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Here's my first attempt at a "mission statement" for the game, to describe the specific playstyle I'm shooting for. It's a very rough draft, jotting down ideas in support of the mechanics that I'm integrating.

I don't know what to say. I'm a middle-aged, not-hip white dude, and we stock at least half, if not more, of the titles that made it onto the Ennies list this year in my flgs.

I'm really pleased at the dominance of small press and indie titles this year. There's a lot of good stuff that's been nominated, and I'm having a hard time picking my favorite. We had a mini convention at our store over the weekend to celebrate our two-year anniversary, and we had two of the...

I'm curious what games people think have good quickstart rules. Best examples? What should QS rules include?

Welcome to the last Roundup for June. We're also halfway through the year, and less than a month out from GenCon, which is usually a slow time for releases as publishers work on getting their ducks in a row for the biggest convention of the year. I will likely not be publishing a Roundup next...

How have you been navigating increased production costs, especially with the box set?

I've done and written a lot using OSE since it was published, and I gotta say that while I really appreciate it for what it does -- acting as a comprehensive, organized reference document -- the sparse bullet-point approach as begun to feel really cold and sterile. I've been moderating the main...

And we've got Lucid in stock! https://www.sabregamesandcards.com/product-page/lucid-sea-of-dreams

This is, of course, why it is an unholy mashup. For advancement, I'm using four central pillars, in descending order of importance: Treasure = XP. Encourages getting in, getting out, with as little combat as possible. Exploration. My preferred mode of play is the sandbox hexcrawl, and I'd like...

After saying for years that I'm not going to publish a retro-clone, I've found myself starting to work on one. I'm going with a working title of Bree-YARC (Yet Another Retro-Clone) for the time being. The plan is to bring this to crowdfunding winter of 2026, and I've got the following goals in...

While I normally write OSR products, I'm getting ready to launch a project on Backerkit that's funding the printing of two books geared towards creating hexcrawls and sandbox settings, with the purpose of being system-neutral. The first is Filling in the Blanks. I published this book six years...

Welcome to the fourth news roundup in June. Last week was a short release, due to travel plans and storms that interfered with my internet connection, so let's see what we can do this week to make up for it, shall we? I have found that the summer months, especially the month and a half leading...

Rob Conley is a publisher and author best known for the Blackmarsh setting and the excellent "How to Build a Fantasy Sandbox", and is currently raising funds for Into the Majestic Fantasy Realms: Northern Reaches. He's kindly agreed to answer some questions of mine. i Question: Tell us a bit...

Say hello to Lily. Almost three year old Great Pyrenees. Lily checks out a chicken.