From the wine cellar: lost copies of They Served Brandolyn Red

From the wine cellar: lost copies of They Served Brandolyn Red

Posted by on Oct 6, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Good news, Thick Skullers! According to the Goodman Games newsletter released today, “..a very limited supply” of They Served Brandolyn Red has been found in deep in the cellar. Long thought to be out of of print, a precious few remaining copies are available for your gaming pleasure. And, of course, don’t forget to pickup this year’s Halloween adventure, The Sinister Sutures of the Sempstress while you’re at...

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Frawgs back in stock—last chance for Larvik

Frawgs back in stock—last chance for Larvik

Posted by on Sep 9, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hello Thickskullers! Good news! After being unavailable for several months, I’ve re-loaded the distribution channel with fresh copies of Attack of the Frawgs and The Haunting of Larvik Island so those two products are once again orderable from places like the ever-loyal FRPGames.com. And in a bittersweet development, the shipment I sent them was my last copies of The Haunting of Larvik Island. As of this writing, I have no plans to re-print any copies so once those copies...

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2016 Daniel Bishop Birthday Mathom Mini-Review

Posted by on Aug 18, 2016 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Happy Birthday, Mr. Bishop A couple of weeks ago–and I believe sometime last year as well, although my memory is foggy on this–I was fortunate to be included in a group of folks who receive a free adventure from prolific author and gentleman judge, Mr. +Daniel Bishop to help celebrate his birthday. While I’d missed the original posting on the blog, apparently to be eligible to receive the mathom, you needed to post a review of something he’d written and link to...

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50 Unpleasant Side Effects

50 Unpleasant Side Effects

Posted by on Jul 20, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Straight from the cutting room floor! The following table was a submission for the book 50 Fantastic Functions for the D50 published by Goodman Games. My submission “50 Meaningful Motivations for NPCs” made it into that book, but sadly, this little gem did not. Hopefully this lonely table can find a loving home somewhere in your campaign. Grab the PDF one-sheet here! 50 Unpleasant Side Effects by Stephen Newton Your wizard mixing potions again? Your ranger brush...

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Upcoming Children of the Fallen Sun playtest sessions

Upcoming Children of the Fallen Sun playtest sessions

Posted by on Jul 16, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hey Thick Skullers! Just a reminder there’s a couple of upcoming playtest session of my forthcoming Mutant Crawl Classics RPG adventure Children of the Fallen Sun at some cons: Gam3rCon San Diego- Friday July 22, 6pm, Judge Bill Meyer (the Stinky One-Eyed Ogre himself) GenCon – Friday Aug 5, 2pm, Judge Michael Bolam In addition, I may run another playtest either via Google Hangouts soon, as I’ve made a fair amount of changes to the adventure based on...

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Thick Skull Adventures turns 5 years old!

Thick Skull Adventures turns 5 years old!

Posted by on Jul 9, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Happy Birthday, Thick Skull Adventures! The date totally passed me by, but June 30 was the birthday to this creative outlet of mine, Thick Skull Adventures. On June 30, 2011 is when I first released  The Haunting of Larvik Island for Dungeons and Dragons fourth edition. It would be another year or so before Dungeon Crawl Classics would be released and Attack of the Frawgs would hatch for that fabulous game system. I want to thank everyone for making these adventures so fun...

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