Riverbend: A mini-review, sample setting, and character sheet for a fantasy fishing RPG

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

Just finished up a one-shot of Riverbend (Itch | Exalted Funeral), a fantasy fishing RPG from Gustavo Tertoleone and Victor Amorim. It's a charming, rules-light little fantasy setting. Highly recommended. Players are "Villagers", who travel down a river basin, exploring, battling abominations, and most importantly - fishing. It's basically a pointcrawl set on a randomly … Continue reading Riverbend: A mini-review, sample setting, and character sheet for a fantasy fishing RPG

Oddities of the Lumberlands – Part III

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

I'm still running my weekly Lumberlands (DriveThruRPG / itch.io) campaign using the Black Hack OSR rules set. The Lumberlands book is just a 48 page zine, so there's plenty of room to add my own details. I've been posting them here. (previously I, II, all Lumberlands posts) Tattlesnakes - HD 1 Highly venomous snakes, who … Continue reading Oddities of the Lumberlands – Part III

Design Notes for a Zaibatsu scenario: Frozen Heads & Fanboys

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 ~ ng76 ~ 2 Comments

I recently had a scenario for Zaibatsu, Bring me the Head of Izumi Takahiro, published in issue #10 of the Cepheus Journal. I thought I'd post some design notes and inspirations. You can download the issue for free. The name of the scenario comes from the curious Sam Peckinpah movie Bring Me the Head of … Continue reading Design Notes for a Zaibatsu scenario: Frozen Heads & Fanboys

The Exchange: An espionage scenario for the DoubleZero RPG

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ 3 Comments

A few years ago, I created a scenario for the old 1980s Flying Buffalo modern adventure RPG Mercenaries, Spies, and Private Eyes. I've recently really started to get into the DoubleZero RPG, the modern update of the old James Bond RPG. I like the system a lot better than MSPE (though MSPE has a much … Continue reading The Exchange: An espionage scenario for the DoubleZero RPG

The Town that Stank of Death: A Spaghetti Western RPG sandbox zine

March 9, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

I've been putting together a zine detailing a setting for Jon Davis' Western RPG - In the Light of a Setting Sun. I've posted bits of it before, but I've cleaned it up a bit, added some detail, and posted it over on itch.io. It's set in a dying border town, similar to the one … Continue reading The Town that Stank of Death: A Spaghetti Western RPG sandbox zine

Nautilus of Time for Cepheus Quantum: Pregens & Monster Stats

January 14, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

I just ran a one-shot of The Nautilus of Time, a procedurally generated starship crawl I created for the One Page Derelict Jam Winter 2021. The players went four levels deep before fleeing for their lives. Only half of them winked out of existence when they tried to bring their alternate time-selves with them. The … Continue reading Nautilus of Time for Cepheus Quantum: Pregens & Monster Stats

Shabby Land: The Adjudication Pits of Barter-Mart

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ 3 Comments

I've been gradually working on my post-apocalyptic hex crawl The Shabby Land. As I design each hex, I've been trying to keep each location succinct, evocative, and to the point. This is how my favorite OSR hex crawls handle it, and I'd like to follow their example. However, some locations will require a little more … Continue reading Shabby Land: The Adjudication Pits of Barter-Mart

Nautilus of Time: Sci-Fi One Page Shipcrawl Adventure

January 4, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

There's a game jam over on itch.io about creating one-page sci-fi scenarios - the One Page Derelict Winter 2021 Jam. The creators are asked to follow these rules when creating their submissions: The scenario must be system-neutralIt has to be set in a sci-fi (or science fantasy) universeIt has to involve a abandoned structureIt can … Continue reading Nautilus of Time: Sci-Fi One Page Shipcrawl Adventure

Nautilus of Time: Random Encounter table for a WIP Sci-Fi Scenario

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

I'm continuing my work for my entry in the itch.io game jam One Page Derelict Jam Winter 2021. The idea is to create a one-page science fiction scenario involving a derelict ship/space station/ etc. All of the entries are system neutral. My submission is going to be called the Nautilus of Time. It'll be about … Continue reading Nautilus of Time: Random Encounter table for a WIP Sci-Fi Scenario

PAX Station Theta: A sample hex for a post-apocalypse hexcrawl.

December 15, 2020 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

I've been putting together a hexcrawl zine for the post-apocalypse RPG Cepheus Atom. Cepheus Atom is a stripped-down, simplified version of the Traveller/Cepheus Engine ruleset, set in a slightly gonzo apocalypse. Basically, it's Traveller: Gamma World. My character sheets are available here. I've been making a hexcrawl for Cepheus Atom called The Shabby Land. I … Continue reading PAX Station Theta: A sample hex for a post-apocalypse hexcrawl.