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Prepped to run my last Neon City Outlaws game of Gen Con!

Ran Neon City Outlaws at Gen Con today, first play of The Convention Job (which will be one of the free scenarios coming to Kickstarter backers once it's been playtested and polished). Went really well, and the players were great. Already found some things to tweak before Saturday's session!

Neon City Outlaws A tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution.

Hour and a half to go on the #neoncityoutlaws Kickstarter. $470 away from the Deck of Enemies stretch goal. Will we make it? It’s gonna be close.

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I'd love to! Until the current situation with trade and tariffs dies down, it's very difficult to predictably reprint something so component-heavy, so I'll be keeping an eye on it.

Neon City Outlaws A tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution.

Alright folks, we're coming down to it. #neoncityoutlaws is in its final 48 hours, and while we've knocked out the first three stretch goals, there are still a bunch more to come. If you haven't backed already, now is the time!

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Neon City Outlaws A tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution.

Get your support in if you haven't already to help unlock stretch goals!

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Neon City Outlaws has hit its funding goal with almost a week left in the campaign! The first stretch goal has already been unlocked, and goals up to $80k are now visible on the page!

Cmon folks, I want this RPG!

Back it. Feed your Kickstarter habit!

Update 5: A closer look at the Hacker and the Operator; closing in on our funding goal! · Neon City Outlaws Hello, World. Today's update comes as Neon City Outlaws draws ever-closer to its funding goal. As of this writing, we're at not quite 85%, with a little less than two weeks to go. Please keep spreadin...

Today's update on #neoncityoutlaws features a closer look at the Hacker and Operator archetypes, as well as a sneak peek at an as-yet-unrevealed stretch goal. We still have a ways to go to get funded, and just under two weeks to do it. Spread the word!

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I'm live in 30 minutes with a first look at Call of #Cthulhu: The Sutra of Pale Leaves - Twin Suns Rising from @chaosium.bsky.social on tonight's The Gaming Gang Dispatch. Plus news from @scratchpadpub.bsky.social @theschwalb.bsky.social and more. 8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT youtube.com/watch?v=Yu2XyhRSqLA

It's an honor for #neoncityoutlaws to get the Project We Love badge from Kickstarter!

Neon City Outlaws A tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution.

Just a reminder, the Kickstarter campaign is going on now, and needs more support to become a reality:

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Today's #neoncityoutlaws art update comes from @jeffcarlisleart.bsky.social and features a look at some of the equipment going into the gear chapter.

Update 4: A Look at Shells and Avatars · Neon City Outlaws Hello, World. Today's update is all about body-swapping and manifesting as an avatar in the Network. When I started building out Neon City Outlaws as a full game, among the design goals were two cyber...

Today's #neoncityoutlaws update covers one of the mechanics I'm most excited about: overlaying shell and avatar sheets to quickly swap bodies and load into the global VR Network.

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Update 3: Week 2 Begins! Character Creation and Goals Updates · Neon City Outlaws Hello, World.Today's update brings with it something that many folks have been asking about: how does character creation and advancement work in Neon City Outlaws? Well, I'm here to share one example ...

Today's #neoncityoutlaws Kickstarter update includes a look at character creation, including the Bruiser archetype and the Synthetic Intelligence origin. www.kickstarter.com/projects/scr...

Neon City Outlaws made good progress in its first week, but we still have a long way to go. Back it now!

Update 2: Incremental Goal: Dusk City Outlaws/Spectaculars Card Print-on-Demand at cost · Neon City Outlaws Hello everyone and Happy Friday!We've made great progress so far, but I want to put out a goal for the weekend to try and keep that momentum going. Think of this like a stretch goal, but one that we c...

Just announced an interim goal for the #neoncityoutlaws Kickstarter. If we get to 75% funded by the end of the first week, everyone who backs at the $35 level and up will get coupons to order print-on-demand card decks for Dusk City Outlaws/Spectaculars at cost. www.kickstarter.com/projects/scr...

Neon City Outlaws A tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution.

And, of course, just a reminder that the Kickstarter is live and still needs your support to reach its funding goal.

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A little change of pace for the art reveals for #neoncityoutlaws today. Here are a couple of the enemy illustrations by Waclaw Wysocki, the Nefarious Executive and the Private Security Guard. Love how his style meshes with, but also contrasts with, the player character art!

Neon City Outlaws A tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution.

Now LIVE on Kickstarter: Neon City Outlaws, a tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution. Back in the first 48 hours for special thanks in the book, and the opportunity to contribute to the random username generator!

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The #neoncityoutlaws Kickstarter launches this week! I hope you're as excited as I am. Here is a look at the project video for the game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm7z...

Spectaculars, by @scratchpadpub.bsky.social, is another game I've seen first-time GM's pick up and run with gusto. I love how it feels like an entire game-in-a-box, even if you're running online. Character creation feels full of possibility, but it gives you helpful limitations - a great balance!

Today's #neoncityoutlaws character art comes from @atrabilio.bsky.social and features the psionically-awakened origin. Telepathy, telekinesis, bending space to create portals...these are all things you can bring to the job as a psionic member of a crew!

More character concept art by @deerlordhunter.bsky.social for #neoncityoutlaws this time featuring the Bruiser player archetype.

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Another #neoncityoutlaws concept art preview, this time the psionic origin by @deerlordhunter.bsky.social

They occupy synthetic bodies that are required, by law, to have subtle but noticeable differences from humans so that they can always be identified as synthetics. For them, the uncanny valley is a legal requirement.

Final of the iconic synthetic character for #neoncityoutlaws by Julianna Michek (concept by Hunter Bonyun)

Synthetic intelligences are fully sentient AI that have been granted personhood and, ostensibly, the same legal status as biological humans.

Coming soon: Neon City Outlaws A tabletop roleplaying game of cyberpunk heists and revolution.

Alright folks, we're coming up on the big moment. #neoncityoutlaws starts crowdfunding soon. If you're at all interested, please do me a solid and visit the preview page, click the button to get notified, and spread the word to anyone else who might want to. www.kickstarter.com/projects/scr...

Yeah, I mean, it's not been great for solo publishers, but on the other hand this lets me spend some time experimenting with traditional formats and see how I can take the principles of DCO/Spectaculars and apply them to a more traditional game.

Thanks to everyone for your patience, and I'm excited to get the game into folks' hands!

I still plan to launch the Kickstarter next month, and expect that I'll have print-on-demand card decks and other accessories available when the game launches for anyone who wants them.