by Robin D Laws The GUMSHOE rules break with roleplaying tradition in several notable ways. Most obviously, its information gathering skills, here called investigative abilities, default toward automatic success, with a point-spend mechanism to allow for extraordinary successes and additional benefits. Also, its general abilities—those governing activities where failure is as likely to lead […]
By Simon Rogers I’m a small publisher. I’ve been publishing roleplaying games for ten years usually in the traditional model – that is I pay people to write and draw stuff, and it’s usually work for hire. So, I’ll pay a word rate based on the writer’s experience and the amount of work we need […]
In celebration of the life of HP Lovecraft and on the anniversary of his death, we asked our Trail of Cthulhu writers and a few others if they would write us a few hundred words on how Lovecraft has influenced them. Be it in life, their writing, careers, and of course, in gaming. Here is […]
Steve Dempsey has done it again! Kill Them and Take Their Stuff is a 15 minute Esoterrorists demo perfect for conventions and to give your players a taste of horror, GUMSHOE style. Esoterrorists Demo You can download the PDF here.
Ulf Andersson has kindly supplied us with Refresh cheat sheets for all the GUMSHOE games, including Night’s Black Agents (which is available to pre-order now). These are extremely useful and comprehensive resources, a must for any GUMSHOE GM. GUMSHOE Cheat Sheets You can download the PDF here.
Today marks the 75th anniversary of HP Lovecraft’s death. Perhaps it’s morbid to mark his death rather than his birth, a little grim to dwell on the unstoppable ravages of time, indifferent and uncaring. Morbid? Perhaps. Appropriate? Definitely. For contrast, we add to this cocktail of the grim and the deathly a healthy dose of […]
Sometimes products are unappreciated, and it’s very hard to see why. I present to you four such treasures, and my speculation for their neglect. Until 16th March 2012 we are offering the chance to pick up one or more of these neglected gems at a 25% discount at the store in both print and PDF […]
A Ripped From the Headlines Scenario Hook for Ashen Stars In a development that raises the prospect of bespoke organs created with cells extruded through a 3D printer, a patient in a June 2011 procedure received a new windpipe grown specifically for him. 3D scanning technology provided the template for an exact replica of his […]
Kafka has reviewed Terra Nova over on RPGNet. Read the full review here. Pelgrane represents a certain maturity of the RPG industry to tackle deeper and darker themes whilst maintaining enjoyment and good, crisp writing. Their editor does a fine job at eliminating bugs and problems. The art is once again at an incredible level […]