Not Writing posts
Posts: 251
Files: 410
Plants both Monstrous & Useful - Prototype
Hello lovely monsters,Today I wrapped up the prototype of a supplement that has been... 2 years in the making? Wowee.Plants Both Monstrous & Useful is a supplement for the Monster Care Squad RPG. I originally pitched this as part of their grant system where they paid folks to produce additional cont...
Dungeon Local 001 Now Live on Kickstarter
Dear Dungeon Denizens,The time has come! My latest project is crowdfunding for the next two weeks!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/dungeon-local-001?ref=2pz37jAs always, you will all get a digital copy of the game when it's finished, and you'll be getting your hands on the pro...
Dungeon Local 001 Coming Soon to Kickstarter
Hello Dungeon Denizens,My next big project is Dungeon Local 001, a reverse Dungeon crawler for 2-6 players where you get to map out your dungeon home and make it safe after the death of a tyrannical dragon. You tell a story about a bunch of cool goblins, and at the end you have a dungeon ready to im...
MERGER is out!
Hello little corporate cells,MERGER, the game I kickstarted in November is now released, digitally! Took a little bit longer than I hoped, and I'm still waiting on the physical zines, but all in all I'm happy with how this turned out.Patrons can get their copy at the link below, and I'll...
December Update
Hey folks!Just wanted to give a general update since I've been a bit silent lately. First off, we gained a few more patrons this month, so I wanted to say WELCOME! You should have access to all your rewards, let me know if you need the links resent or are having any trouble.Work has been progres...
Bundles, Anthologies, and More!
Hey folks!Lots is happening in the land of Not Writing Games. I'm still working on MERGER. Finished playtesting recently and will be moving on to fleshing out the writing and layout next week. Also finishing up my work on Synthicide, collaborating on another game, and starting to plan my game fo...
Last 48 hours of MERGER
Well, we've done it. Funded in 2 days. Reached the last stretch goal today. More funding means a nicer product and that I get to keep the lights on longer. What a weird and frankly exhausting 2 weeks. I had people telling me running a KS took its toll, but wowee. Those first few days were a writ...
MERGER Prototype
Hell Everyone,Finally put all my notes from my various playtesting sessions together. I now have a prototype for MERGER ready (attached to this post) which I can further playtest and refine and add flavour. This is very bare bones, not at all resembling the final product. It's enough to make a c...
MERGER FUNDED
Well, we got there.MERGER funded in a little under 36 hours on Kickstarter. Wow. What a load off my shoulders that is, haha. Phew. Gosh. Woof.OKAY. Well, thanks for everyone who supported the project or shared it around. Like I said, y'all will be getting the digital edition when I publish in th...
MERGER KICKSTARTER RELEASED
Hey folks,Well here it is. Do or die time. MERGER is now live on Kickstarter. Y'all will get the prototype sometime this month, and the digital edition when it's ready, sometime in January.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/merger-0?ref=3i9ecaI'm running around trying to mak...
Merger Teaser Two
Another trailer for MERGER, kickstarting tomorrow.Big shout outs to fellow RPG dev Adam Bucceri for putting in the work to make these videos. I'll post the full one here tomorrow when the Kickstarter goes live.
MERGER Teaser One
They are the largest organisms on the planet.We are their fingers.We are their cells.We are their teeth.It's just two days away.https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/notwriting/merger-0
Mission Marginalia Released
Hey Agents!Finished up Mission Marginalia, my first supplement for External Containment Bureau. It's got 3 missions, 3 objects of power, and 4 new paranormal powers. Also, check out that layout! Not bad eh?It's available now on itch.io and DriveThruRPG.And as my patrons you can click this li...
November Projects
Hey folks!Just wanted to let you know what I'm planning for this month in terms of releases and projects.As you may or may not know SideQuest 2021 is now happening. It's a community initiative to see tabletop developer's crowdfunding projects get some love, outside organized corporate ev...
MERGER coming to Kickstarter November 10th
Hello Suits,Like the title says MERGER, my solo RPG about literal corporate monsters is coming to Kickstarter in a little over 2 weeks. Check out the preview page to sign up. That way you can get an email when it goes live, also seeing that number go up makes me happy. Also, for being my patrons you...
