Look at it. I mean LOOK at it! The Paroxysm by Design website is growing up. I suppose I should too…someday… 1. Saints Walk Among Us For those of you who have been following along… Read More »Christening Saints and a New World of RPG Frills
I recently played in the woefully under advertised Pelgrane Press’s annual online convention, PeliCon. As far as I can tell the convention was a success and I had a a ton of fun! It has… Read More »I’m Learning to Stop Apologizing for Having Fun
For the past couple (four already?!) of years I have been toying around with an Old West Alternate History type game where the players are folklore legends from around the world doing the bidding of… Read More »What is the Timetable for Khurst Riders?
It is a Saturday night at Diversions Tabletop Cafe in Coralville, Iowa. I had only three hours to teach the rules and run a one-shot adventure highlighting all the cool aspects of Honorbound; Halfway through… Read More »Write Exciting Honorbound Escapades En Media Res
While designing Legends of the Khurst Riders my goal is to create a medium to light crunch game that also delivers on high drama while plumbing the depths of redemption. The original Wound by Tension… Read More »Introducing the Battle Bag Rules for Khurst Riders
Two years after I wrote the original ruleset called Legend of the Khurst Riders on itch.io I have taken the next step. Working with a consultant to bounce ideas off of for the last 6… Read More »Hard Choices for the Khurst Riders
Ok, updates first. Firstly, Honorbound is well on its way for my approval of the layout. The artist, HTTPaladin assures me he is within a week of being finished. This is astonishing news considering he… Read More »You Can Never Go Back to Your First Love
And now I rest as my pen runs dry. Er, computer pixels, uh, dim? I have finished a month long sprint of writing, playtesting, and re-writing. 23 mechanics were ultimately tested and about half of… Read More »And Now I Rest… Honorbound Updates & More
In every Three Musketeers movie the good folks square off versus the vile enemies. Verbal barbs are quipped and weaknesses are probed before swords clash. The cry of ‘All for one!’ echoes through the annals… Read More »The Big Swing in Honorbound Combat and Other Updates
“Bring your ideas, talent and work to us at their best!” That statement has haunted me for a bit. I reread the mechanics section, bonding, and campaign section of Honorbound. It’s a good game. Like,… Read More »Emergency Playtesting and Gamehole 2025
