First real post of 2025.
Every year seems to come along sooner than the previous. When I look at all that was accomplished and what wasn't in 2024 I'm filled with mixed emotions. Proud of the things I made, a lot of art was drawn and painted. But, only a few OSR books made it out. The most important one being the Gunslinger RPG. Fulfilling that Kickstarter was, well, fulfilling! However there were a dozen other books that weren't finished. Perhaps the best thing that happened related to gaming and this blog is reconnecting with why I love RPG's so much. I got to play a lot of games, even some 2e AD&D, a system I am slowly coming to appreciate more and more.
Time for New Years goals.
2025 Priorities
- Princess of the Red Planet Adventure
- Warriors of the Wild West (a "white box" version of Gunslinger)
- Hawkmoor 74 RPG (previously known as ODD74 SVE)
- Unkindness of Ravens (a sequel to the Murder of Crows card game)
- Book of Valkyries (2 books: an art book and an OSR compatible book on Norse Mythology)
- Dungeoneer Deluxe (a revised and updated version of my Dungeoneer card game)
- Gateway RPG (a "universal" RPG compatible with Warriors of the Red Planet, Raiders, Freebooters, etc.)
- Hardboiled RPG (a film noir RPG in the style of WotRP, Raiders, Freebooters, etc.)
- Book of Gnomes (cooler than it sounds, inspired by the famous Gnomes book by Rien Poortvliet)
- Book of Orcs RPG
- Dark Fantasy RPG
- Post-Apocalypse RPG
I'll have more to say what each of these are as the time comes. Most of them have been discussed here, and on forums over the years. I am also reviewing unreleased items I've announced on this blog to see what I can reasonably complete. I have so many little projects that are nearly 99.9% done, I'd like to get them all finished and out of my studio!
One thing I recently put out was a primer to the Hawkmoor Campaign Setting. It is only an outline of the world with a few maps, but think of it as a Living Document that will be updated frequently. I've got such an interesting, fresh, and fun idea for this setting that I can't wait to share with you. I know this teaser isn't much, but for various reasons I had to post it.
