I released three entries in the One Page RPG Jam 2025 https://lategamer.itch.io/bloom-newborns-in-the-rootsong-grove – A solarpunk hex crawl of blooming growth https://lategamer.itch.io/cyst – A visceral roleplaying game of flesh, fear, and becoming. https://lategamer.itch.io/hollow-shells – A biotech RPG of grafted flesh, failing minds, and survival through growth and adaptation.
Category: Game Design
Progress and updates on the game design process.
DINOSAUR ISLAND – A Twilight: 2000 Campaign Expansion
In the shadow of a forgotten war, something older stirs… South of the Pacific dead zones lies Isla Virelia, off the maps, out of history, and teeming with Cold War secrets. Bombed, abandoned, and overgrown, this classified Soviet research site now hosts something terrifying: dinosaurs. Real, living, hunting dinosaurs. Remnants of the Jurassic and Triassic,… Continue reading DINOSAUR ISLAND – A Twilight: 2000 Campaign Expansion
Twilight: 2000 – Jurassic Dawn
We got talking on one of the Discords about how there hasn’t been a Dinosaurs mod for T2000. Well, here’s some stuff…. Velociraptor (Pack Hunter) Small, cunning, lightning-fast predator. Attacks in coordination with its pack. Size: Small Strength: C Agility: A Wits: C Empathy: – Mobility: A Recon: B Close Combat: B Armor: 1 (tough… Continue reading Twilight: 2000 – Jurassic Dawn
Twilight Tangents 2.0 – ZOMBI
So, we decided to change some things. Twilight Tangents is by far our best selling book. People just love zombies in Twilight: 2000. It’s probably been tempered by the release of The Walking Dead but it’s still a solid seller. I had a load of writing for Zombi stuff that I wanted to use but… Continue reading Twilight Tangents 2.0 – ZOMBI
Current Discounts at Lategaming
I’ve got some Discount Links for Late Gaming books at DTRPG: DRY LAND: $6.99 reduced to $2.30 PERMAFROST: $7.00 reduced to $1.50 RISE OF R’LYEH: $12.99 reduced to $6.50 d66 HORRID THINGS: $5.00 reduced to $1
New books!
We released two books this month. PERMAFROST for Twilight 2000. – the horrors of the nuclear winter d66 Horrid Things in an Abandoned Storage Unit Permafrost is a battlefield where the cold itself is the deadliest enemy. In a world stripped of sunlight and warmth, survival is a desperate dance with the elements. Every step… Continue reading New books!
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Character Profile: Fa Guan Ruò
Character Profile: Fa Guan Ruò Title: Wandering Magistrate of the Outer Provinces Alias: The Ink Blade, The Quiet Seal, Right Hand of the Emperor (future) Rank: Provincial Magistrate (Senior, Unorthodox Post) Attribute | Stat | Description Vitality ( Qì) | d8 | Stronger than he looks. Though nearing the middle of his years, Ruò’s body… Continue reading Character Profile: Fa Guan Ruò
NEW RELEASE: The UFOlogists Field Manual – a Quickstart for MAJESTIC
Step into the shadowy world of conspiracy, cover-ups, and cosmic intrigue with the Ufologists Field Manual, the Quickstart for the upcoming tabletop RPG, MAJESTIC. This essential manual invites players with pre-generated characters to unravel the enigma of UFO phenomena, blending investigative rigour with the suspense of extraterrestrial encounters. Face off against the labyrinth of government… Continue reading NEW RELEASE: The UFOlogists Field Manual – a Quickstart for MAJESTIC
New Release: Short Tales of Distant Lands
Short Tales of Distant Lands Step into a world where magic whispers through ancient forests, shadows hold forgotten secrets, and ordinary lives are touched by the extraordinary. Short Tales of Distant Lands is a spellbinding collection of stories set in the richly imagined universe of Talking to Dragons. The Short Tales of Distant Lands are… Continue reading New Release: Short Tales of Distant Lands
Into Darkness, TALKING TO DRAGONS, book 1 of TALES OF DISTANT LANDS
After their meal, they continued their journey, the forest growing darker and more foreboding as the rain intensified. The compass remained steady, its needle pointing unwaveringly ahead. It was late afternoon when they reached a clearing, the sudden openness startling after hours of navigating the dense woods. At the clearing’s centre stood a monolith, its… Continue reading Into Darkness, TALKING TO DRAGONS, book 1 of TALES OF DISTANT LANDS
The Crossing
The Wanderer rocked violently, a fragile speck in the vast, storm-beaten waters. Spicer, the captain, stood barefoot at the helm, his wiry frame braced against the ship’s shuddering frame as waves slapped mercilessly at the hull. A deep-set grin carved into his face despite the danger, he looked more at ease here, at the edge of… Continue reading The Crossing
Domination….no, not what you’re thinking.
