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I created my first game using Lincoln Logs and Star Wars action figures. My friends liked it, and I soon created more and made a few more games. Looking at my life, I see I have.

With Rogue Games, I publish Colonial Gothic and a few others.
Wanted: A Missing Heart

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January 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Coming this summer. The Book of Beasts.

#colonialgothic #book #preview #bookofbeasts
January 8, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The manuscripts are ready before the Kickstarter launch in May 2026.

They need a little more playtesting and tweaks, but they are in a great state.

#colonialgothic #kickstarter #d20
December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I had an interview last week, and I broke some news.
My interview with Geekerati
Where I also break some news
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December 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I had a great interview with Christian Lindke for his Greekersti Newsletter yesterday. We talked about Colonial Gothic as well as other topics. I also dropped some news during the interview…

#colonialgothic #roguegames #news
Christian Lindke's Geekerati Newsletter | Substack
Discussions of Pop Culture, Table Top Games, Film, and Television with a dash of Political Science and Statistics from Time to Time. Click to read Christian Lindke's Geekerati Newsletter, a Substack p...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Work in progress.
October 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The title says it all.

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Health and Gamehole Con 2025
In which I let people down.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Final review and then to the printer. From there, the December release.

#colonial_gothic #preview #adventure #heart
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
So I had my appointment today about the second tumor. It has grown since it was discovered last December. When it was found, it was 1.34 CM. According to the lab results and the doctor, it is now 1.9 cm.
October 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“That’s a B. It’s the first letter of a seven-letter word that means your father.”

From Auntie Mame (1958)

#movies #quotes
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Coming December 2025: A Heart in a Jar.

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September 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey, where's my heart?

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Hey, where's my heart?
A update, a haunted house, and what is going on
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August 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
For those attending Gamehole (October 16-19, 2025), here is the schedule of the Colonial Gothic games I am running. Each session lasts two hours.
August 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My sporadic posting here annoys me.
July 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Well, I figured out my Saving Throw ruminations from yesterday. I think it's a nice fix.

#OSR #SecretProject #WhatLiesAhead
June 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
One of the things I try to balance is when to adhere to the OSE dogma on certain rule mechanics, or use those mechanics as inspiration to do something new. Saving Throws is the example.
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Here are the hardcover and softcover versions of both books. After all backers get their rewards, they will be available for sale at DriveThruRPG.

Retail will be hardcover for the Rulebook and softcover for the Guidebook.

I'll have news about the Kickstarter rewards soon.
#ColonialGothic
May 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Here is history—2007 to 2025.

All five editions in a row.

How far it has come.

#ColonialGothic #RogueGames #2d12 #FourthEdition
May 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The boat left Shanghai last week and, according to the printer, might arrive in the US 5-6 weeks later.
April 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We have...a finished book. Now, it's time to ship it out.

#ColonialGothic #FourthEdition #Kickstarter #Whew
April 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I am back. My health is not 100%, but at least the first tumor has been removed. To celebrate my awesome return, I am writing about tariffs.

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Let's write about tariffs
Yes, yes, I am still here.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Four weeks today, I was still in surgery getting the cancerous tumor removed from my right kidney. My surgery pain is gone, but I’m still dragging my ass. I guess the doctor was right; it will take me a while to get my energy back.
March 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Still here. The surgery has still left me worn out. It is hard to believe my surgery was on March 7.
March 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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We tried out the new productivity app Touch Grass, which just came out for iOS. It blocks apps of your choosing and only unblocks them after you take a picture of your hand literally touching grass.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM