fragments of a blue ruin
Vaarn is, of course, synonymous with the pointcrawl, generated via a dice drop map. But what if you want something different? What if you want to fill a hexcrawl instead? Don't worry, I have you covered. This is adapted from Luke Gearing's procedure from Wolves upon the Coast. If it's good enough for one of… Continue reading VAARN HEXFILL PROCEDURE
I have finally begun work on the illustrations for Vaults of Vaarn issue 4. I don't want to make any firm promises on how long this will take. I'm really rusty and realised that I've barely had a proper illustration schedule since I was doing stuff for the Deluxe Edition back in April 2022! So… Continue reading SKETCHBOOK: VoV #4 BESTIARY
Only two days remain to back my gigantic OSE mega-module The Shrike on Kickstarter! Just as a reminder, this book is over 67,000 words of quality dark fantasy adventure. It boasts smythsewn binding, 70 lb+ weight paper, and measures 8.5’ x 11’ across. The book will be accompanied by a bookmarked and extensively hyperlinked PDF.… Continue reading The Shrike: 48 Hours Remain
My gigantic infernal pointcrawl module The Shrike is now live on Kickstarter! Click here to back the campaign! The Shrike is a modular sandbox adventure setting in a neglected fragment of Hell- a colossal blade dedicated to punishing a nameless God. The titular Shrike itself is a black iron mountain with serrated spires of rock… Continue reading The Shrike: Now Live on Kickstarter
A red letter day for fans of my work and weird unplaceable accent: there are not one but two interviews with yours truly out today! First up we have my second guest appearance on module-review podcast Between Two Cairns, where I join Brad and Yochai to review Gus L's science-fantasy crystalcrawl adventure Tomb Robbers on… Continue reading Double Interview Day
Those expecting death to free them from the chains of commerce are severely disappointed. Death does not extinguish avarice, and coins are as valued in Hell as they ever were in life. Gold Piece For aeons, golden coins have been placed into the mouths of the dead to ease their passage into the sunless lands.… Continue reading The Shrike: Currencies and Trade Goods
The bestiary at present doesn't give many examples of what a Vaarnish psychic actually looks like. Here is an attempt to rectify that error. Assume all of these creatures to be telepathic and conversant in Noospeech, although you may not like what some have to say. Psy-Owl Biological / Psychic Level 1 / Armour 14… Continue reading PSYCHIC CREATURES
We are just over one month away from the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for my infernal OSE pointcrawl megamodule, The Shrike. This book will be a modular sandbox adventure setting in a neglected fragment of Hell- a colossal blade dedicated to punishing a nameless God. The Shrike is a heaven-harrowing thorn, a black iron… Continue reading The Shrike: Preview Chapters
A quick update to say that the pre-launch page for The Shrike, my upcoming Hell-themed megadungeon point-crawl setting for Old School Essentials, is now live and you can sign up for an email alert once the funding period begins. This is my biggest TTRPG project ever, almost 70k words in manuscript, and I'm really excited… Continue reading The Shrike: Pre-Campaign Page Now Live
I am excited to finally announce a project I've been working on for two whole years at this point. The Shrike is an all-new OSR adventure and setting book, written for Old School Essentials and published by Silverarm, who have put out adventures like Desert Moon of Karth and Secret of the Black Crag. The… Continue reading Introducing: The Shrike
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