Hi ! Been a bit, but it doesn't mean I haven't been working on this. In fact, I've been working away at V0.3 a fair bit, and I got to run SOAR again as a one sh...

News from the printer We got the printing proofs, which highlited area we need to improve, nothing major or unexpected at this point...

I thought it would be fun to dig into the three classes, their inspirations, what they've got going on mechanically, what's exciting to me about them! This one...

Between February 1st and February 29th, many indie TTRPG publisher will show case their project to the world, and we are so here for it. Zine Month Zine Month i...

Hello, This week for the devlog I'm touching on the world event s system that will be included for Courier - Repacked edition. As briefly discussed in the Facti...

What are you talking about? Ok, lets roll back a little, before talking about "playing in PDFs", let's talk about PDFs. As it turns out PDFs do a lot and someti...

So for this devlog, I wanted to go back to early days of SOAR. The pdf you're able to read is VERY different from how SOAR worked earlier. SOAR came to be aroun...

Hi there! Last class overview devlog, because after these two we’re out of core classes! Introducing the final two, Tactician and Windmagus. Just in time for...

Version 6, Updating Shuttles One of the biggest updates of V6 will be the inclusion of all shuttlecraft stats . I've poured over all the existing books, gone th...

With Notorious Style, we tried to make the PDF a lot more accessible than ZIMO's Getting up in a few different way Jargon One of the most difficult task is to f...

Hi there! Valiant Horizon v1.0 is coming out on January 23rd! So we’re devlogging fast now. As noted in #1 , all role/sub-role talk is referring to Total//Eff...

Hello, This weeks post is about combat and defending yourself against the dangers of the wasteland. This will be a shorter post as I've spent a lot of time stre...

Hi there! Valiant Horizon v1.0 is coming out on January 23rd! So I’d better get moving on these devlogs. As noted in #1 , all role/sub-role talk is referring...

As promised in my last devlog (also we're trying a new format here for this post apparently it works better) lets talk about game design decisions I took for SO...

Eine Spielleitung schreibt mir: Ich leite morgen wieder eine Bad-Bründlholz-Runde und hätte eine kleine Regelfrage. Bei einem Misserfolg oder Teilerfolg im Sp...

Welcome back! This week we are looking at the contracts and the business side of Courier - Repacked. Contractor Work Contracts are a core mechanic of Courier -...

Welcome to the first devlog for Courier - Repacked edition! To start off the devlogs I've chosen to discuss the changes to the factions system and how they impr...

Hello, my fellow Magical Girls and Guardians! We have a relatively large update that I felt would best be shared here. There's a bit of good news, a bit of bad...

Hi there! Long time no see! Now that Valiant Horizon is nearing full release, this is #3 in our design series. We’re back with the Commander and Dark Knight...

Hey Drovers, The setting of Autostede is something that I've had a lot of trouble with and lately, as I've had an ongoing campaign running, both the reasons tha...

Welcome back! Do you ever look at a finished project and want to do it over? Add the extra bit of shine to it, tweak a few mechanics, or fix the layout? I do th...

I'm going to change the combat mechanics after some play testing. There were quite a few rounds where nothing happened which was boring. The updated version is...

I've droned on an on about the importance of the Weird in other articles, so maybe it's about time I sat down and wrote about it. We live in a paradoxical world...

Version 0.5 of Voyager: Tactics is out now! This has been a lot of work and I'm glad to finally have it out for you all! There has been way too many changes bet...

Working on 100 Ironsworn Locations and should be out by the end of the year. Since they're mainly waypoints, they won't be so in depth. Wondering if I should co...

It’s no secret that I’m drawn to so-called “difficult” ergodic texts. I regularly cite books like House Of Leaves, The Raw Shark Texts, and The Unfortun...

I’m looking back at a very successful Itch.io Black Friday Sale, which saw many purchases of Block, Dodge, Parry, almost a full year after its first release...

¡El primer suplemento para Perros sin Dios ha llegado! Explora La Zona, un lugar lleno de radiación, anomalías y peligros repleta de carroñeros, bandidos y...

His Majesty the Worm is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: the classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities...

His Majesty the Worm is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: the classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities...

Redditor DarthAvner asked the other day about porting ships into Captain's Log, and I decided, since I've done quite a bit with shipbuilding, I'd chime in. Now...

I know what you’re here for, mechanically. Let’s talk shop about The Grid™️. Loadout and Construction Every mech in this game is defined by a grid like...

Thanks to everyone who has supported this game so far. Here is a preview of the ships being redrawn by the artist which will be for the cards for the physical c...

I have been meaning to work on the overhaul of Taels of the Heisty Vixens for a long time, but I kept getting distracted by new projects. I do have a lot of ide...

The Ship Selector With 75+ ships to choose from, ship selection has become a big part of character creation. The ship, of course, is a character. The choice is...

Rat Bastard Games is very proud to announce that we've published Don't Kill A Bird With A Baseball! I hope Randy Johnson doesn't sue me!...

Hey everyone! It's time - The 2023 Fallen Game Jam is here. Create monsters, locations, postcards, NPCs, adventures, tables. Prizes will be going to the 3 top s...

His Majesty the Worm is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: the classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities...

[Adventure] The Halls of Lidless Shabbath (2016) Stuart Marshall & Joseph Browning Lvl 12 – 15 A treat today. An adventure for level 10+ And its legit, as in...

In today's stream, I talked about some expected changes to the Recruit system, covering preset and quickstart characters, and Visages! Blind Exploration At the...

Hello Bludgeoneers! Let's talk about Enemy Balance today. It's been the one part of the game that I've handled myself, calling upon years of practice and - for...

Iko is launching a mayor CY_BORG bundle, and to celebrate that (and take part of it) I've updated this adventure to a pamphlet design. It features a newly expan...

Ho ricevuto una domanda e ho deciso di estendere la risposta a tutti, perché magari avete avuto lo stesso dubbio. A un primo sguardo, il sistema di MGZ potrebb...

Thanks for checking out “An Exodus”, I really hope you enjoy it. I had a few goals in mid when starting this project. - First of all, I wanted something eas...

Phoenix Guard-chan In today's stream, I did some quick colouring work on the Phoenix Guard: a new playable Venture focused around ranged artillery and formation...

Howdy I'm in the midst of rewriting all of Drier Deserts, Hotter Suns with lessons learned from 3 years of playtesting, game design experience (both reading and...

In today's stream, I tackled a bunch of overlapping concepts at once: A GMless/GM-light system; Players having multiple PCs; and taking inspiration from West Ma...

Hi there! #2 in our design series, meet the Blazemagus and Champion! As noted in #1 , all role/sub-role talk is referring to Total//Effect’s role and sub-role...

In today's stream, I went through a lot of major ideas and changes for Version 0.5! Totally different from the last update post, even. Action Economy 2, Economi...

Today's stream, I sketch out a planned Sapient page, showcasing all the playable Sapients in one big group picture at the start of the Chapter! I also talked ab...