Hard to believe that I let this slip by uncelebrated, but Blue Planet turned 20 last month. Wow...I could sure use some Long John.
Biohazard Games will be at GenCon 50 in Indianapolis (8.17-8.20) helping celebrate all things gaming and running demos of our soon to be released Upwind RPG. If you are interested in participating we still have slots available in the Thursday 12p game, and if there is enough interest we will consider adding a bonus session at 10a on Saturday.
If you want to reserve a spot at the table for either session email us with your name and the names of anyone you're bringing with you. Space is limited so let us know asap if you want in!
Guild war cog taking down an Ore golem. BOOM!
How about like this?
Ross Payton and crew over at RPPR recently invited me to run a Blue Planet game for them, and Ross just posted the actual play. Whether you are a gene-moded Native or a spotty Newcomer to the waterworld of Poseidon, you should give it a listen and check out "Deep Sh*t!"
Every April Fool's Day James Stowe - the incomparable illustrator of our Upwind project - does a mash-up of his Sidekick Quests webcomic with another gaming genre. This year, he redid the first page as if SKQ were set in the world of Upwind, and it's awesome!
Upwind Version
Original Version
Ross Payton at RPPR was super-cool and invited me to do a follow-up interview for the show's Game Designer's Workshop. We talked about what I learned running the Upwind Kickstarter and where we are on the project. As always it was great fun to talk with him, so if you are interested in hearing the latest on Upwind, check it out here...
The final images for the Upwind core book are coming in fast. Check out this teaser and get psyched. We have shared a full, raw-text preview with all backers, layout will start soon and then it's off to to the presses. Defy the Dark!
Check out the latest Upwind Update and some cool character sketches from the Grand Amplifier campaign playtest.
We are cranking along on Upwind production.
This week I finished the draft of Chapter 3 of the Grand Amplifier campaign (17k words!) and James just presented me with a skyship's hold full of design sketches for his core book illustrations. Both are in rough form but I'm too excited not to share.
Please don't forget to fill out your Backerkit surveys if you received one or to pass on the site link to anyone you think might want to get themselves some Upwind.
Thanks for the continued support.
If you missed out on the Upwind RPG Kickstarter, or want to upgrade with some add-ons, check out the Upwind Backerkit.
Woohoo! The Upwind Kickstarter campaign concluded today with 496 backers and almost $33,000. We could not be more surprised, more grateful or more excited by the outcome. We will soon be up and running on Backerkit, so if you want to include some add-ons with your pledge, or if you're just a little late to the party and would like to get in on Upwind, you'll be able to do so through that platform. We will provide a link here when that site is up and running, but in the meantime remember…
