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About me I’m a hobbyist roleplaying game creator currently working on SUPERCOPS:MIAMI, an action-first rules system that focuses on engaging and speedy co...

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DEVIANCY: Hacking "Everyone Is John" for convention play with some new rules and a new setting

Everyone is John was an RPG that let players control the voices inside the head of a mentally ill main character - John. I've adapted the original rules (Found here http://overlycommonname.github.io/john.html) to speed things up for convention play and to put my own spin on the concept. I present to you... DEVIANCY A competitive roleplaying game for three or more people. The Game Itself DEVIANCY…

Convention playtesting of a new TTRPG - A survival guide

I was grateful to be able to run SUPERCOPS over 2 sessions, over 2 days with complete strangers and random members of the public. Overall everybody had fun, which is the most important thing but I’d like to cover some of the things I did that saved my ass, and some of the things I did in hindsight. 1.Bring cheap dice and pencils I purchased 30 D6 dice for £4 on amazon and brought a ragtag bag of…

Space wizards, corsair pirates of old and lots of fancy sounding bad guys - A zine submission short story

Europa Internal Security Service - Department of Truth and Freedom Form ID : 26701-C Form Name: Request for clearance to publish sensitive or potentially sensitive information Applicant information Name: Jack Rakman Citizen number: 40166575-58438675 Autofilled by BigBroBot Core World Of Birth: Britannicus Social Credit Rating: Unsatisfactory Financial Credit Rating: Outstanding Height: 190cm…

Using Folklore to generate cool myths in your TTRPGs

Myths don't have to end up in powerful creatures or supernatural beings that your players fight, they can just be stories passed down through time by a culture to explain things, glorify ancestors and warn listeners about certain behaviours and environments. The Banshee The banshee from Irish folklore is a perfect example of a legend that isn’t “evil” or needs to be “fought”. Banshees are believed…