Maps of Ilsien
I put a new [public] Patreon post up today. Maps are hard. Well, they're hard to get right.[...]
Languaging and the Naming of Things
One of the important things for the World is familiarity. I remember reading a great (and hefty) first RPG by a Scottish crowd and one of the things I remember…[...]
Talking to Dragons
Dragons of all shapes and sizes occupy this world but due to the spread of wizardry, they are most often found on remote islands or on lonely peaks. A solitary…[...]
Patreon Launched
Some small encouragement from people exposed to my first short story set in the "Tales of Distant Lands" world, I've launched a Patreon. You can have a look at it…[...]
In development: Tales of Distant Lands
Tales of Distant Lands is a working title for a game I've been dreaming about for decades. The core inspiration is definitely Earthsea, based on my love of "A Wizard…[...]
So What’s Next?
It has to be said we are YZE (Year Zero Engine) fans here at Lategaming - you only have to look at our recent releases. Always interested in new ways…[...]
Here Be Dragons – a new enemy for Twilight 2000
Here Be Dragons - A new Enemy for Twilight 2000 [Scenario][Game Aid][Paid] Here Be Dragons is a different look at the post-apocalyptic world after a awakening of an ancient enemy…[...]
Whole New World – a Sci-Fi setting using Y23E/YZE as the basis
We've started working on (yet another) world. A Sci-Fi setting we are calling "Whole New World". Premise I've been a big fan of Interstellar, released in 2014 (and therefore has…[...]
New and Shiny: Enhanced: Super Soldiers in the Twilight War
We just released Enhanced. This one has been a long time in the making and, due to the amount of art (all done by humans), the most expensive book we…[...]
A Hopeful Ending and a New Beginning
We played our final session of The 23rd Letter play test this week, and wrapped up the story of Poppy and her baby. After recuperating overnight (under Joy's watchful care,…[...]
Rise of R’lyeh Character Sheet
We have a character sheet for Rise of R'lyeh now.[...]
Rise of R’lyeh – Apocalyptic Mythos Horror
Playtest copies currently available Rise of R'lyeh is designed to work with the Year Zero Engine (Step Dice) shared by games like Twilight 2000, Bladerunner, Terminal Shock, The 23rd Letter…[...]
Venting Pyrokinetics
Our fourth and fifth in-game sessions of the 23rd Letter saw quite a lot of action! I'll give a brief summary, and then talk about some of the rules that…[...]
The 23rd Letter, 3rd Edition playtest doc
It's out there in the wild. We are inviting you to the Playtest. Either join our little Discord or, if you already own The 23rd Letter 2nd Edition, check your…[...]
Power Armour (Living Steel) for YZE-Step
An M.I. lives by his suit the way a K-9 man lives by and with and on his doggie partner. Powered armor is one-half the reason we call ourselves "mobile…[...]
A precog walks into a bar …
Now a few weeks into the first play-test of the 3rd edition of The 23rd Letter, I wanted to post some updates on what's been going in the game, and…[...]
Reign of Fire for YZE-Step
Challenged to make a Reign of Fire game with our current 23rd Letter rules gives us a bit of thought. In Forbidden Lands (YZE), dragons are pretty nasty. Even the…[...]
Why Yeezy?
So, you know we have switched from out ERIS House System to the YZE for the Third Edition and we have been asked why. The first reason is that it's…[...]
The 23rd Letter 3rd Edition
So, we have been working a lot on this. The rules are probably 90% complete but we keep finding little places where we think a rule or guideline is needed.…[...]
Game Dev Discord
We have a Game Dev Discord which we are slowly opening up to a few more people. Inside is space for asking questions about our existing published games as well…[...]