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What Has Changed?
Dark Deeds

What Has Changed?

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons   Left to their own devices, games designers will tweak and polish their beloved creations until the results are prised from their cold, dead...

Dark Deeds

What Has Changed?

Apinya Ramakomud

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons   Left to their own devices, games designers will tweak and polish their beloved creations until the results are prised from their cold, dead...

Grimsical Inspiration
Dark Deeds

Grimsical Inspiration

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons Grimadjectiveextremely bad, worrying, or without hope Whimsicaladjectiveunusual, playful, and unpredictable GrimsicaladjectiveA flavoursome portmanteau that combines contradictory elements of the above to charming effect. See...

Dark Deeds

Grimsical Inspiration

Apinya Ramakomud

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons Grimadjectiveextremely bad, worrying, or without hope Whimsicaladjectiveunusual, playful, and unpredictable GrimsicaladjectiveA flavoursome portmanteau that combines contradictory elements of the above to charming effect. See...

The Second Stab
Dark Deeds

The Second Stab

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons   A second edition of Dark Deeds? What would draw a hapless minion back to Anthrand’s shadowy embrace? Why prowl her suspiciously sticky streets again?...

Dark Deeds

The Second Stab

Apinya Ramakomud

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons   A second edition of Dark Deeds? What would draw a hapless minion back to Anthrand’s shadowy embrace? Why prowl her suspiciously sticky streets again?...

What is Dark Deeds?
Dark Deeds

What is Dark Deeds?

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons   The beady-eyed amongst you may have noticed that Dark Deeds is available to pre-order from our webstore. But, what is Dark Deeds, and...

Dark Deeds

What is Dark Deeds?

Apinya Ramakomud

By Rookery PublicationsArt by Mark Gibbons   The beady-eyed amongst you may have noticed that Dark Deeds is available to pre-order from our webstore. But, what is Dark Deeds, and...

BrikWars Design Diary 1: The Definitive BrikWars
BrikWars

BrikWars Design Diary 1: The Definitive BrikWars

By Mike Rayhawk   It’s been a funny experience, hammering together the “definitively definitive” version of a game that’s been defined for decades by how definitive it definitely isn’t. It’s...

BrikWars

BrikWars Design Diary 1: The Definitive BrikWars

Apinya Ramakomud

By Mike Rayhawk   It’s been a funny experience, hammering together the “definitively definitive” version of a game that’s been defined for decades by how definitive it definitely isn’t. It’s...

Horrors of the Mukkelev
Legends of Avallen

Horrors of the Mukkelev

By Deren Ozturk   “An unearthly howl came from the sea as the sun began to set. The eerie sound echoed across the empty wetlands, shaking the ramshackle huts of...

Legends of Avallen

Horrors of the Mukkelev

Apinya Ramakomud

By Deren Ozturk   “An unearthly howl came from the sea as the sun began to set. The eerie sound echoed across the empty wetlands, shaking the ramshackle huts of...

Five Leagues From the Borderlands, v 2.0 Clarifications
Five Leagues From the Borderlands

Five Leagues From the Borderlands, v 2.0 Clarif...

By Ivan Sorensen   The updated version of the Five Leagues PDF should be available to pre-orders shortly, so I thought I would do a quick overview of the couple...

Five Leagues From the Borderlands

Five Leagues From the Borderlands, v 2.0 Clarif...

Apinya Ramakomud

By Ivan Sorensen   The updated version of the Five Leagues PDF should be available to pre-orders shortly, so I thought I would do a quick overview of the couple...

Transmission Six
Five Parsecs From Home

Transmission Six

By Ivan Sorensen Technology This provides an overview of the type of technology that is typically available across Unified Space. It focuses on tech that is fairly readily available commercially...

Five Parsecs From Home

Transmission Six

Apinya Ramakomud

By Ivan Sorensen Technology This provides an overview of the type of technology that is typically available across Unified Space. It focuses on tech that is fairly readily available commercially...

“They seem nice”
Five Leagues From the Borderlands

“They seem nice”

By Ivan Sorensen   Today I wanted to talk about the Dusklings: The big brutes that add muscle to your warband...and also one of the hostile elements that you will...

Five Leagues From the Borderlands

“They seem nice”

Apinya Ramakomud

By Ivan Sorensen   Today I wanted to talk about the Dusklings: The big brutes that add muscle to your warband...and also one of the hostile elements that you will...

