We have three new playtesting opportunities available at the moment. If you’re interested in playtesting any of these please email me with the name of the game in the subject field (e.g. Love of Money Playtest), stating whether or not you’ve playtested for Pelgrane before. The deadline for these playtests is the end of March. […]
Category Archives: Skulduggery
THE HEIST OF THE LIFETIME, BUT WHO GETS THE LOOT? Pacific’s Six is the second of three new settings for the Skulduggery roleplaying game. You are expert thieves, safecrackers, con men and computer hackers about to undertake the heist of the century. The Target: International Minerals, a rapacious mining and energy corporation. The Job: Break […]
SIX CARDINALS ENTER, ONLY ONE WILL LEAVE AS POPE! Black Smoke is the brand new setting for Skulduggery, the roleplaying game of verbal fireworks and sudden reversals! The previous pope, Celestine, has died under mysterious circumstances so it’s time for the cardinals to gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new leader. This is […]
Over on my main blog I’ve talked a lot about the importance of having a clear 25-word-or-less pitch statement to explain a new game you’re selling at a booth. Obviously, it helps you to get a few more copies into people’s hands. However, designers, in particular, should have that pitch in mind as they create […]
Download the cards and appendices for Skulduggery here.
This past weekend I was in beautiful Regina, Saskatchewan for a wedding. While the bride entertained hosted a girls night out for female out-of-town guests, I was paired with a conveniently rounded-up game group for a BBQ and an RPG session. As if I planned it that way, Skulduggery serves perfectly for this sort of […]
Robin discusses Skulduggery on The Game’s the Thing podcast.
There’s an excellent thread on potential Skulduggery settings over on rpg.net. I’m going to chose my top three, and then put it to the vote. I’ll get the setting written up and post it free on the next Page XX. Please post more setting suggestions here or on the rpg.net
Bamboozle! Betray! Backstab! Why go all the way to the dungeon for enemies, when the other players are sitting right next to you? Skulduggery, the Roleplaying Game Of Verbal Fireworks & Sudden Reversals, brings fast and funny innovation to the exciting world of inter-player conflict! Super-speedy character generation• gets your group skeeving and conniving in […]
To celebrate the result of the UK election, Graham Walmsley has written Hanging Parliament, a setting for Skulduggery. Play six well-known politicians as they desperately horse-trade to gain power. It’s hastily cobbled together and it might not work. Still, we’re hoping something good comes out of it.