The Real John Wick
… is an American game designer and author. Want to know more?
He has written over two dozen RPGs and won a dozen awards for them, including Legend of the Five Rings, 7th Sea, Cat: A Little Game about Little Heroes, Houses of the Blooded, and his most recent RPGs Banners and Voyager: 2d6 Fantasy in a Far Away World • collects orks, mimics, and cats • plays the drums and tinkers with the piano • suffered the wounds of Hiram Abiff and was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason in Culver City, California • in some circles, he is known as “Lord Strange” where his magical name is “Nullius in Verba” which translates to “Take No One’s Word For It” • has died three times • married Wonder Woman • is a Discordian double agent fighting against the nefarious plots of the Illuminati • worships Greg Stafford’s Red Goddess • beat the Devil in a game of riddles • met and spoke with characters he created • tells people only the first John Wick movie is canon • and still believes in Santa Claus. He also makes things up for a living.
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The Latest Project: VOYAGER
2d6 Swords and Sorcery on a Distant World!
Voyager is a swords and sorcery RPG using the classic TRAVELLER 2d6 Open License system! This first book focuses on character creation and combat.
Book 1: Characters and Combat
- Detailed Lifepath Character Creation (with a chance of dying during character creation!)
- Over 30 Different Careers including Bounty Hunter, Dungeoneer, Gambler, and Wizard!
- Rules for Fast and Deadly Combat!
Book 2: The Gods and Magic
- Dozens of Gods with Unique Spells!
- Sorcery, Wizardry, and other Incredibly Dangerous Magics!
- Rules for Making Your Own Powerful Magic Items!
Book 3: Travel and Adventure
- New Narrative Hexcrawl Rules that Empower Players to Help Create the Map!
- Monsters and Beasts to Encounter!
- Tons of GM Advice for How to Run the Game!
Explore a New World with the Classic 2d6 System!
Blog Posts
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Unreview: The Batman
Let’s start with the picture of me in a Batman costume when I was two years old. That would have been October, 1970. My grandmother made it for me. I’ve been through Adam West’s friendly neighborhood Batman, Denny O’Neil’s Detective, Frank Miller’s Dark Knight, Alan Moore’s Killing Joke, and even Scott Snyder’s Court of Owls.…
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Halloween Kills
1963: In Haddonfield, IL, young Michael Myers kills his sister. He’s captured by police and sent to an institution. 1978. Myers escapes and returns to his home. Along the way, he murders a handful of people. The only person to survive Myers is Laurie Straud. Again, police capture Myers and he returns to the institution.…
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Back 4 Blood (Unreview)
For a few months, I got completely lost in Left 4 Dead versus mode. I mean completely lost. I was up until 4:00 AM playing the game, sleeping for a few hours, then going right back in for more. I got good. Really good. I had the maps memorized. I knew the perfect ambush spots.…