Weasel Writing 3
Five Parsecs From Home

Weasel Writing 3

By Ivan Sorensen   While Five Parsecs is written as a solo game “out of the box”, it features a lot of tools that are usable in a game mastered...

Five Parsecs From Home

Weasel Writing 3

Apinya Ramakomud

By Ivan Sorensen   While Five Parsecs is written as a solo game “out of the box”, it features a lot of tools that are usable in a game mastered...

“So if we are here, then…”
Five Leagues From the Borderlands

“So if we are here, then…”

By Ivan Sorensen   Greetings gamers.  With the pre-order of Five Leagues From the Borderlands going live, I thought I would talk a little bit about how the world map...

Five Leagues From the Borderlands

“So if we are here, then…”

Apinya Ramakomud

By Ivan Sorensen   Greetings gamers.  With the pre-order of Five Leagues From the Borderlands going live, I thought I would talk a little bit about how the world map...

Unified Space - Transmission Five
Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission Five

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to transmissions from Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your games of...

Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission Five

Apinya Ramakomud

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to transmissions from Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your games of...

Raiders of the Serpent Sea: How Epic Paths Led to Epic Backgrounds
Raiders of the Serpent Sea

Raiders of the Serpent Sea: How Epic Paths Led ...

By Brent Knowles Hello & welcome! I’m the designer behind Raiders of the Serpent Sea and in this article I discuss the design decisions behind the epic backgrounds feature. What is it? Why is...

Raiders of the Serpent Sea

Raiders of the Serpent Sea: How Epic Paths Led ...

John Houlihan

By Brent Knowles Hello & welcome! I’m the designer behind Raiders of the Serpent Sea and in this article I discuss the design decisions behind the epic backgrounds feature. What is it? Why is...

Weasel Writings #2
Five Parsecs From Home

Weasel Writings #2

By Ivan Sorensen   Welcome to the second of a series of essays discussing the how and the why of Five Parsecs From Home. The aim of this series is...

Five Parsecs From Home

Weasel Writings #2

Apinya Ramakomud

By Ivan Sorensen   Welcome to the second of a series of essays discussing the how and the why of Five Parsecs From Home. The aim of this series is...

Weasel Writings #1
Five Parsecs From Home

Weasel Writings #1

By Ivan Sorensen   Welcome to the first of a series of essays discussing the how and the why of Five Parsecs From Home. The aim of this series is...

Five Parsecs From Home

Weasel Writings #1

Apinya Ramakomud

By Ivan Sorensen   Welcome to the first of a series of essays discussing the how and the why of Five Parsecs From Home. The aim of this series is...

Unified Space - Transmission Four
Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission Four

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to the second transmission into Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your...

Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission Four

Apinya Ramakomud

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to the second transmission into Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your...

Unified Space - Transmission Three
Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission Three

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to the third transmission into Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your...

Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission Three

Apinya Ramakomud

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to the third transmission into Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your...

Unified Space - Transmission One
Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission One

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to the first transmission into Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your...

Five Parsecs From Home

Unified Space - Transmission One

Apinya Ramakomud

by Ivan Sorensen BEGIN TRANSMISSION/... Welcome to the first transmission into Unified Space. In these transmissions you will find snippets of data, current events and psionic overflow usable in your...

PRESS RELEASE: Modiphius Entertainment Launches Brand New Sci-fi Solo Adventure — Five Parsecs from Home
Five Parsecs From Home

PRESS RELEASE: Modiphius Entertainment Launches...

With all the chaos of the last year, it’s more important than ever for people to set aside their differences and come together, and tabletop creator Modiphius Entertainment is leading...

Five Parsecs From Home

PRESS RELEASE: Modiphius Entertainment Launches...

Chris Birch

With all the chaos of the last year, it’s more important than ever for people to set aside their differences and come together, and tabletop creator Modiphius Entertainment is leading...

The Rules of The Troubleshooters
Troubleshooters

The Rules of The Troubleshooters

By Krister Sundelin Rules in roleplaying games are a curious phenomenon. Unlike any other game, rules are more like guidelines because of the cooperative nature of roleplaying. Sometimes, the game is...

Troubleshooters

The Rules of The Troubleshooters

John Houlihan

By Krister Sundelin Rules in roleplaying games are a curious phenomenon. Unlike any other game, rules are more like guidelines because of the cooperative nature of roleplaying. Sometimes, the game is...