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The Golden Age of Open Systems

By Carl Hickman, on October 1st, 2013

During this year small but influential tabletop roleplaying game systems have opened up their licensing. Fate, FAE, Gumshoe, and Drama System are now freely available to any designers wanting to put their imagination on paper.

We all know the tidal impact the Open Gaming License (OGL) had on the d20 segment of the industry some […]

Turn Order in Fate

By James Richards, on September 23rd, 2013

Introduction

So I thought I’d take some time to discuss turn order in Fate Core based games. Those of you familiar with Fate are aware that turn order is fairly well fixed in that system based on your skills and the type of conflict in which you are engaged. Here is the relevant text […]

Tacticon 2013 and more . . .

By James Richards, on July 8th, 2013

Things have been quiet, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening. Don’t believe me? Then maybe you should come talk to me about it at Tacticon 2013 in Aurora, Colorado . . . right next door to Denver!

That’s right, I’ll be running two Fate based game sessions [5036.1 and 5036.2] using the […]

Thematic Dice Samples Look AMAZING!

By James Richards, on May 3rd, 2013

We have just received images from the manufacturer displaying the prototypes for our Thematic Dice line and they look amazing. Here are the pictures that we received. Judge for yourself!

All the dice in one image

To see the images in full resolution (2560×1920), follow these […]

The Mystic Rose is a GO!!!

By James Richards, on February 20th, 2013

Our Mystic Rose Kickstarter Project was a thundering success! And, due to stretch goal unlocks, the original Mystic Rose Theme will now be accompanied by six other themes as […]

Two Weeks Left for the Mystic Rose

By James Richards, on February 4th, 2013

There are two weeks left on the Mystic Rose Kickstarter project and the project is only $400 shy of funding. Take a look at Update #6 for more information!

Mystic Rose has a great day!

By James Richards, on January 30th, 2013

So our Kickstarter project had a great day yesterday, topping 100 backers. This was mostly due to an influx of Ehdrigohr backers looking to get a set of dice based on the Ehdrigohr theme. Take a look at Update #5 for more.

Mystic Rose - Update #3

By James Richards, on January 22nd, 2013

In our latest update we present three more potential themes. Check out Update #3 for yourself!

Mystic Rose - Update #2

By James Richards, on January 16th, 2013

After getting some feedback from the gaming community, we have published a second update to the Mystic Rose Kickstarter with sample of potential future theme artwork. Head on over and see what folks have to say!

Mystic Rose - 24 hours later

By James Richards, on January 15th, 2013

So it’s been 24 hours since the launch of our Thematic Dice – Mystic Rose Kickstarter, and we are already 33% funded! This is a great result for a first day and we are hopeful that the project will continue to grow. Check out Update #1 over at the Kickstarter site […]