fragments of a blue ruin
https://youtu.be/P2e3cBkaEPQ I was lucky enough to chat again with Garry Snow of the Dieku Games Podcast, a follow up of sorts to my last interview just before The Shrike went live on Kickstarter last year. We talk about the process of bringing The Shrike to life, the ENNIE Awards, how I made the decision to… Continue reading A Second Interview with Dieku Games
It has come to my attention that voting is open for the 2025 ENnie Awards! The Shrike, my enormous infernal OSE adventure module, has made it to the final five in the 'Adventure - Long' category! I would like to humbly request that my readers and fans vote for The Shrike as I would like… Continue reading For Your Consideration: ‘The Shrike’ for Best Longform Adventure
https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHOl6vw3UIE?si=njRCO2HMare6SpXr I am back on YouTube with a second episode of my VOV 2E Actual Play with the Weekly Scroll hosts and Chris P. Wolf! Although we suffered repeated technical issues we did get through a decent amount of play, with a larger scale fight against some Greenguard, the acquisition of a Mystic Gift, some… Continue reading VAULTS OF VAARN 2E: ACTUAL PLAY (pt. 2)
Lots of exciting news this month at Vaults of Vaarn towers. Firstly, The Shrike, my enormous Hell-bound OSE adventure module, has been shortlisted for an ENNIE Award! This is a total surprise to me, but a nice one. I spent a lot of writing time feeling that the project was totally out of control creatively… Continue reading Ennie Nomination and Other News
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TQvCU3CM86U?si=uci3Xf0fwteEhUvM I had the pleasure last week of running Vaults of Vaarn 2E live on Twitch for the Weekly Scroll Podcast hosts and Chris P Wolf of Offworlders fame!1 There's now a video of the session on YouTube and an audio podcast version on Spotify. We also talk about the creative direction that I've taken… Continue reading VAULTS OF VAARN 2E: ACTUAL PLAY
As we get closer to the launch of the Vaults of Vaarn: Second Edition crowdfunder campaign, I'm going to share a few more extracts from the upcoming book. I've been working hard over the past year to expand the material on offer for players and GMs, without the book becoming overwhelming. Something I've noted from… Continue reading CAMPAIGN SCOPE: 2E PREVIEW
Autarch Cults The Autarchs were gods in flesh, bearers of the polychromatic Peacock Crown whose dominion over other men was as natural as taking breath. Small wonder that they remain objects of veneration long after the Autarchy fell. Autarch cults can be found across the Urth and beyond it, the statues and relics of the… Continue reading MAJOR FAITHS OF VAARN
Nanomachine Infections are caused by synthetic microbes. They can infect all creature types, and are essentially malignant cybernetic implants. They occupy an Ability slot, much like beneficial cybernetics, overwriting any pre-existing implants in the slot. Synths and characters with cybernetic implants save to resist nanomachine infestations with Disadvantage. Virulence: All afflictions have a Virulence rating.… Continue reading NANOMACHINE INFECTIONS
It's been quiet on the blog recently. The reason is that I'm busy beavering away on Vaults of Vaarn: Second Edition, which I'm hoping to bring to crowdfunding this year. To give you a preview of some of the expanded content I'm creating for the new edition, here's an unfinished draft of the settlement creation… Continue reading VAARNISH SETTLEMENTS: 2E PREVIEW
My enormous infernal OSE adventure module is now available for purchase at my online store, Antipode Zines. For those who need a reminder, The Shrike is a modular sandbox adventure setting in an abandoned fragment of Hell- a colossal blade dedicated to punishing a nameless God. The Shrike itself is a heaven-harrowing thorn, a black… Continue reading The Shrike Is Now Available For Purchase
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