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The Secret World-North America TTRPG Savage Worlds and 5E Kickstarter has funded!

Just over a day to go on the The Secret World-North America TTRPG Savage Worlds and 5E Kickstarter:

I probably won’t have my Loomie character from Secret World Legends in this supplement, and I’m not gonna spend another three hundred bucks to put her there too, but that’s all right. She’s canon in the main 5e RPG already, because I paid good money for the privilege. Which is to say: in the finest tradition of the Illuminati, really.

That being said, I’m picking up the Savage Worlds version of this game. 5e doesn’t really map the magic system for SWL all that well.

Stellar Con tomorrow!

Very exciting, not least because I’ll be selling prints of this…

…suitable for framing. If they sell for anything like a reasonable manner, I’ll do the same with my other book covers. Otherwise, it’s something else to have on the table. Anyway, if you’re in Pikesville tomorrow stop on by to Stellar Con and say hi. If you’re not, you can always buy my books here.

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‘Sheena is a Punk Rocker.’

Sheena is a Punk Rocker, Ramones

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Disney reportedly considering a Mara Jade seriHAHAHAHAHAHA YOU COCKSURE FOOLS! YOU POOR, DAMNED *IDIOTS*!

IF YOU DO A MARA JADE SERIES WITHOUT FIRST RESETTING EXISTING STAR WARS CANON, THEY WILL COME FOR YOU! LISTEN, AND UNDERSTAND! THOSE EXTENDED UNIVERSE FANS ARE OUT THERE. THEY CAN’T BE BARGAINED WITH. THEY CAN’T BE REASONED WITH. THEY DON’T FEEL PITY, OR REMORSE, OR FEAR! AND THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT STOP, EVER, UNTIL YOU ARE DIVESTED!

…So go for it, I guess?

02/20/2025 Snippet, JUDITH STORMCROW AND THE FLIM-FLAM MAN.

I knew these gods would come in handy!

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Wachfor was one of those towns that had a lot of cults in business, which was one reason people went there to trade. There was nothing the gods liked better than having their cultists fight each other, and every one of those pious servants who was poisoning or backstabbing a rival was one that wasn’t messing with normal folk. Places where there were only two or three cults were bad news. The cults expected you to take sides. When you did, you were fair game.

Towns with only one cult didn’t always last all that long.

In Wachfor you had cults for the Anticipatory Reaper, Rat-God Kritchatter, the Tongue-Ripped Wraith, Rotun the Imbecilic, and Armena the Spider-Goddess (that was the new one) — and thankfully neither the Consumers of Life or Death. Those last two cults were the… ‘most godlike of the gods’ was probably the safest way to put it, Judith decided. You never quite knew when some of them might be listening. The point was, most of the cults here weren’t big on fighting anyway.

The problem was, those of the Anticipatory Reaper were, and some of themy had decided to take a slap at the Fancy Britches.

02/20/2025 Snippet, PICKMAN’S MODELS.

Needed more conflict.

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“There was a sentry,” Reithner told him, her voice now guttural and strained. Her rifle had a light on it, which she used to shine on a tumbled heap at one corner. “Or perhaps a madman. Take a look.”

Tobias looked, and immediately suppressed his inclination to take a closer look. It was a person, sex not immediately obvious, age not immediately obvious, hairless, mottled skin, and bleeding out in that oddly slow way you got on the Moon. The eyes were open, staring, and so bloodshot that they were almost pure red.

“I assume there was no attempt at communication?” Tobias asked.

“The only thing it communicated, sir, was its intent to disembowel my men. See the scratches in the caporal’s suit? It did that. With fingernails.” Reithner waited a moment, possibly to see Tobias react in surprise. When he did not, she shook her head. “At any rate, sir, it was trying for the air hoses when I started shooting. A bullet at least put it down.”

90.6% to the first stretch goal, and watch this space for an announcement next week!

We have two weeks to go on the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit, and we’re just over $200 away from the first stretch goal! These are the slow days in a crowdfunding project, so I’m asking all of you to spread the word about my project. If you know somebody into post-apocalyptic fantasy tabletop roleplaying, or who just wants a peek into the world of my books, let them know about this project.

And if you haven’t backed yet, feel free.

Says it all, really.

Current stretch goals:

$2,500 (current): A PDF adventure! This will be available for all backers at Senior Adventurer and above. It’s based off of my short story “The Wolf-Man of Westhaven,” and will double as a look at a different time period than the main campaign’s. There will be a map!$3,000: Tip the team! I’m a firm believer in spreading around good fortune. If we hit this goal, I’ll toss in a little something extra for Ben Fleuter (artist) and Dungeon Master Tuz (layout maven). More about them here.$4,000: Another PDF adventure! Like the current stretch goal, this will be available to for all backers at Senior Adventurer and above. The actual details are to be determined, but again: there will be a map!

Also, keep watching this space Monday. There’s another announcement brewing.

So, is AVOWED any good?

I’m getting the impression that AVOWED is being well-received, but I’ve got five billion things to do, as usual. Anybody play it yet? Will I regret waiting until it goes on sale at some point?

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‘Mama Said Knock You Out.’

I’m so tired, Mama said knock me out.

Mama Said Knock You Out, LL Cool J

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02/19/2024 Snippet, JUDITH STORMCROW AND THE FLIM-FLAM MAN.

Gregor needs his tone tweaked. I’m still trying to figure out how he’s being changed by circumstances.

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“I’d tell you the job was so simple it can’t go wrong, Mistress Stormcrow, but we both know that’d just alarm you.” Gregor was smooth, damn the man. What was interesting was that he wasn’t turning on the charm. It looked like she had a client who could take a hint.

“I’m still not honestly expecting there to be special problems,” the man went on. “Silvergrove is claimed by no particular realm or cult, the site has been abandoned since the fall of the Great Realm, and there’s no local history of monsters or specters. I’m looking for old texts, and historical relics in general, but nothing specific. If some of those relics turn out to be made of gold or shiny bits, I’m perfectly fine with letting your company get a decent taste, once I have the things I need. ‘Do not begrudge the worker his morsel,’ after all.”

That sounded like a quote of some kind, although Judith didn’t recognize it offhand. It admittedly sounded like a sensible attitude to have. “‘All fingers are sticky,’” she quoted back to him, which made him frown for a brief second. Judith didn’t know why. It was practically the same sentiment.

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