The Cthulhu Hack – the Dee Sanction

Sale

Cthulhu Hack on Bundle of Holding

October 5, 2021

I wanted to let you all know that the awesome Bundle of Holding launched a nearly complete PDF bundle for my multi-award-winning horror role-playing game Cthulhu Hack. And for good measure, there’s the already-award-winning The Dee Sanction in there, too. The Bundle includes ELEVEN investigations of cosmic horror — and 10% of your payment (after gateway … Continue ReadingCthulhu Hack on Bundle of Holding

Kickstarter Sale

Five Days for Kickstarter and DriveThru

September 10, 2021

Until September 15, 2021, DriveThruRPG has a September Historical Settings Sale that feels very much like it’s in our wheelhouse!For anyone longing to give the game a try, you can grab the PDF of The Dee Sanction Core Rules for $7.17 (about 25% off the standard price). In addition, you … Continue ReadingFive Days for Kickstarter and DriveThru

Awards and Recogntion

Judges Award Winner for Best Role-Playing Game at UK Games Expo 2021

August 2, 2021

The UK Games Expo Awards include both a Judges Award, determined by a panel chosen for their knowledge of games, and a Peoples Choice Award, voted for by the public through the UKGE website. I’m excited to say that The Dee Sanction won the Judges Award of Best Role-Playing Game against a challenging shortlist – of Osprey Game’s Jackels and … Continue ReadingJudges Award Winner for Best Role-Playing Game at UK Games Expo 2021

Game Mechanics

Checking the Numbers

December 8, 2020

There’s a weird juggling act going on between totally freestyle game design and having a solid structure of checks and balances. On the one hand, the numbers should make perfect sense. On the other hand, balance blows. Don’t get me wrong, there does need to be some kind of structure … Continue ReadingChecking the Numbers

Kickstarter

Kickstarters Last 30 Hours

November 21, 2020

You’ll be relieved to know that there isn’t a complete countdown until the Kickstarter for The Dee Sanction ends, although please allow the indulgence of a few. There are less than 30 hours left on the Kickstarter, so if you haven’t committed left or you’ve only opted for updates, … Continue ReadingKickstarters Last 30 Hours

RPGaDAY

Light — RPGaDay #9

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

It would be fair to say that The Dee Sanction is system light. It isn’t entirely intentional, but I’ve never liked heavy. I mean, I can read hundreds of pages, but can I keep them all inside my head. And would I expect anyone else to do the same? The … Continue ReadingLight — RPGaDay #9

RPGaDAY

Tribute — RPGaDay #5

August 10, 2020

If there’s a tribute to be espied from The Dee Sanction‘s development, it would be in the form of the developing role of the Usage Die. The concept appeared notably (but not uniquely) in The Black Hack as an easy mechanism to track consumables without keeping a precise tally. Seeing that … Continue ReadingTribute — RPGaDay #5

Playtesting

Oblivion Index

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Not The Dee Sanction, but distinctly supernatural. The first draft of the Oblivion Index, for The Cthulhu Hack, is accessible to Patreons supporters — at Investigators, Dwellers and Bearers tiers— through a recently published post. The core of this one popped into my head quite suddenly. Thankfully, I immediately took notes … Continue ReadingOblivion Index

Game Gear

Character Sheet

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018

The Dee Sanction character sheet. Or, more precisely, another character sheet. In the space of four years – and it has been that long, as I can evidence from the session at Dragonmeet in the dim and distant past – the table has seen a variety of record sheets for … Continue ReadingCharacter Sheet