Merger Teaser
Coming soon to Kickstarter...
Marginalia Missions Prototype
Hey Agents!Today I have a prototype of a supplement for all you patrons. Marginalia is a series of three missions and a few optional paranormal powers for External Containment Bureau. I made these for the Redacted Materials Jam currently happening on itch.io.You can find the prototype attached to th...
Patreon Update
Hey Patrons!So, some of you may have already noticed some changes around here and I wanted to go through everything all at once so we're all on the same page.First up, I'm having a sale on all my games for the rest of October. You can find those details here.But if you're reading this po...
Devil's Dice Cover Preview
Hello Scoundrels,Excited to share with you all the cover image for my hack of External Containment Bureau. This was done by Galen Pejeau, a fellow indie developer and artist. It's better than I could have ever imagined.I'm currently working on refining the rules for the game. I did a playtes...
Novel Story is Released!
Hello Readers!Novel Story was going to be my second entry into the Lost and Found game jam, but I ran out of time. I also commissioned some cover art for this one and I think it looks amazing. Leah Mitchell did a great job and more people should commission her work.In this game you tell the story an...
Announcing MERGER
Hey folks,Little teaser today which I already hinted at on Twitter but I'll go into more detail today for all you patrons.I'm gonna be hosting my first Kickstarter this November. It'll be part of SideQuest2021, which is kinda like Zinequest except it's organized and supported by a co...
Schisms & Sacrilege Released!
Hello True Believers!Schisms & Sacrilege, my single player game about making a religion and seeing how it changes over time, is out! I'll be messaging $5+ patrons soon with their access link. This was a fun little exercise in hacking a new system, and I can already tell I'm gonna return to t...
Novel Story Prototype and CRASH//CART Client Preview
Hey storytellers!Would you look at this, another prototype! Attached to this post is Novel Story, another submission for the Lost & Found game jam happening right now on itch. This one is about tracking the life of a novel from creation to popularity and adaptation. You take on the role of a certain...
Schisms & Sacrilege
Hello believers,I hope September is treating you well. I've been good. I'm working on two games for the Lost & Found game jam. The first, Schisms & Sacrilege is a game about creating a religion and deciding how it changes over the centuries. The art above is public domain, made by Odilon Rid...
Spooky Action at a Distance Update
Hey envoys!Finished a major update for Spooky Action at a Distance, my solo journaling game about first contact with alien life. I changed the layout and look of the rules, added a few more prompts, and added new cover art by artist Francita! It's also semi-ready to be printed as a zine, which i...
Fine Blueprints and Check your Pledges
Hey folks,Just released a free essay/advice/RPG shitpost about running Blades in the Dark. Submitted it to the Lessons from the Dark jam. I call it FINE BLUEPRINTS and you can find a copy attached to this post as well as on itch.io and DTRPG.I'm gonna be updating some old games soon and just wan...
External Containment Bureau - Digital Release
Hello Agents,Well, it's finally done. External Containment Bureau, the paranormal game of solving mysteries and fighting bureaucracy, is out. You can pick up a digital copy at the links below. Physical copies will be mailed to Kickstarter backers shortly. If you didn't back the Kickstarter, ...
Creator Day 2
Hey Folks!Itch is doing another Creator Day today! Basically itch doesn't take a cut from any sale on itch for 24 hours, so itch creator's get to keep all of their revenue.Instead of doing a sale like I did last time, I've joined a few bundles other folks have put together. This is a gre...
Devil's Dice Prototype and more
Hey folks!Been a busy month for me. Spent a little while sorting out what the back half of this year is going to look like.I've got the Synthicide rulebook, which successfully Kickstarted recently and I'll start working on in the next few weeks.I've got Neon Black which I'm planning ...
Bundles Galore!
Hey Folks!I wanted to shout out a few more co-op bundles I'm part of.First off is the Independent's Day Bundle. 9 RPGs including Nasty, Brutish & Long all for 50%-off. It's slightly more expensive than most indie bundles, but a neat experiment to see if that sort of thing can help indie ...
