Having promoted one Kickstarter a few days ago, it would be churlish not to mention a similar fund-raising attempt elsewhere. North Star are also raising money, on their own site in this case, for a range of steampunk figures ( Read more... )

There’s a Kickstarter project for a new range of 28mm steampunk/gothic horror figures, with accompanying table-top rules. Empire of the Dead: Requiem is a sizeable expansion to the Empire of the Dead range from West Wind Productions. Of particular interest are the horse-drawn vehicles; a Black Maria, 4 hansom cabs for £40, a brougham, a London ( Read more... )

Woohoo! Well done Paddy and co. Here’s the story on the Proper Games web site.

Capcom are now gearing up to actually release Flock next month, the game I mentioned a while ago by Paddy’s business Proper Games.

There’s an article in the Guardian (actually from yesterday) that’s largely about the game and speaks to Paddy and others about its development. Aside from the personal interest, it’s an interesting read.

Things I put on hold about three months ago are starting up again. In particular, flybynightpress has twisted my arm into naming a new date for running a steampunk game ( Read more... )

The first change I've made from the standard Forgotten Futures rules is pretty much cosmetic, but it stems from my knowledge of my own failings as a GM.

( Turn the tables... )

I've been talking about running a steampunk game for years. Not a huge number of years, but definitely years. In an effort to avoid actually doing anything about it, I did what any sensible person does and bought a whole load of figures to run the game with. It would plainly now be impossible to run the game until the figures were painted.

( Escape from the 21st century... )