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Update - the first stretch goal has been met, so I'm able to commission some additional art by Marcin (examples of his work here - I love the detail, the expressions, the variations in their clothing!) There is another 14 days to go on the kickstarter, so there is still time to get involved :)

The quest is completed, the victory is won, and you are returning home. Along the way you tell your tale in flashbacks, creating the stories of your quest, the friends that you made and lost along the way. And at the end, discover whether your hopes and dreams have been fulfilled or dashed...

I can't recommend it highly enough. I've not quite finished the interview yet, so I don't know how much he goes into it, but there are several elements of the rules which are chef's kiss excellent. Especially the ones which allow you to reveal (and sometimes discover) little bits of the...

I've played several games of Brindlewood Bay over the last couple of years - several one-shots with continuing characters. These are sketches of our characters that I did (I played Pearl)

Also this blog post by Craig of Lunar Shadow Designs talks about his exhibitor experience and costs this year (elsewhere on his blog you can see his report for last year too) https://lunarshadow.net/2023/12/10/dragonmeet-2023-retrospective-1-sales-money/

There is an interesting blog post by an exhibitor here, which includes the hotel costs he paid https://byodinsbeardrpg.com/2023-12-04-dragonmeet_2023_report/

It was a delight to meet and chat in person after so many years! Interesting to consider just how much of a juggernaut 5e has become when compared even to the original d20 explosion. One of the dogs in question (my dog Tango)

Thank you - playtesters have said that they like having the hopeful spirit as a counterbalance to playing a wicked client!

Disappointed to not get a mention of my Kickstarter which ends on 6th November, Expect Three Visitors. I’ve been trying to get in touch with you without success on Mastodon and other places, but can’t seem to find the right avenue. I’ll pop a link in here anyway, just in case someone sees it...

We are now 93% of the way to the goal - nearly there! If you'd like to get an idea of some of the stories which get produced by this game, I have a playtest write-up here https://planesailinggames.com/post/2022-06-24-expect-playtest/

A Christmas Carol is a much-loved story centred around Scrooge - a thoroughly unlikeable character whose life is transformed by encounters with a series of spirits. It has been filmed many times, and in many styles. The story of his redemption has been told by actors, singers, cartoon characters...

First time I've seen someone not like him - was there anything particular that you didn't like about it?

As a definitively small-press indie RPG designer I find kickstarter invaluable - I use it when the game is ready, but want to raise money for editing and art. To date I’ve hit three out of three delivery targets and I’m pleased with that. It can be tricky when a third party you are expecting to...

I’d like to suggest some amendments to this long post, I remember a whole bunch of this stuff from the time (Plus I have a useful first hand link… but to that later!) SPI was the big deal in the 1970’s wargame field because they published a LOT of games. Really good wargames. Avalon Hill where...

One of the changes in theme that I’ve noticed is the players place in the campaign world. In OD&D, BEMCI, 1e, there was an implied advancement from being dungeon crawlers to becoming landholders with broader responsibilities. They didn’t give many rules around that beyond the rules for setting...

I would say that one distinction which you didn’t cover in your original post is this AD&D 1e (and earlier) - expectation is that you start out dungeon bashing and wilderness crawling, but eventually build a castle/temple/tower, gather followers, and game transitions into something where you...