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NEW RELEASE: The UFOlogists Field Manual – a Quickstart for MAJESTIC


Posted on January 27, 2025 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Game Design

New Release: Short Tales of Distant Lands


Posted on January 7, 2025 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Novel, Tales of Distant Lands, Tales of Distant Lands | Tagged novel, short story, Tales of Distant Lands, writing

Into Darkness, TALKING TO DRAGONS, book 1 of TALES OF DISTANT LANDS


Posted on December 3, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Novel, Tales of Distant Lands, Tales of Distant Lands

The Crossing


Posted on November 5, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Game Design, GM, In-Character, Tales of Distant Lands, Writing

Domination….no, not what you’re thinking.


Posted on October 22, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Commentary, Game Design

New posts on Childbirth and Death in Tales of Distant Lands.


Posted on October 2, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Game Design, Tales of Distant Lands

NEW RELEASE: Rise of R’lyeh – a new post apocalyptic vision


Posted on September 20, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on NEW RELEASE: Rise of R’lyeh – a new post apocalyptic vision

The strange aeons arrived and R'lyeh rose from the dark waters. [caption id="attachment_1745" align="aligncenter" width="353"] Screenshot[/caption] A Dark Past When the darkness came for me, There was no-one who stood…[...]

Posted in Game Design, Rise of R'lyeh

Tales of Distant Lands – Fights


Posted on September 18, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Game Design, Tales of Distant Lands

Whole New World: Seeking Artists


Posted on August 29, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Game Design, Whole New World

Using Twilight 2000 Resources with Blade Runner


Posted on August 27, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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.…[...]

Posted in Game Design | Tagged Year Zero Engine, YZE

New Release: Through The Silver Gate – a new alt-campaign for Twilight 2000


Posted on August 27, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Game Design, Rise of R'lyeh, Twilight 2000

Tales of Distant Lands Playtest: Group 2, Session 2 – AP


Posted on August 21, 2024 | Posted on matt | 1 Comment on 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…[...]

Posted in Game Design, GM, In-Character, Novel, Tales of Distant Lands, Tales of Distant Lands

The Fantasy War – putting the War in Wardrobe


Posted on August 7, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on The Fantasy War – putting the War in Wardrobe

I wrote some notes a while ago so forgive me for brevity. This morning on the bus....I kinda expanded them. Images are placeholders, I've pinged my artist, Dino, to produce…[...]

Posted in De Occulta, Enhanced, Ex Sanguine, Excession, Game Design, Narnia, Prospero, Rise of R'lyeh, Shardworld, Two Worlds, Viride

One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf


Posted on August 3, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf

This is an examination of being a starfaring race in the Dark Forest. The idea of a violent and hostile void out there filled with predators lurking in the vast…[...]

Posted in Game Design

One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Communists in the Funhouse


Posted on August 2, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Communists in the Funhouse

So, where did this one come from? Communists in the Funhouse is a euphemism used in Denmark to describe a woman who's at a certain stage of her menstrual cycle.…[...]

Posted in Commentary, Game Design

One Page RPG Jam 2024 – We Go In – Saving the World when you’re not From The World


Posted on July 30, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on One Page RPG Jam 2024 – We Go In – Saving the World when you’re not From The World

The third RPG I've posed to the Jam is WE GO IN The concept is being a disaster relief operative. A little like "International Rescue" also known as Thunderbirds. Now…[...]

Posted in Game Design

One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Chosen Men – “Sharpe” by any other name


Posted on July 30, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Chosen Men – “Sharpe” by any other name

The second RPG I've posted for the Jam is Chosen Men This game is the "Sharpe" of RPGs. The idea of romping around Spain putting Napoleon back in his place…[...]

Posted in Game Design

One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Talking to Dragons – an Earthsea-inspired RPG


Posted on July 26, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on One Page RPG Jam 2024 – Talking to Dragons – an Earthsea-inspired RPG

So far I’ve posted two entries for the Jam The first is....Talking to Dragons This is the base system for "Tales of Distant Lands" and could be considered a QuickStart…[...]

Posted in Commentary, Game Design

One Page Game Jam 2024


Posted on July 21, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on One Page Game Jam 2024

We will be hacking together some entries for the one page game jam over the coming month. Pop onto our discord if you want to join in.[...]

Posted in Game Design

Tales of Distant Lands: The Song of Rusal and Erse


Posted on July 15, 2024 | Posted on matt | Leave a Comment on Tales of Distant Lands: The Song of Rusal and Erse

The Song of Rusal and Erse In the history of Saaland, Rusal was a legendary warrior, poet and prince. In the story, Rusal become enchanted with a woman he sees…[...]

Posted in Game Design, Novel, Tales of Distant Lands

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