ANN: Manticore 0.5-beta1 released
Manticore 0.5-beta1 has been released, with an overhauled codebase, and a number of small UI improvements.
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2016
2015
Directors Handbook: Opposition Forces
More of the Dracula Dossier Director’s Handbook: Edom, Dracula, and others.
Directors Handbook: The 1894 Network
Continuing to read through the Dracula Dossier Director’s Handbook. This time the 1894 network and their descendants.
Directors Handbook: Eyes Only Briefing and Opening the Dossier
Initial thoughts on the first two sections of the Director’s Handbook for The Dracula Dossier.
The Dracula Dossier
First thoughts, and a reading order, for The Dracula Dossier for Night‘s Black Agents
2014
Introducing Manticore
Announcing Manticore, an web app for generating encounters for the 13th Age roleplaying game.
13th Age character creation
My weekly gaming group has begun playing 13th Age. This article contains some thoughts on the game’s character creation process.
Mouse Guard RPG 2nd edition coming
The Mouse Guard RPG is getting reprinted with a revised edition of the rules.
13th Age‘s most practical innovation
An initial reflection on ideas introduced in 13th Age.
2013
The Mouse Guard RPG scenario structure
Luke Crane and David Petersen’s Mouse Guard RPG introduces the concept of separate GM and player turns. This article takes a look at the ramifications of these turns in play.
Wisdom from The Mountain Witch
Collected resources for Timothy Kleinert's wonderful small press RPG The Mountain Witch.
2012
Silver screen Cthulhu
An assortment of thoughts about Shadows Over Filmland for the Trail of Cthulhu RPG.
Night's Black Agents: Vampires
A worked example of an alien vampire type for the spy-thriller role-playing game Night's Black Agents by Kenneth Hite.
Night's Black Agents
A review of vampire spy-thriller role-playing game Night's Black Agents by Kenneth Hite.
The Dying of St Margaret's
A review of Graham Walmsley's first purist scenario for Trail of Cthulhu.
2011
The Apocalypse Machine
A detailed review of The Apocalypse Machine, Graham Walmsley's post apocalypse setting toolkit for Trail of Cthulhu.
The Book of the Smoke
A review of Pelgrane Press's companion to the campaign frame The Bookhounds of London for players and keepers.
Bookhounds of London
A review of Bookhounds of London, a campaign frame for Trail of Cthulhu by Kenneth Hite.
2010
Mutant City Blues
Shadows over Filmland
The Dance in the Blood
2009
The Haunting
Notes on having running the classic Call of Cthulhu scenarion The Haunting.