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The Bluesky-thingy of writer and game designer, Geoff Bottone. Maker of Boldly Go!, Dungeon ADVENTURE, and a whole bunch of other stuff! He/him.

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Update 3: What's Familiar and What's Different: Threat ยท Agents of AEGIS Hey, all!I'd like to take this update to describe a new Traits System mechanic that I've mentioned a few times before: Threat. This mechanic allows the Secretary to up the stakes and create the revers...

Hey, hey, Geoffquest fans!

I'm back with another update for the Agents of AEGIS kickstarter. In this one, I talk about the Threat Points that the GM can use to make missions much more unpredictable--and exciting!

23.02.2026 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Update 2: What's Familiar and What's Different: Bases ยท Agents of AEGIS Hello!I want to thank everyone that has backed the kickstarter so far. Thanks to you, we're almost 2/3rds of the way to our funding goal. That's very exciting! With your help, we can pay our agents an...

Hello, all!

We're 2/3rds of the way to the goal! To celebrate, I have written a little update describing the base mechanics found in Agents of AEGIS!

19.02.2026 03:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Update 1: The Halfway Point ยท Agents of AEGIS Hello, everyone!ย As of right now, Agents of AEGIS is more than ย 50% funded, which isn't bad for four days of Kickstarter.I wanted to thank each and every one of you who have backed the Kickstarter alr...

The Agents of AEGIS Kickstarter is 50% funded. I celebrated with a little update, and by posting a link to an interview I did last night!

10.02.2026 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Get Smart was formative TV when I was a lad.

So would you believe I would approve it by *that* much?

09.02.2026 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Agents of AEGIS A role-playing game of 1960s superspies!

The Kickstarter for Agents of AEGIS, my new superspy role-playing game, is now LIVE!

07.02.2026 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Agents of AEGIS A role-playing game of 1960s superspies!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that the Kickstarter for my latest game, Agents of AEGIS, is coming sooooon!

07.01.2026 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An alien planet with a large chunk taken out of one hemisphere (by a meteor strike) and a debris ring (resulting from said meteor strike). The planet is Sacovey and will feature in some role-playing game adventures.

An alien planet with a large chunk taken out of one hemisphere (by a meteor strike) and a debris ring (resulting from said meteor strike). The planet is Sacovey and will feature in some role-playing game adventures.

Because I just *had* to make a planet with a chunk taken out of it (it's a moon now) and a debris ring. Gah!

Anyway, I sort of taught myself blender to bring you Sacovey, a planet that will feature in some upcoming A Distant Galaxy adventures I'm working on!

20.11.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ooze Am I? โ€“ SlugFest Games

This is the last character backstory I wrote for SlugFest Games' upcoming Red Dragon Inn 10.

If you back the kickstarter, you may even get a chance to decide his name!

24.10.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dark Priestess Valeria โ€“ SlugFest Games

I wrote some more lore for Red Dragon Inn 10. This features the villain of the set (previously seen in Battle for Greyport), Dark Priestess Valeria!

21.10.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Somewhere in Time, the time travel supplement for the Boldly Go! RPG, is now available for purchase! Experience new adventures in the final, final frontier!

21.10.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Somewhere In Time, the latest supplement for Boldly Go! is going to be available for purchase TOMORROW (10/21/25).

I'm going to spend the last update before it goes live talking about Paradox Points, one of the rules that makes time travel possible!

20.10.2025 23:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Eisinder the Frozen Flame โ€“ SlugFest Games

SlugFest Games put up the fourth character story I wrote for the upcoming Red Dragon Inn 10.

Meet Eisinder, a saurian monk who, like Katy Perry, is hot and is cold.

16.10.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Somewhere In Time, the new supplement for the Boldly Go! RPG, drops on 10/21/25.

In this installment, I talk about the Sampani, the NPC faction that can serve as antagonist to heroic, time traveling players!

15.10.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Karl Bookhammer โ€“ SlugFest Games

SlugFest Games put up the third character story I wrote for Red Dragon Inn 10. This one features Karl Bookhammer, a swole nerd who loves to read!

He's based on me, obviously.

12.10.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm still talking about Somewhere In Time, the supplement for Boldly Go! that drops 10/21/25.

In this post, I talk about one of the episodes (adventures) that I neglected to mention previously!

