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WASTED: Post-Apocalyptic REWIRED

Yes, I wrote this because I’ve been gushing fanboy for Mad Max: Fury Road.  Honestly though I’ve been kicking these thoughts around any time I fire up Fallout or Borderlands. Regardless, I present to...

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WHITE STAR: A Rambling Review

I have a curse where every time I say “I don’t need another OSR game!” I open up my wallet and acquire another one. White Star is written by James M. Spahn and released by Barrel Rider Games. The gist...

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WHITE STAR: Expert Skills (Hack)

I can appreciate the simplicity of White Star. Having spent quite a bit of time enjoying Redbox/Rules Cyclopedia D&D, I actually tend to prefer the older “basic” games than later era editions. And...

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[WHITE STAR]: 5 Quick & Dirty Supplement Reviews

I’ve been enjoying the hell out of White Star. And one of the solid strengths of it is the amazing community and third-party support that is running with it. Today’s post is looking at five different...

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State of the Grenade: Summer 2015

Just a bit of an update for projects we’re working on over here.   Sigil & Shadow The game is getting closer and closer to being ready. There’s been some hefty revisions to how certain parts of the...

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Recycling “Scorn of the God-Eaters”

Revisiting my old fantasy setting ideas in a new way — using the Cypher System Rulebook.   Last month, forRead More →

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Sigil & Shadow: The Road Ahead

So first off, I’d like to announce a change of plans: Sigil & Shadow is going to be the firstRead More →

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Sigil & Shadow: Public Play Test is LIVE!

It’s finally here! Click the above image to go the download page!   The play test is the game inRead More →

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Sigil & Shadow: Seasoned to Flavor

A lot of folks ask what the mechanic differences between Sigil & Shadow and other d00Lite games are. The bulk of theRead More →

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Drivin’ Devilian — Sigil & Shadow Session Report

It’s January, 1985. Two brothers are cruising the winding rounds near the Rocky Mountains. One of them is Jason Devilian,Read More →

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[WHITE STAR] My House Rules (Dec 2015)

Originally meant to share this as a doc over Google Drive, but apparently something is borked with linking via G+. ARead More →

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Sigil & Shadow To-Do List

Dumping this here so folks following the project know what I’m currently working on / looking at with Sigil & Shadow. ItRead More →

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Recycling “Scorn of the God-Eaters”

Revisiting my old fantasy setting ideas in a new way — using the […]

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Sigil & Shadow: The Road Ahead

So first off, I’d like to announce a change of plans: Sigil & […]

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Spring Break Update: The Patchwork Manifesto

I told you guys I wouldn’t be sitting on my thumbs during the […]

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CarPG: A Universal RPG Framework by Matt Bryant

CarPG: A Universal Framework. Appropriate for Road Trips & at The Table by […]

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Using CarPG for Play-By-Post

First off, if you haven’t seen it yet: CarPG is a new diceless rules-lite RPG framework written by my buddy Matt Bryant (the guy behind Main Sequence.)  While he designed it  as a game to play on road...

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Comic Action Remix: A One-Page Supers Hack for CarPG!

Comic Action Remix is a free one-page hack of CarPG aimed at super heroic action in the style of popular comic books and Saturday morning cartoons. The base idea here is to focus mainly on the...

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Rota Fortunae: A Simple Fantasy RPG Framework

A fantasy re-working of the CarPG System.

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Frequently (Non) Asked Questions: The Patchwork Manifesto

Perhaps as an exercise in narcissism, I’m going to ask questions that nobody has ever asked me about my upcoming rpg system: The Patchwork Manifesto. That said, I figured it’d be a fun way to talk...

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