A hurdle any SF RPG faces is the lack of default setting assumptions. From the earliest days of D&D, we have been accustomed to a portmanteau fantasy world. This hybrid creature sprang from the experimental vats of the wizards Gygax and Arneson, combining the Howard sword and sorcery and Tolkien epic literary fantasy modes into […]
Download the character creation chapter and part of the GM’s Advice for Ashen Stars.
Edit: The Stellar Pre-Order window is closed. However, you can pre-order Ashen Stars for delivery in August, and get the PDF and Robin Laws fiction now. Read more about the perks available with the Stellar Nursery edition here. Incidentally, if you’ve ordered the Stellar Nursery edition, you might like to know that anyone who spots […]
When a phone tip from a woman claiming to be a psychic leads police in a rural community to excavate a supposed mass grave, the Ordo Veritatis dispatches a team to the site to cope with supernatural repercussions. By the time they arrive at the scene, the call is shown to be a hoax. But […]
Dead Rock Seven is a set of adventures for Ashen Stars, outlined by Robin Laws and written by Gareth Hanrahan. It was my intention to give Ashen Stars the best possible start, so I decided to release Dead Rock Seven simultaneously with the core book if possible. We brought Pascal Quidault aboard to do the […]
There is a new review of Bookhounds of London by Andrew Behaut here. Not only does Bookhounds make me want to run a game, it makes me feel confident that I could run that game well. Many supplements place the burden of extracting a game from their contents on the Keeper; this book does not. […]
My original brief for Ashen Stars spacehip combat was that all PCs should be involved, regardless of their position in the crew. That element was retained, but starship combat was substantially altered in playtest. Read more on Robin’s blog…
Edit: The Investigator’s Guide is sold out. It’s on re-order and due in August. Get the PDF now if you order. The Occult Guide has come in from the printers, but due to unforeseen demand, we now have only a handful of copies left. We sold through immediately into distribution and retail, and I am […]