Why not get away for the weekend? Trips to the Isles of Nukkertawa are free. Just bring your imagination…. Oh, and don’t mess with the obelisks. No one is really sure why not. I mean, they are so black, shiny and tactile it’s hard not to want to touch them… then the runes that you… Read More
I previously shared the settlement of Ironhome from the intro scenario for GATEpunk, which sits in the region called The Dustlands. I did a map for a commission a long time back which was a parched desert land and I really liked the style. I wanted to revisit it for this map and Iām really… Read More
You do know that you can subscribe to MonkeyBlood Design in two ways, right? And, it’s really easy. Follow the blog (for general posts about stuff), and Subscribe to the newsletter (to be notifed of exciting new projects, products, and free stuff). 1) Blog Follow: 2) Subscribe to Newsletter: I promise not to bug you… Read More
I’ve been a little lax on the blog posts lately, as I’ve been soooo busy. Mainly with the Bats of Saint Abbans Kickstarter fulfilment, and some work on GATEpunk v0.7. I’ve even commissioned the cover artist as well as some character/race/profession artwork, as well as some playtesting and rules work/updates. It’s going well and hope… Read More
The winners were announced for the One Page Dungeon Contests 2020 this week, and I think I came in at number 16 with The Trojan Pig, which I am pretty pleased about as it was another classic ‘running out of time late panic entry’ š Congratulations to the winners, honorable mentions, and anyone that took… Read More
After some more testing and some things that were buggin’ me… GATEpunk hits v0.6! Download pack: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Asryxq7YIiBZh85eXqvYqmEoayNlRQ?e=cUdEnJ Updated Tests using Opponents to require less rolls to ease GM workload. More consistent and improved terminology. Updated Character sheet and quick reference sheet Combined character sheet and quick reference sheet What is GATEpunk?A Space-time travelling multi-genre RPG.Be… Read More
As a restricted Christmas looms large, the pandemic is still wreaking its havoc around the world, and a Brexit deal remains as far away as it always was, RPGs are a light in the darkness. So, I’ve been working on a lite RPG that is Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 by way of a holiday gift… Read More
A vertigo-inducing adventure inside a crumbling cathedral. For all OSR games. Check out the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyblooddesign/the-bats-of-saint-abbans-an-osr-adventure?ref=43rt29 We have unlocked 2 Stretch Goals already for the Special Edition Print pledge, with the 3rd being very close and sure to be unlocked in the closing days. We might even get all 5, which will make… Read More
A vertigo-inducing adventure inside a crumbling cathedral. For all OSR games. Check out the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyblooddesign/the-bats-of-saint-abbans-an-osr-adventure?ref=b9w4jo The Bats of Saint Abbans is an old-school adventure written by Richard Marpole and intended for The Midderlands setting suitable for Levels 1 to 3. The adventure is written for Swords & Wizardry and therefore can be… Read More
A megadungeon map drawn in a series of blog posts by Gold ENnie Award-winning cartographer, Glynn Seal Read More