I was a fan of Domination (the RPG) for a while. It was published by Starchilde Publications in 1989. Starchilde also made another game I really liked: Justifiers (and I have to say it is definitely in the heritage of our upcoming new game Whole New World.) The system used a percentile ‘attribute’ which made… Continue reading Domination….no, not what you’re thinking.
New posts on Childbirth and Death in Tales of Distant Lands.
I’ve done a lot of worldbuilding here and on the RPGPUB but the place where the most content for Tales of Distant Lands lives is on the Patreon. Thers’s heaps of member only material available for free – certainly enough to actually play the game.
NEW RELEASE: Rise of R’lyeh – a new post apocalyptic vision
The strange aeons arrived and R’lyeh rose from the dark waters. A Dark Past When the darkness came for me, There was no-one who stood in their way In 1998, the unthinkable happened. It started with immense earthquakes under the Pacific Ocean as the Earths crust was torn and rent under the oceans. As the… Continue reading NEW RELEASE: Rise of R’lyeh – a new post apocalyptic vision
Tales of Distant Lands – Fights
Drennus is a Privean pirate who fights with a long blade. He’s matched against Blackfeather, a Saalian dockworker. Both have seen several scrapes in the past Drennus Body d10, Pirate d10, Past: Grew up on a Privean pirate ship (+1). Has a long blade (+1 to hit, 2 damage). Drennus is wearing boiled leather armour… Continue reading Tales of Distant Lands – Fights
Whole New World: Seeking Artists
The art for Enhanced or Through the Silver Gate doesn’t vibe well with Whole New World so I’m hunting for an artist again to produce the cool retro-space vibe I need for this. “The human race is going to be adrift, desperate for a rock to cling to while they catch their breath.” FTL There’s… Continue reading Whole New World: Seeking Artists
Using Twilight 2000 Resources with Blade Runner
Blade Runner is one of the published games by Free League which uses a version of the Year Zero Engine (YZE) which eschews dice pools in favour of stepped dice. This means that instead of just adding more dice until you’re rolling a handful of clickety-clacks, you increase the ‘magnitude’ of the dice for skills… Continue reading Using Twilight 2000 Resources with Blade Runner
New Release: Through The Silver Gate – a new alt-campaign for Twilight 2000
Through the Silver Gate is a new alt-campaign for Twilight 2000 cementing it as a flexible and practical modern task and combat resolution system. It sits alongside Here Be Dragons and The Gloom as possible alt-campaigns for T2K on the premise of “what if it wasn’t the Soviets….” This means it’s perfectly possible to play… Continue reading New Release: Through The Silver Gate – a new alt-campaign for Twilight 2000
Tales of Distant Lands Playtest: Group 2, Session 2 – AP
Once she was sure that everyone was asleep, Joy crept from her stuffed straw pallet and slipped out of the room. She was sure no-one would have heard her move because of the constant put-put-put from Makaira’s snoring. But even as she pulled the door closed, she wouldn’t have seen a pair of eyes flick… Continue reading Tales of Distant Lands Playtest: Group 2, Session 2 – AP