Category: Projects
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Black Code Sep/19 update
Black Code is finished! Ok, I still have editing, proofing, a little bit of layout, art, production to sort, etc. but apart from that it’s BASICALLY done. Woohoo!
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Black Code – Feb/19 Update
Writing for Black code continues. The world part of the book is cracking along, with the Bloom and Grid done and Temple getting there. It’s looking like it might be a little bigger than I was expecting!
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Quick Update – Nov
Quick update – work is still ongoing, just had a little delay due to other “real life work” projects. I’ll be at Dragonmeet if anyone wants to chat.
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Black Code – UKGE Update
I’m finally back in the land of the living after UK Game Expo, and I had a fantastic if exhausting time. As I’ve been talking Black Code all weekend and we’ve had a little surge in interest after the con I figured It’s latest news time. I ran a load of little 2 hour slots…
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Black Code T-Shirts now available!
As a bit of a taster, I’m experimenting with Redbubble as a POD Service for T-Shirts. I use them for my one shot personal things and they’ve always been good before. I was going to just make some one-offs for conventions but some people have been asking so… If you fancy supporting Black Code (a…
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To the grindstone…
Another couple of playtest streams, a few more Alpha playtest invites, and I’m about ready for the real work… now comes writing & design of the book. I’m fairly happy with the system and apart from a few tweaks here and there as the playtests continue and the final dreaded “balance pass” I think we’re…
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Alpha playtesting continues
Working towards the official beta packs has been an interesting process. We’ve had a couple of rules revisions, and a nice series of “cold” playtests by the powerhouse Lloyd Gan has been super useful in defining the parts of the game that need a little more love or handholding for players to make the concepts…
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Black Code Development – Character Gen
One of the great things I enjoy about RPGs is character generation. I love systems that evoke interesting character ideas as you generate them (I’m getting on a bit and I need all the help I can get). What I want with Black Code is to enable players to craft WHATEVER character they want, rather…
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Black Code Development – #Tags
Black Code uses a system of #TAGS (hashtags) that indicate powers and abilities for your characters. I’m having a lot of fun writing these and putting in little jokes in the titles, etc. Here’s a few of the ton I’m working on to show some of the favour they can add. #SPECIALSETOFSKILLS – +1 skill to…
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Demo Games of Black Code
After HorneyCon, I’m looking forward to running Black Code at other venues. Currently I’m working towards having a few adventures prepped for Contingency in January and SpagettiConJunction in February. If you fancy playing Black Code, come along!