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Masks 1: The Curious Case of the Briefcase 2

A little delayed, I’ve been organising going to housesit for another family member, wrapping up on some changes and additions to Age of Metal and more. But episode 2 of our Masks campaign is up and ready for listening.

Masks 1: The Curious Case of the Briefcase 2

A little delayed, I’ve been organising going to housesit for another family member, wrapping up on some changes and additions to Age of Metal and more. But episode 2 of our Masks campaign is up and ready for listening.

Masks 1: The Curious Case of the Briefcase 1

Having fun looking into the price of using Apple Podcasts, RSS feeds, etc. But in the meantime, I’d like to announce that our first episode and session 0 of our Masks campaign are now available on Spotify to listen to!
For now I’m going to aim to get an episode out fortnightly and we hope you enjoy

Masks 1: The Curious Case of the Briefcase 1

Having fun looking into the price of using Apple Podcasts, RSS feeds, etc. But in the meantime, I’d like to announce that our first episode and session 0 of our Masks campaign are now available on Spotify to listen to!
For now I’m going to aim to get an episode out fortnightly and we hope you enjoy

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Been staring at our Masks session recordings for our potential podcast. We’ve done around 10 sessions now but I worry about maintaining a proper schedule for recording and uploading.

Plus I’m so lacking in confidence with my editing. I don’t want anything to come out terrible but I’m still learning

I watched Upgrade back when it first came out but honestly forgot a lot about that movie. After rewatching I realise I totally should’ve been including it as a comparison for pitching Age of Metal. Such a good movie

Just checked in on our Itch page and we’ve hit 100 views for Age of Metal and over 250 views for the Parasites.

I know it’s nothing crazy but I’m pretty stoked by that.

Their wings make them a formidable threat within the, architecture of Confluence strongholds, and if they’re assigned to hunt someone in the outside world, the open air makes them even more dangerous. So if you see a Hivekeeper, you’ve either taken a terribly wrong turn or you’re in deep shit.”

It’s hard to go grocery shopping and have no one notice a giant growth out of your back so I’d assume they live very secluded lives, or just keep to wherever they’re stationed. A good indicator of their devotion to the cause.

I don’t know what possesses a person to make them jam a giant moth into their spinal column, maybe you can ask for me if you run into one. If the name doesn’t give it away, Hivekeepers often reside within Confluence laboratories and strongholds.

“Hivekeepers. Definitely some of the more devoted members of the Confluence. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, it’s hard to know how common they are among their ranks, their appearance isn’t exactly subtle enough to be a public presence.

Making some progress on descriptions for the NPC sheets. I’m enjoying still writing them from the perspective of an in-world character rather than flat out description. I wonder how people feel about it tho

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Age of Metal by Hacks and Slashes A biopunk TTRPG set in a dangerous world reshaped by the presence of a mysterious, alien being

We recently released the playtest versions of our biopunk action #TTRPG, Age of Metal. At the moment I’m working on adding some NPC statblocks for the different factions mentioned in the core book.

If you love stuff like Deus Ex or John Wick, you should take a moment to check out Age of Metal.

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Praise the notes app for letting me keep all of my trains of thought about metal from disappearing into the aether.

Currently planning out some basic NPC classes for each faction. Gonna try aim for 2-3 for each.

Ooh another good one would be the faction who obsess over the fauna of Ventrum. Often experimenting on them and replicating their traits, the most dedicated members sometimes fuse themselves to other creatures, living or otherwise.

Definitely body horror. It’s a big part of what I enjoy exploring in Age of Metal. As a good example, The Rejected (people whose bodies and minds have been warped by rapid, uncontrolled ‘Metal’ growth) were one of the earliest concepts we came up with when it came to worldbuilding and NPCs

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It’s nice to see Edge of Eternities heavy Sci-Fi story and art getting so much love so far with spoilers. There always seemed to be so much ‘not in MY high fantasy game’ mentality going around so it’s good to see that there’s still plenty of appreciation for Sci-Fi, even if fantasy seems to dominate

I’ve realised I might’ve missed a rules clarification in the Metal rulebook that makes a weapon bonus obsolete so I’ll have the check on that. Might write up another little lore entry and the statblock for another animal species I’ve been thinking about while I’m at it.

I’ve been checking in on our itch page pretty regularly and the other day was our first since we uploaded The Parasites where we’ve gone without a view of any of our games. Which is around 3 months, pretty big for us.

‘Should we finish off and add another animal stat-block for metal?’’Draw the other faction insignia’s and add them?’’Should we post something for engagement? What should we post?’’Should we tidy up Shadows?’’Is it worth worrying about any of these things?’ It’s a bit of a mess.

My brain feels so on the fritz at the moment. Work leaves my brain idle so it races around and makes me feel like I need to be doing something for Metal or Shadows or any of those things. But of course I don’t have access to all that while working and I don’t know what is or isn’t worth doing rn

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Just want to put it out there that if you are an indie TTRPG designer wanting to self-publish your game (under 100 pages & non-D&D related), I am happy to provide advice and guidance.
This applies to veteran designers who wants someone to discuss ideas or rant about the industry with.

Thinkin about getting some people together to record a play through of Metal’s quickstart guide for people to listen to. Could link it to the Itch page for people to listen to if interested. I wonder if it’s a worthwhile idea.

Ooh I like that, if a player ever asks about foods I’ll have to keep it in mind. On the other hand, maybe I can lure a player into getting attacked by a giant, mutant snail with the promise of a sweet smelling treat.

I honestly hadn’t thought about it before but there’s a mutated variant of snails that let out a strong smelling mucus. Some might be raised to produce one with a particularly sweet smell and taste, to then be used as an ingredient in candies