Hi all! As you might know, Pine Shallows is now on Kickstarter: Good news, we reached the first stretch goal. This means a new adventure will be added: Salvaged Memories, a...

Starting a Pine Shallows solo campaign - Solo Actual Play Report The Kickstarter campaign for a physical release of Pine Shallows starts coming April 2nd. Most of the game has...

Games I played, games for 2026 and Pine Shallows coming to Kickstarter this April Hi all! Last year I’ve played just 4 different roleplaying games, but my collection keeps on...

Also: Bloggies Nomination, Dutch translation for A Visit to San Sibilia, No Ice in Minnesota bundle Hi all, A small update post with some news. In this newsletter: 🌲 New art...

Game writing income, publications and future plans Hi, The year is nicely underway and the whole world feels, well, not better. What a mess. It feels like our make believe...

How I handle combat in a game without combat rules. Hi! While I’m still tinkering on the first draft of Look to Starward, I got asked a question about how I run combat for Pine...

A ghostly adventure for Pine Shallows Hi all, As a small break from all my longer running projects I joined a one day in-person event that kickstarted the RPG Jamboree: Vikings...

Planet art by Evlyn Moreau This is the fourth installment in the design diary series, where I design a roleplaying game inspired by the science fiction works of Jack Vance. In...

Design Diary - Character goals, motivations & names Planet art by Evlyn Moreau Hi, This is the third installment in design diary, where I design a roleplaying game inspired by...

Hi all, A small detour from the design diary of the last few installments, but don’t fret, it will return next time! Sometimes you just get a thought and have to write it. I've...

Design Diary - Generating worlds & cultures based on the science fiction works of Jack Vance. Planet art by Evlyn Moreau 🌲 Pine Shallows Flip Through 🪐 Design Diary - Creating...

Design Diary - Creating a roleplaying game based on the science fiction works of Jack Vance. Planet art by Evlyn Moreau Hi all, One of my current works in progress is a...

A slight detour from our regular schedule into weird, weird cities. Ever since discovering the New Weird with Perdido Street Station by China Miéville, and then City of Saints...

In the following post I want to look back at 2024, and look forward to 2025. I see a lot of people post about what they released this year, but next to that I'll also mention...

🛻 Vehicle Rules for Eco Mofos 🎤 I got interviewed! 🌲 Upcoming Pine Shallows Kickstarter Vehicle Rules for Eco Mofos The ruins and wastelands of the world are littered with the...

Hi all, While I try to write a newsletter at least once a month, time got the best of me. Part of this is the lack of actual ttrpg writing and design I got done the last few...

Confession time: I don't play Warhammer 40K, but I do read the tie-in novels. Well, some of them, especially Dan Abnett's stuff. I can't recommend his Gaunt's Ghosts books...

Welcome to the second part in my article series analyzing solo procedures. This part of my deep dive into playing ttrpgs solo, with a specific focus on games that are not...

The last weeks I've been doing a deep dive into playing ttrpgs solo, with a specific focus on solo procedures for games that are not specifically for solo play, as I am...

Some of my fondest memories of gaming are related to playing some of the classic point-and-click adventure games, especially during the LucasArts period. I started playing them...

Pine Shallows now has an open third party license that invites people to make things and profit from their work! The license allows anyone to make adventures, mechanics, or...

The last few years I've been playing short tabletop roleplaying sessions with my eldest kid (currently 8). As English is not our native language I was very happy to find that...

This city never changes, this city never stays the same. Close to the coast in a river delta, San Sibilia’s sprawling districts are connected by rambling trams and ramshackle...