I’m going to be at GenCon this year at Studio 2 Publishing’s booth 2029 Saturday/Sunday.
The game I’m most excited for is Cyberpunk Red. After chatting with Mr. Pondsmith last year, he immediately gained a fan. I had overlooked Cyberpunk in my youth, and discovered a deeply thematic game that I...
This is your friendly neighborhood Zweihander, reminding you that the 2019 ENnies voting booth is now open!
I didn't submit this year, but am a strong supporter of the ENnie Awards. Anyone who tells you they don't matter is ignorant of how it can propel your game towards a whole new audience...
This will be my first Origins attendance. Very excited, as it seems to be a good consumer-facing show with less stress-inducing crowd sizes. Is anyone here going to Origins? If so, what's the game you're most excited to play?
One of my goals for Origins is to connect with artists + designers...
Playtesters are oftentimes the unsung heroes of the RPG world. They break mechanics, they find ways to make things work and help bring into focus a designer's vision. They're passionate, and care deeply about the games they participate in and help build. They will tell you what works for them...
And let me tell you, it's bumping busy. Everyone from the OBS and DriveThruRPG team are there to help answer questions - marketing, publisher relations and tech devs to help troubleshoot printing errors:
https://discord.gg/rVmmauV
So I made a switch recently on my Twitter feed to help impart my experiences growing the Grim & Perilous Studios brand between Zweihander RPG, Main Gauche and the other 15 products in my line to newer publishers. This has been a long time in the making, but it's what helped me drive over 90,000+...
My buddy's mom has taken to carpentry in her spare time. She made him a kick-ass gaming table over two years ago. Following this, she began construction on mine.
... it arrived last evening, and its bloody massive. Key features:
8.1 ft x 4.25 ft playable surface
Rare earth magnet cup holders...
Trying something a bit new. Curious if this approach to view the entire PDF book in a video is of interest to people for future releases.
I am showing a complete crawl-through of the 364 page book MAIN GAUCHE. I was going to do a non-illustrated free version, but oped for this to give people a...
So, I've been sitting on this one for a looong time. Some of the information has been leaked out from my personal Facebook, and I've teased a few things here and there on RPG Pub. But now, the muzzle has been removed - which means it's time to talk about a super big announcement for Zweihander...
https://www.geeknative.com/64065/the-other-best-selling-fantasy-rpgs-of-2018/
Curious to see what the overlap may be between certain categories of these games? Here’s the list:
The Witcher Pen & Paper RPG, by R. Talsorian Games Inc.
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fourth Edition Rulebook, by...
Forking this from the 7th Sea thread. Very topical, given the news about the layoffs.
The industry is making good money, and those publishers who are doing it right are paying people well. Salaries are incredibly rare for small publishers, because you can make good money freelancing. As an...
I am incredibly excited to share in advance with friends and industry associates here on news of my first licensed game!
In partnership with Dave Morris and Jamie Thompson (famed writers of Fabled Lands and Dragon Warriors), we will be redesigning and bringing to print the unrealized Warhammer...
A number of awesome indie games were named this year: Blades in the Dark, Harlem Unbound, Delta Green, Frostbitten & Mutilated and the Dark of Hot Springs Island. Some personal thoughts
Harlem Unbound is one of my favorite RPGs of all time, I absolutely LOVE the artwork and layout...
Like Saturn eating his own children, RPG Pundit is apparently banning people who disagree with him on the forum. Not so sure his new 'D&DGate" tripe is going over too well with posters over at TheRPGSite.
So, that's good news for RPGPub I hope! I love our little bastion against the Big Purple...
An enterprising creator over at Strike To Stun is near completion on converting Darkest Dungeon to Zweihänder. This includes the Classes, Torch Light Meter, the Hamlet, Trinkets and more. Monsters are forthcoming:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V8fjGLtpbqmH4_OsUGObkmibPbqahJbbqTJxUpCSLJY/edit
I've been working with one of my new designers over the past couple of months to create the 'perfect' spell card for Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG. We're getting closer to locking down the look, leaning towards utility and elegance in design. We aimed for the following:
It has to be...
Zweihänder Grim & Perilous RPG has enjoyed massive success since we brought it to market over a year ago. To-date, we have sold more than 21k physical copies between Kickstarter, CrowdOx, DriveThruRPG/RPGNow and brick-and-mortar, which is a monumental achievement for an indie RPG.
Today, I...
I had previously posted this on another web forum, but I thought it would be insightful for those who are looking to play with one or more players remote at their game table. Hopefully, this will help some of you who are considering this option.
Some Background
One of our players moved to...
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