Clearing the decks has been a focus for a while now, and it has finally worked out. So here’s a marker, as we hit the halfway point of 2025, where I’m at.
FiveEvil is done. A horror roleplaying game using a smart remix of the most well-known set of rules there is. It’s out in PDF, and physical preorder is on the way, and I am so so proud of it.
Stay in the Fight is done. A personal memoir of family and struggle by a good friend. It’s out on Amazon now as ebook and POD. Innis’s story is engaging and valuable and he tells it well, his way.
Kill Your Grandad (the game) is done. A black-comedy tabletop roleplaying game about teenage time-travelling nihilists. It’s out in PDF and Print on Demand. (As some of you know, I’ve also written a novel which is a different riff on the same conceptual ground, they are designed to complement each other. Someday i’ll figure out what to do about the novel. I think it’s pretty good.)
KiwiRPG week happened. I’ve managed to step away from this org after being massively involved in setting it up, and it’s great to see it rolling along. I did a lot of comms for it this year.
Submitted on two government bills that demanded opposition. Good work me.
House renovations are happening. We’ve been talking about this for over a decade, and have officially set things in motion. This will give me plenty to do in the coming months.
Also released one episode of my weekly podcast. And walked the dogs a lot. And (most importantly) really looked after my mental health.
Pretty good, I reckon. What next? There’s a FiveEvil follow-up on the way, of course, but I’m also going to get one more thing out of the 90% done column and into the done column:
