Feb 2020 Updates
Playtesting The Orb at Game Kastle Santa Clara I feel like since really starting my new Day Job Real Life Job in October, I haven’t been as as prolific with my gaming posts. But rest assured, gentle reader, when the sun goes down and I step away from corporate life, I am busy beavering away on gaming activities in the background. I just completed and turned in a a new MCC adventure which will be published by Goodman Games, I’m sure you’ll see more posts about that later in the year I completed another...
read moreThe Last Will and Testament of Obediah Felkner – Kickstarter now live!
Three years in the making, this is the horror-themed western for DCC you’ve been waiting for! The art in this adventure has been lovingly crafted by folks you all know and love: FRK Pyron, Stefan Poag, Danny Prescott, Sonya Prince, and Aaron Robinson have all brought some of their best work to the project creating images that are evocative and sometimes haunting. And as always, my longtime editor, Judge Jen Brinkman has provided her editorial talent to ensure that the product is polished and professional. Please take a look at the campaign,...
read moreMonster Manual Fashion Show!
For your reading amusement: The Monster Manual Fashion Show! Cloaks, collars, and capes! In Monster Manual Fashion Show, Cori Newton brings her unique brand of humor and wit to describe the narrative of a judge who has moved from behind the DM Screen and next to the catwalk to evaluate the latest dungeon fashion. Some of the most fashionable denizens from the AD&D Monster Manual strut their stuff to show you how—with the right accessories—you can pull off both dapper and...
read moreMini-review of Floating Oasis of the Ascended God
The good folks at the blog King Archie’s Realm have posted a mini-review of Floating Oasis of the Ascended God. If you recall, Floating Oasis was an original adventure I wrote to be included as the bonus adventure for the 2nd printing of Harley Stroh’s Bride of the Black Manse. I’m never quite sure how much activity these adventures get in the wild, so it’s nice to see that it got some table-time. The review is pretty short so I’ll just include it here: Our second game that night, after inserting cider and PBR,...
read moreDark Trails Kickstarter goes live
Saddle Up, Partners! If you follow this blog, you’re almost certainly aware that the Kickstarter for David Baity’s Cthulhu-Western RPG Dark Trails is not only up and running, but burning through the stretch goals like hot lead through a sinner’s flesh. If your RPG internet was down this week and you somehow missed that news, I’d recommend you head over there right now and pledge at whatever level your coin purse can accommodate. David is a fantastic writer, and the flavor/color of his prose is, IMHO, what really makes this game...
read moreDeveloper Diary – Nilspace
Hello Thick Skullers! So one of the common questions most writers get is, “Where did you get the idea for blah blah blah…” And the honest truth is, “Damn near everywhere…” Usually they come about from articles I read about mysteries or cryptids, or sometimes movies I’ve seen in the past. In my MCC adventure Children of the Fallen Sun, there is a location where the PCs can interact with The Nilspace Drive: This particular goodie was inspired by The Man Himself: Mr. Gary Gygax. There is a brief line in...
read moreIntroducing the Black Ink Red Film podcast
Hello Thick Skullers! I’m pleased the Black Ink Red Film Podcast , a new collaboration between myself and my friend Stephen E. Each month the two of us (and sometimes a guest) will discuss one of our favorite horror/sci-fi novels and its movie adaptation. We’ll discuss what made the novel memorable, and then follow that up with how the filmmakers kept or fundamentally changed the narrative during its film adaptation. We’ll then talk about any lasting impressions the novel and/or movie have left on popular culture. Season one we’ll be...
read moreOptional Rules for DCC – Dehydration and Starvation
By Stephen Newton with input from the Google Plus DCC RPG Community Are your players about to travel across vast distances? Perhaps they’ve been hired by a wizard to seek a renowned “Blood-Drinking Box” requiring a 3-day march down a spiral staircase. Or perhaps they’ve decided to journey towards the center of Aerth in search of the fabled city of Agharta? Well, if your players are anything like mine, they probably didn’t pack enough food and water before heading out. Adding optional rules governing the effects of starvation and dehydration...
read moreGaryCon XI and other updates
Hello Thick Skullers! It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog, so wanted to give you an update on what we’re working on. GaryCon – I’ll be at the Grand Geneva slinging dice and giving away stickers. I’ll be running Floating Oasis of the Ascended God and The Corpse That Love Built. While I’ll be busy both in front of and behind the screen, I’m going to be spending as much of my free time as possible in the Grand Geneva Lounge hanging with my Gaming Family. Reach out to me on Facebook...
read moreAlzheimer’s Walk 2018
Hello Thick Skullers! Once again I will be participating in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event on Saturday Oct 13, 2018. Both of my grandmothers suffered from dementia, so it’s a cause I believe in. As I’ve done in previous years, as a thank you for donations of $5 or more, I will send you a PDF of any published Thick Skull Adventure module. So if you’ve been waiting to checkout Children of the Fallen Sun, and you also like to support a good cause, now’s your chance! Thank you in advance for any donations or other...
read moreBy Mitra’s Bones, Meet Thy Doom
The Mutant Menace of Lab 47 cover
Lighthouse at Shipbreaker Shoals
Love in the Age of Gongfarmers
Feast of the Gobbler Witch
Tomb of the Savage Kings
The Omnivary of EDEN
The Last Will and Testament of Obediah Felkner
Creep, Skrag, Creep!
The Corpse That Love Built
Children of the Fallen Sun
They Served Brandolyn Red
Stronghold of the Wood Giant Shaman
The Haunting of Larvik Island
Attack of the Frawgs
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