Tis the Season to be spooky and I have somehow managed to do absolutely nothing spooky or even creepy! It's a darn shame and a crime against monsters is what it is but sadly there's little time to ...
2021-10-12 15:10:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
Turns out Apawthecaria isn't the only sneaky project I've been working on behind-the-scenes. I've also been putting together a 'scratch and journal' game called The Dig. 2021-09-27 12:55:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, I have a few ideas rattling around for next month's DELVE expansion and wanted to open it up to a vote because deciding things is hard :)
I'll keep this open till next Friday an...
2021-09-24 14:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The one thing I've had an issue with in Apothecaria is coming up with things to do during downtime. The rest of the game has a good clear structure that the sudden freedom often leaves me (and othe...
2021-09-23 13:00:32 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, sorry for the long silence after the Cyberspace update, I've been working on a collaborative project that we're gearing up to announce on Wednesday and have just been so wrapped up in...
2021-09-12 11:54:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Commander.
I have troubling news.
It appears that our enemies have discov...
2021-08-27 13:59:23 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm taking today to get some ideas I've had for various Apothecaria related expansions down on paper and thanks to a tangent, I've ended up making the cover for Dragon's Lair but I'm stuck.
I...
2021-08-22 10:35:57 +0000 UTC View PostFor this month's expansion we're going to introduce some new mechanics to UMBRA that dive a bit more into the Hackers and digital threats. So, to try something a little different to my usual proces...
2021-08-09 15:39:19 +0000 UTC View PostFor passing the £100 a month mark, I wanna give you lot another little reward to say thanks but I'm not sure what.
So vote on the poll below or leave a comment and lets see what wins.<...
2021-08-04 19:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so a lot has happened since I last posted.
Last month I started working as an associate designer for Auroch Digital which was pretty awesome. However, it turns out I really can't do the...
2021-08-04 19:08:10 +0000 UTC View PostThis months expansion introduces a host of new Demonic Minions, special Demon centric rooms (including the terrifying Dollhouse), and a new game changing Minion called the Monarch which provides a ...
2021-07-22 13:39:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
sorry for the silence this month, I've been handling Kickstarter Fulfillment, starting a new job at Auroch Digital, and getting my butt kicked by Covid.
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2021-07-21 19:26:22 +0000 UTC View PostYou may or may not know that Chris Bissette (The Wretched), Matt Sanders (Sealed Library), and Jack Harrisson (Artefact) and I have a little collective where we share ideas, work on projects togeth...
2021-07-15 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostA quick and easy way to access all the parts of your Patreon Reward.
I'll update this post whenever a new game comes out so check back here each month to see what's been added :)
2021-07-14 12:31:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe first monthly expansion just in time for the end of June!
Taking inspiration once more from Dwarf Fortress this expansion introduces Necromancers. Powerful magical units that can...
2021-06-30 17:47:44 +0000 UTC View PostThank you all so much! We've just hit our first Patron goal of £50 a month which means I'll be making monthly content for my existing games. These will likely be small expansions similiar to Tinke...
2021-06-21 18:31:04 +0000 UTC View PostHere's that little something I promised to all you awesome folks :) A small 12 page expansion for Apothecaria that takes place in an ancient magitech workshop full of strange robots, chatty artisan...
2021-06-16 17:27:49 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone, sorry for not posting too much over the past month. As many of you probably know, I've just launched Apothecaria (which Hero backers have access to) and that's been taking up all of my...
2021-06-10 17:43:36 +0000 UTC View PostIf you're a Hero level Patron, you can go and grab Apothecaria on itch.io for free :)
2021-06-08 13:18:50 +0000 UTC View PostGood News! Apothecaria will be launching digitally in just a few days and the physical copies are on track to get printed and shipped this month!
And to thank you for being so kind and suppor...
2021-06-04 11:51:32 +0000 UTC View Post
A couple of years ago I played my first Jenga tower RPG and its like it opened this whole world of opportunity. I ended up writing about "games that use toys" for Tabletop Gaming Magazine and spent...
2021-05-14 12:09:29 +0000 UTC View PostAs part of the Apothecaria Kickstarter stretch goals, I asked the rest of the Rainy Day Games Collective to put together an A6 postcard of ailments and reagents and while they still need some editi...
2021-05-10 12:31:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe Locale Booklet Poll is now closed and I have been so psyched all weekend to see what the results would be. Ideas for ailments, reagents, and discoveries have been rattling around my head all we...
2021-04-26 16:34:41 +0000 UTC View PostOnce Apothecaria launches and you all get to sink your teeth into it, I intend to expand it through small booklets that introduce new Ailments, Reagents, and Locales and while I have loads of ideas...
2021-04-20 13:21:39 +0000 UTC View PostIt probably comes as no surprise that I, like most other game designers, have a tonne of unfinished games and game ideas kicking around in my Google Drive. So, inspired by Chris Bissette's Detritus...
2021-04-01 10:47:26 +0000 UTC View PostI really enjoyed getting to write up my generated Dark Sea Monstrosity in the last post so here's some more of the weird things that can be made (of which there are apparently 2197 possible card co...
2021-03-18 10:28:43 +0000 UTC View Post
With Feast & Famine out and introducing Food mechanics into the DELVE series, The Dark Sea finally...
2021-03-12 13:28:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe first DELVE expansion is out now!
Feast and Famine introduces the Hunger mechanics from UMBRA as well as new farming buildings, special units, new artefacts, and Cave Goats - strange mons...
2021-03-09 17:07:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe next expansion I'm working on is a rather sizeable expansion for DELVE which introduces a new layer: The Dark Sea.
A great cavernous ocean filled with creatures not meant to be s... 2021-03-04 15:06:22 +0000 UTC View Post
alt-text: A page excerpt from Apothecaria detailing one of the locales, Glimmerwood Grove. The exce...
2021-03-04 10:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post