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…[...]
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.…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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.…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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.[...]
Public Update for Tales of Distant Lands
Today we made two private entries public. Both are more detail on the Cunning Folk. Cunning Folk are the "lesser" wizards of the worlds. People who have a smattering of…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]