you have...

Punk Magic

So I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with the Magic: the Gathering for well... most of my adult life. I play commander games every month or so. I played Magic: Arena a lot for a few year...

Untitled Escape the Alien Card Game

Hey Gamers,

So I decided to celebrate the end of the Fire in the Spires Kickstarter by...

Making a completely different game?

This is one of those "play in hand" solo games? Basic...

10th Kickstarter

Hey folks,

Just wanted to say thank you. Fire in the Spires is my 10th Kickstarter as Not Writing Games and I couldn't have done it without the constant support of my patrons. You literally k...

The Third Hand

Hey Mages,

In the midst of the madness that is running and setting up the Fire in the Spires Kickstarter, I gave myself some time to make a supplement to one of my favourite solo games: Two-H...

It Drinks Light: The Origins of the Xenomorph and Loading Ready Run's Heat Death

OR

How the most interesting answers to the questions Ridley Scott keeps asking are not in his movies

Hey Spacers,

Today I have something a little bit different. A bit of nonficti...

Fire in the Spires Preview

Hey Rebels,

The preview page for Fire in the Spires just went live this morning.&nbs...

Fire in the Spires Preview

Hey Rebels,

Starting to put together some preview spreads for the (rebranded) Fire in the Spires.

Fire in the Towers Cover Image preview

Hey Rebels,

Working on my first sequel.

If you're a fan of A Torch in the Dark, my single player dungeon crawler, you're gonna want to pay attention to this one.

...

Operative and Pledge Playbook Updates

Hey Scoundrels,

About 4-ish years ago I made some fan playbooks for Blades in the Dark and Scum & Villainy. I just recently updated these with some new layout, fixing some wording on some...

The 55 Released and Slugblaster GOTY Edition

Hey Cyberpunks,

Sorry for the radio silence this month. I've been heads down on lots of work and life stuff recently, without much to show for you fine folks.

That said however, today I...

Recommendations!

Hey folks!

Patreon just added a neat feature where creators can recommend other creators to their fans. So I wanted to highlight some other people on this site whose work I think you would en...

Thinking About Stretch Goals

Stretch goals in things like Kickstarters feel a bit weird to me.

'Cause like, if you've done this long enough you already know that your funding goal can't be your actual funding goal. It's ...

THE 55 now on Kickstarter

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Here's a link where you can all download the work in...

Fealty Released & Patreon Poll Results!

Hey folks!

Today is the release day for Fealty, the game of courtly drama I made with Galen Pejeau.

2024-07-01 19:56:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Spreads for The 55

Hey Cyberpunks,

Another special treat for you. Here are... all the work in progress spreads for THE 55, at least the ones I'm posting to the Kickstarter page next week.

Did you know I'm...

Welcome to Stack # 95563

Hey Cyberpunks,

Spent most of the day doing an in-universe welcome page for THE 55. This will come right after the plain introduction telling you what the zine is about and how to use it, and...

THE 55 Coming to Kickstarter

Hey folks,

The preview page for THE 55, my supplement for the CY_BORG rpg is now live. The campaign will begin in early July and will include digital downloads, a full colour printed zine, an...

Patron Poll 2024 Edition

Hey Patrons!

Told you we'd be talking again real soon! :D

For the rest of the month I'll be running a poll for you all to decide on one of the games I'll work on this year! Whichever op...

DIE-ATONIC and KILLSTREAMS Beta Released!

EDIT: Looks like there was an issue with folks claiming the games on itch. I accidentally set the currency wrong, but it should be fixed now! Sorry!

He...

KILLSTREAMS Prototype

Hey Cyberpunks,

Attached to this post you will find the rules and printable cards for KILLSTREAMS: a single player cyberpunk card game. Play cards of the same type to beat a variety of encoun...

KILLSTREAMS Preview

Hey Subscribers,

Here's an exclusive preview of the rules for that cyberpunk card game I've been talking about. Thinking I'll call it KILLSTREAMS, a solo game about infiltrating corporate pro...

KILLOTINE card game preview

Hey again cool cyberpunks,

In my last patron-exclusive update I talked about a card game I was working on.

Well, here's a preview of some of the cards! It's a single player cyberpunk s...

Die-Atonic Synthwave

Hey Cool Cyberpunks,

Working on the 2nd edition of Die-Atonic today, the synthwave version. Comes with a bunch of good cyberpunk vibes and details, and a whole other set of recommended music ...