Monthly Archives: January 2024

Dark Urban Fantasy I hear?

Posted on January 19, 2024 by matt

ExSanguine allows for the playing of Vampir Hunters, Familiars (humans enthralled by vampirs), Fiends (young vampires) and Elders. Plenty of supernaturals mentioned in there, eh? De Occulta allows for playing of Occultists (magicians). But De Occulta presents the rules on … Continue reading →

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Ex Sanguine and De Occulta released: Dark Urban Fantasy

Posted on January 19, 2024 by matt

This week I released two complete books. Both of them are powered by the popular Year Zero Engine and both of them part of a series to create a “Dark Urban Fantasy” world. The first, Ex Sanguine (Out of the … Continue reading →

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Apocalyptic Fantasy

Posted on January 6, 2024 by matt

My contribution to this thread on the pub: Things I think would be interesting. Messed up geographies. Not necessarily Skyrealms but I based the design of Viride on a diagram of proteins floating in lipid layers (cell membrane). An assumption … Continue reading →

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Effects-based Magic for YZE-Step

Posted on January 2, 2024 by matt

My favourite magic systems are from Ars Magica (and to a degree, MAGE), and the effects based system from For Faery Queen and Country. The principle of Nothing From Nothing (and presumably, Nothing Into Nothing) I like a lot. Which … Continue reading →

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