Max Brooke

On a starfield background in faded purples and blues, the Star Trek logo sits in the bottom left of the image with text below that says “Ship Pack”. At the top are pictures of the miniatures for both Klingon Birds-Of-Prey; one is painted in the standard green, orange, black and silver to look like the ship in the show. The other is a translucent figure with small portions a light green hinting at an object being there. On the right is a picture of a foil card showing art of Worf, Son of Mogh, and text next to it reads “Order Bonus: Worf Foil Promo” At the bottom in a white border the blue text reads “Pre-Order Now!”

Celebrate one of the most iconic ships in the galaxy with the Star Trek Ship Pack: Bird-Of-Prey Cloaked and Uncloaked! Both of these two highly-detailed pre-painted miniatures have adjustable wing positions, and one features a special cloaked effect!

Releasing starting Dec 10th!

YouTube video by Crabbok How to Cloak - And Why You Should Be Careful Cloaking! - Star Trek Into the Unknown

@crabbok.bsky.social has posted a great video tutorial on using cloaking in Star Trek: Into the Unknown. If you're interested in checking out a mechanic we knew would be integral to Star Trek from the start, check it out!

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Are you a Cosmere fan looking to get into TTRPGs for the first time? Are you an experienced TTRPG player/GM learning a new system with the Cosmere RPG? Look no further than our new YouTube series, Let's Play the Cosmere RPG! ✨ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnp7dXN5ZwVnx-Y1ZZ3EeXBeZozDO0Hw2

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The Stormlight Handbook opened up to Chapter 7: Items. This spread features a full-page artwork of Navani and has the preliminary information about Items in the Stormlight setting. Around the book is the slipcase and the Plot and Item decks displayed in an artful manner.

The Plot and Item Decks are any TTRPG group's best friends. In these two decks, you'll find cards for Items, Spren, Complication and Opportunity options, Condition cards, and more! They're the perfect addition to your in-person Cosmere RPG game nights.

On a starfield background in faded purples and blues, the Star Trek logo sits in the bottom left of the image with text below that says “Ship Pack”. At the top are pictures of the miniatures for both Klingon Birds-Of-Prey; one is painted in the standard green, orange, black and silver to look like the ship in the show. The other is a translucent figure with small portions a light green hinting at an object being there. On the right is a picture of a foil card showing art of Worf, Son of Mogh, and text next to it reads “Order Bonus: Worf Foil Promo” At the bottom in a white border the blue text reads “Pre-Order Now!”

Pre-Order the brand new Star Trek Ship Pack: Bird-of-Prey Cloaked and Uncloaked! It includes two highly-detailed miniatures of the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, one with the standard pre-painted details and the other a special cloaked effect!

Pre-order at your local store or online! wizkids.io/stbirdofprey

Threshold by Open Owl Studios - Gamefound Threshold is a solo & cooperative game of epic proportions, deep character customization and strategic combat set in an immersive world.

Really excited to see Threshold up on Gamefound. I've had a chance to play an early version, and it's great. The combat really pops in a way that sent me down a design rabbit hole of my own (always a good sign)!

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The conflict continues as the Klingon Empire joins the Federation and Dominion as a new faction in Star Trek: Into the Unknown -Rising Tensions Expansion!
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Pictures of Worf, Picard, and Sisko in front of a star field, with the Star Trek Into the Unknown Federation vs Dominion Core Set logo at the top. At the bottom in big yellow text is “Available Now”

In stores and online now! With the Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Federation vs. Dominion Core Set you can choose your officer, deploy your crew, explore the galaxy, navigate anomalies, position your ships to strike, or negotiate terms with the enemy. Make it so! wizkids.io/stitu

Want to know how to best use the new Plot Die in the Cosmere RPG? Join us for some top GM tips from Lead Designer Andrew Fischer! #cosmererpg #brandonsanderson #brotherwisegames Cosmere RPG - A GM's Guide to the Plot Die!

Want to know how to best use the new Plot Die in the Cosmere RPG? Join us for some top GM tips from Lead Designer Andrew Fischer!

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Trying to get a COVID vaccine right now? Here's what to know If you're not over 65 or have certain risk factors, it might be hard to get one but not necessarily impossible. Here's what to know about the confusing and fast-changing rules for getting the shot.

If you're not over 65 or have certain risk factors, it might be hard to get one but not necessarily impossible. Here's what to know about the confusing and fast-changing rules for getting the shot.

Gamifying the Cosmere: Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive RPG - Reactor Does the new Cosmere TTRPG do justice to the books?

Nice to see more coverage of the Cosmere RPG! The whole team really put a ton of effort into getting the narrative feel right through the mechanics, and it's great to see it recognized!

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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

If I were editing a column about Charlie Kirk’s political genius, I would tell the writer he needed to quote Kirk’s actual political beliefs. If the writer responded that doing so would weaken or distract from his argument, it’d be a pretty good sign that the column was not ready for prime time.

Very cool!

The orgy of liberal pundits tripping over each other to praise Charlie Kirk—when he caused so much violence to the lives of Black and LGBTQ people (including me specifically)—is telling about why the Dems can’t build an antifascist coalition.

Teenage me really lacked the literary context to grapple with this show, in the same way I wasn't ready to enjoy Macbeth at the same age. I should probably revisit G-Gundam, too.

Romulans really never seem to miss an opportunity to show up where they're least expected.

Art of the Romulan Subcommander T’Rul on the left, with a picture of their card on the right showing some of their stats. At the top is the Star Trek Into the Unknown Rising Tensions Campaign Expansion logo, at the bottom is text reading “Pre-Order Now!”

Players will want to keep an eye out for T'Rul. This Romulan is one of the many iconic characters appearing in the Star Trek: Into the Unknown – Rising Tensions Expansion!

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For what it's worth, I don't really ever think less of someone who makes something that sucks if they do it earnestly and with a spirit to learn. I'd rather see someone swing for the fences at making something uniquely theirs and whiff than play it so safe they make something anyone could have made.

Honestly, I think at least 55% of my best design ideas started life as either my worst design ideas or literal jokes.

Max Brooke, Consulting Designer

Max Brooke is one of our most experienced team members, bringing his knowledge and mentorship to the Cosmere RPG as Consulting Designer. Max influenced the entire game design, but was especially influential when it came to the system's talent trees and underlying math!

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I have found it's often useful to reframe this from "throwing away" to "setting aside for later for the right game."

One, sometimes you do rehome a mechanic to a better fitting game later. Two, thinking that actually makes me cut things.

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

I mean, listen...

I know which one they are in my head. Why is everyone else having so much trouble following this non-chronological narrative I am making up and constantly revising as I go along?

YouTube video by Crabbok Rising Tensions Spoilers, Star Trek Into the Unknown Interview with Max and Michael!

Always fun to chat about Star Trek: Into the Unknown with @crabbok.bsky.social. Stop by to listen to us discuss Klingon faction design, cloaking, and the legendary stare of Chancellor Gowron!

And be on the lookout for more Rising Tensions previews soon!

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Wish I could be there!