Land of the Spirits Fighter and Conjurer Black Hack Style
I’ve been working on Land of Spirits for a few months now (in between Starrunner Kit, Hubris, and High Noon), sorting out inspirations, what I want to do, designing classes, races, etc. I really wanted...
View ArticleThe Riverlands- A Land of the Spirits Territory
Lately I have been posting information on one of the next book projects I have been working on, Land of Spirits (Black Hack’d classes; Fighter Class; Magic User Class; Session One Recap). I’m really...
View ArticleLand of the Spirits Session Recap 2 and Switching to Black Hack
Yesterday the group continued their adventures in The Land of the Spirits. Last session we ended with the group listening to Chieftainness Vynn explain how her son has been switched out for a...
View ArticleLand of the Spirits Group 2 Session 1 Recap- Saving the Princess of the Moon
Yesterday I kicked off a second campaign of Land of the Spirits playtest which uses the awesome Black Hack rules. I was very excited because this group and I hadn’t gotten to play together in nearly a...
View ArticleHubris Cometh (SOON!) and the Klind March Across the Landscape of the...
It’s been awhile since I’ve done an update on Hubris on the blog (mostly been doing posts to KS backers). Hubris is coming along nicely! Alex turned in a first draft of the layout to me a few weeks...
View ArticleThe Black Hack: Cyber-Hacked! On Drivethru RPG
My bad for not doing a post about this launching on Drivethru/RPGnow! Art by Alex Mayo Recently I released The Black Hack: Cyber-Hacked! on Drivethru. I used the awesome light-weight Black Hack rules...
View ArticleLevel Zero Funnel Rules for The Black Hack
I love the funnel process of Dungeon Crawl Classics! It’s fun to see squishy meat bags die fun and messy deaths in an attempt to gain riches and reach their potential! However sometimes I prefer...
View ArticleWhy Thundarr The Barbarian is Epic and Epitomizes How Minimalist/Rules-Lites...
I just returned from a kick ass get together in Richmond, VA, dubbed WAYNECON!, with some truly awesome peeps! I got to meet fellow games (and friends) in real life who I’ve been talking to for...
View ArticleThe Card Warrior Class From Alice in Wonderland for The Black Hack
Had a dream last night about Alice in Wonderland and the song “Painting the Roses Red” was stuck in my head this AM. So I thought it would be fun to create a Black Hack class for the Card Warrior The...
View ArticleThe Hatter Class From Alice in Wonderland for The Black Hack
Yesterday I wrote up the Card Warrior for the Black Hack and decided it would be fun to create a Hatter class as well. So here it is. The Hatter Starting HP: d6 + 4HP Per Level/Resting: 1d6 Weapons...
View ArticleLand of the Spirits, Group 2, Session 2- Troubles in the Village of Bibble...
Last session the group saved the Princess of the Moon from a Glemt Ruin and decided to make camp. Players Omar- Brigam, Human Shielded Warrior Liam- Ary, Clan of Fang Hunter Nate- Heithcliff (it’s...
View ArticleThundarr the Barbarian-like Session Recap
Last night I ran a Black Hack game of inspired by Thundarr the Barbarian for two friends who had never cut their chops on OSR-style goodness, having played mostly (if just) Pathfinder- not sure. I had...
View ArticleSorcerers Aren’t Human- Ponderings Thanks to Thundarr the Barbarian
Recently I rediscovered the joy of Thundarr the Barbarian (thanks to Waynecon) and purchased it from Amazon and have been watching it. One of the first episodes (the one with the Death Flower), a...
View ArticleFurther Ponderings on Sorcerers- Alternative Magic Casting for Black Hack
As I continue to watch Thundarr the Barbarian, my brain ponders all the different things I can do with an upcoming project I’m working on, collaborating with Talon Waite; right now particularly focused...
View ArticleLand of the Spirits- Group 2, Session 3 Recap- The Shadows of Bibble Babble
Last session the group decided to help out a cute race of Spirits, called Sbildams, that were plagued by evil creatures at night. Sbildams Shadow Creature…Spoooky The group waited at night to...
View ArticleWeapon and Armor Generator for Sword and Sorcery (or Sword and Planet) for...
Here is what I’ll be using to generate weapons and armor (can be used on the fly) for the upcoming Black Hack project I’m working on inspired by Thundarr the Barbarian. I wanted to keep it rules-lite...
View ArticleTake a Stand- Black Lives Matter
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve heard about the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police officers. These latest acts of murder of African Americans has caused...
View ArticleBarbarians of the Ruined Earth- Hybrid Animal Monster
I am nearly done with Barbarians of the Ruined Earth- a Thundarr the Barbarian inspired game for The Black Hack. I’ll start posting more about this game and Death is the New Pink (another book I’m...
View ArticleThe Robot Class for Barbarians of the Ruined Earth, a Thundarr-inspired...
I just finished the first draft of Barbarians of the Ruined Earth, my Thundarr the Barbarian inspired setting/rules that uses the awesome The Black Hack. Now my wife and I will do proofs, I’ll edit,...
View ArticleThe Beastman Class for Barbarians of the Ruined Earth, a Thundarr-inspired...
Figured I’d post another class/race from my upcoming Barbarians of the Ruined Earth. Last time I posted the Robot. Today we look at the Beastman! Beastman Beastmen hail from all over the ruined...
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