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10.10.2025 04:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boldly Go! Somewhere in Time is dropping on October 21, 2025!

Check out this longish post where I talk about the chamzeen, one of the time traveling factions you can join!

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08.10.2025 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dominique the Resourceful โ€“ SlugFest Games

SlugFest is going to be releasing one of these per week for the next little while! Here's another story I wrote for Red Dragon Inn 10. This one features Dominique, an artificer and spy!

06.10.2025 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boldly Go! Somewhere in Time is dropping on October 21, 2025!

Check out this longish post where I talk about the Independent time travelers, one of the time traveling factions you can join!

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06.10.2025 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Boldly Go! Somewhere in Time is dropping on October 21, 2025!

Check out this longish post where I talk about SADIM (The Stellar Alliance Department of Intrachronological Management), one of the time traveling factions you can join!

03.10.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Good news, everyone!

I'll be publishing Boldly Go! Somewhere in Time on Back to the Future Day (October 21, 2025).

Over the next few days, I'll be posting some more information about what's in Somewhere in Time and how you can use it to run time travel adventures in your Boldly Go! games!

01.10.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trapmaster Alaric โ€“ SlugFest Games

Here's some more Red Dragon Inn game lore that I wrote. This one features Alaric, one of the new characters that you can play in the upcoming Red Dragon Inn 10!

26.09.2025 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! I really like writing for the bunny and try to do so as often as humanly possible!

19.09.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Baelfire, Summoner of Shadows โ€“ SlugFest Games

I wrote another fiction piece for SlugFest Games. This one features Baelfire, one of the villains of the Battle for Greyport series of games!

18.09.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Boldly Go! Season One - Geoffquest | DriveThruRPG The First Campaign for Boldly Go! You are one test away from graduating from Fleet Academy. In this final exam, you must crew a training vessel under the command of several retired officers. You will ...

Just another reminder that Boldly Go! Season One is a thing that exists!

Eight one-shot episodes for a quick and fun night of gaming!

Eight linked episodes that form an epic story taking you from cadets to heroes of the galaxy!

18.09.2025 01:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Geoffquest Geoffquest The Words and Games of Geoff Bottone

Check out Boldly Go! and other things at www.geoffquest.com!

09.09.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover of Boldly Go! Somewhere in Time. It is a reference to Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time album cover. A cat woman in a lab coat holds a ray gun and winks at the viewer, while three members of Space Fleet (a human, a synthod, and a sloth person), run in from the left to apprehend her).

The cover of Boldly Go! Somewhere in Time. It is a reference to Iron Maiden's Somewhere in Time album cover. A cat woman in a lab coat holds a ray gun and winks at the viewer, while three members of Space Fleet (a human, a synthod, and a sloth person), run in from the left to apprehend her).

Hello, all!
I wanted to let you know I have a new product coming out soon.

Boldly Go! Somewhere in Time is a supplement that adds time travel to Boldly Go! It was inspired by the Gary 7 episode of Star Trek: The Original Series.

More information coming soon!

09.09.2025 03:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A cover of an RPG book designed to look like a VHS tape. A mix of dramatic close-ups of the crew of the Oswego staring at a starship fleeing from a massive explosion.

A cover of an RPG book designed to look like a VHS tape. A mix of dramatic close-ups of the crew of the Oswego staring at a starship fleeing from a massive explosion.

Hello, everyone!

Boldly Go! Season One, is now available for sale!

You can get it in .pdf and/or physical form!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

01.07.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello, all!

The physical book version of my *other* science-fiction role-playing game, A Distant Galaxy is now available for purchase!

19.05.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A Distant Galaxy - Geoffquest | DriveThruRPG Ages past, in A DISTANT GALAXYโ€ฆ. CHAPTER X THE ANIMI RETREAT Victory! The robot forces of the ANIMI have been routed, driven beyond the furthest reaches of the galaxy! ย  But even with its enemies def...

Hello, all!

Happy May the Fourth!

This post is for those who have been patiently waiting for my *other* science-fiction role-playing game, A Distant Galaxy. The pdf is now available on DriveThruRPG now.

The softcover version is pending, and I will let you know when it is available, as well.

04.05.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The graphic design of Boldly Go! Season One nears completion!

I'll have more news about how to get this fabulous project soon!

02.05.2025 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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