50 Unpleasant Side Effects

Posted by snake 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...

Upcoming Children of the Fallen Sun playtest sessions

Posted by snake 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...

Thick Skull Adventures turns 5 years old!

Posted by snake 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...

I won’t be at GenCon, but my writing will be

Posted by snake on Jul 7, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hello Thick Skullers! So sadly another year goes by where I will not be able to attend one of the Big 3 RPG Cons (neither GaryCon, North Texas RPG, nor GenCon), but I’m pleased to see that there are some fabulous judges running some stuff I’ve published: They Served Brandolyn Red – DCC – Judge Jim Dovey, Thursday 9AM They Served Brandolyn Red – DCC – Judge Michael Crane, Friday 2PM Children of the Fallen Sun – MCC – Mutant Judge Michael Bolam, Friday 2pm...

MCC RPG Kickstarter and The Children of the Fallen Sun

Posted by snake on Jun 28, 2016 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hello Thickskullers! As you’re all probably aware, the long awaited Mutant Crawl Classics RPG Kickstarter campaign started last week and was fully funded within the first hour. It’s a testament to how much (well deserved) excitement has been built up for this game. Jim Wampler has done an amazing job creating a DCC RPG game/campaign. As you know, I’ve been fortunate enough to read the rules in beta, and I’ve written an adventure for this setting:...