Stephanie's Next Project is a Zine of Cosmic Horror!
about 4 years ago – Thu, Feb 06, 2020 at 10:46:31 AM

Hi, everyone! 

Threadbare continues to do really well, and you should all be proud of the part you played in making it a reality! I'm not quitting my day job, but it's a consistent seller at  conventions and online, and the income stream makes it possible for me to bootstrap other projects! Thank you once more for believing in this game!

So, speaking of other projects-- my next one is called the Necronomizine, part of the ZineQuest 2 initiative at Kickstarter. ZineQuest, if you don't already know, is an initiative to promote small, 2-color printed, zines related to tabletop RPGs. 

I got together with some of my coworkers to put together a zine of cosmic horror. We're talking Cthulhu, Old Ones, creatures from the deepest recesses the primordial psyche, and so on. The project is called The Necronomizine. 

I'm writing a scenario for the Fate of Cthulhu system about what happens when the ancient spider-god Atlach-Nacha finishes her web and connects the Dreamland to reality. And the only way to stop her is to go back to the 1980's! There'll be hairspray, spider monsters, and ties to history that you won't want to miss! We also have a Victorian-esque article, ephemera, weird artifacts, and a scenario set in the Berkshires, all beautifully illustrated by some of my favorite people to work with.

I hope you'll check it out, back it if it seems like something you'd enjoy, and share the link with your friends!

Page numbers, redux
about 5 years ago – Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 10:05:04 PM

Hello, gentle backers!

A few months ago, I got a report from DriveThruRPG that some of the page numbers were still being cut off on the color softcover copy of Threadbare. I spent a lot of time working in a borrowed copy of InDesign, tweaking the bleed settings again, and today I got a new proof copy:

So, my question to you, before I approve it for sale on DTRPG, is: are the page numbers on the left too crowded against the patch?

Also, a heads up if you're thinking of buying print copy of Threadbare soon: The price of printing is going up this month at DriveThru, so I will likely be increasing the price of Threadbare both on DriveThru and Indie Press Revolution by the end of the month.

The Next Big Thing!
about 5 years ago – Tue, Mar 05, 2019 at 10:31:52 PM

The next big thing I'm working on is a project with Toby Strauss, who you may remember wrote the Electric Avenue setting for Threadbare!

Toby is finishing up Jinkies!, his RPG of Saturday morning mystery cartoon hijinks! Inspired by 70's and 80's cartoons like Scooby Doo and Gem and the Holograms, Jinkies! lends itself to great comedic moments and over-the-top silliness at the table. It's another good one with kids and families. A special ed teacher by day, Toby is writing in rules for "mathless" and "low-reading" players so everyone can enjoy this game.

I'm serving as project manager on this one, taking the lessons I've learned from other projects, including Threadbare, and helping to support this great idea.

The Quickstart is available to all backers, and if you'd like to see it in action, I ran a game of it last weekend, which you can check out on YouTube!

Please check it out, back it if it sounds like fun, and reshare the link even if it's not your cuppa tea! 

Another Gen Con Correction!
over 5 years ago – Tue, Jul 31, 2018 at 04:05:25 PM

Sorry, folks! I misread the map! The IGDN Booth, where you can find me on Thursday and Friday, and Threadbare all weekend, is #2545, not #2549. Booth 2549 is where you can find Indie Press Revolution, which also has many excellent independent games. And while IPR carries Threadbare online, they won't have it at Gen Con this time around.

So remember: Find booth #2545 for IGDN and Threadbare!

And all the official Threadbare events are in ICC, room 239, so if you're looking for a game, try there!

Indie Groundbreaker Nomination and a Gen Con correction
almost 6 years ago – Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 07:52:42 PM

Threadbare is an Indie Groundbreaker Nominee!

Threadbare was nominated for the Indie Groundbreaker Awards for best setting and best game! This is a big honor, and I am very flattered to be in some very tall company!

The Indie Groundbreaker Awards are at the IGDN Social at Loughmiller's Pub in Indianapolis at 6 PM EDT on August 1 (the Wednesday before Gen Con). I'll be there!

Gen Con Correction

I made a mistake in my Gen Con schedule announcement last week-- the Friday game is at 8 PM, not 9 PM. Those times are all in the Eastern (Indianapolis) time zone, of course.

And a Sneak Peek

A sneak peek at something I'm working on in my copious spare time...