Layout & interiors artist Jen McCleary sent me through a sample of the final The Borellus Connection art and it is like a blissful and horrific exploration of the drug-fuelled theme. Here are some small crops of what she’s created so far.
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Premise for a Fear Itself one-shot Distribute these pregenerated characters, either casting the parts for a group you know or giving them out randomly for a convention run. They’re missing Sources of Stability, which don’t come into play here, and have higher than usual Health pools. You’ll be dropping the latter almost immediately. Also give […]
In the latest episode of their parabolic podcast, Ken and Robin talk player decisions that annoy everyone else, the Conic Sections Rebellion, a missing Pope, and what Eternals tells us about superhero movies with big ideas.
By Kevin Kulp My dining room table is covered by the Swords of the Serpentine printer’s proof, finished. Well, almost finished: we’re flagging a cropping issue on the non-color proof, there’s a handful of “we’re worried the ink won’t dry!” image saturation issues that inimitable publisher Cat Tobin will hammer out with the printer’s customer […]
In the latest episode of their cheerfully disciplinarian podcast, Ken and Robin talk gaming the Soviet space program, L.A. railyard package thefts, a scenario for our new mythos deity, and the esoteric life of Mary Poppins creator P. L. Travers.
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A scenario hook for Ashen Stars The lasers take a contract to investigate a wave of bombings on The Ducasse, a former mass evacuation vessel now inhabited by permanent residents. Unknown culprits have been planting teleport bombs in the apartments of this permanently spacefaring housing complex. They seem to take some care to ensure that […]
In the latest episode of their history-straightening podcast, Ken and Robin talk the bend toward the picaresque, a story for our new Mythos deity, fantasy sub-genres, and the World Civilization Research Association.
In the latest episode of their alcohol-absorbing podcast, Ken and Robin talk games that break, drunk food, our new Mythos deity, and the Philip Experiment.
Sometimes, a monster’s just a bag of hit points attached to some fun attacks – the heroes roll in, spend a few perfectly enjoyable combat rounds fighting the creature, and then head on to the next encounter. Sometimes, a monster’s a major recurring foe, a devilish nemesis whose schemes and counterschemes reverberate through the campaign, […]
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A Scenario Hook for The Esoterrorists Mr. Verity meets and briefs the team in Detroit, where Ordo Veritatis analysts have correlated an uptick both in violent crime and Internet searches of terms related to the Outer Dark. Following up on the apparently random homicides listed in the dossier, investigators spot a pattern, or lack thereof, […]