Wil Peregrine

Contributing to the Rookwood Curse

08 March 202008 March 2020No Comments

Thanks to a successful Kickstarter for the new tabletop RPG, The Curse of the House of Rookwood is already available to backers as a pdf and scheduled for print late spring. In addition to the core rule book, Nerdy Pup Games is also publishing scenarios (written by a number of contributors, myself included) that explore alternate takes on Rookwood’s otherwise British Gothic setting.

For the Love of Modiphius!

21 December 201908 March 2020No Comments

I’ll confess, right now I just want to share my excitement about several new titles released in the past year or so… Let me also confess that I feel a bit biased as a fan of Modiphius Entertainment, because they’re publishing and distributing some of my favorite RPGs, all by Swedish game designers: Mutant: Year Zero, Symbaroum, and Kult: Divinity Lost.

Why I’m (not) a writer

18 December 201909 March 20201 Comment

One of my most memorable experiences, while working at Longfellow Books in downtown Portland, Maine, echoes in my mind 14 years later, as I contemplate how I invest my creative energy and what future I may still have as a writer.

Writing in the Dark

13 May 201908 March 2020No Comments

I’ve recently become infatuated with a new-ish roleplaying game called Symbaroum. Like Mutant Year Zero, it’s the product of a Swedish game studio (Järnringen), distributed by Modiphius Entertainment, but dark fantasy rather than post-apocalyptic.

Tempeste: Introductions

08 August 201731 May 2018No Comments

While I haven’t kept up with blogging—it’s been, what, four months since my last post about RPG development?—I have been writing, and within the past two weeks, almost every day. Progress still feels slow, but as my friend Addison keeps telling me, “One inch punch.” I’ve bounced around a lot with game development. It felt … Continue reading Tempeste: Introductions

“Be my Angel, cuz you need me…”

10 April 201731 May 2018No Comments

I haven’t always been a fan of character classes in RPGs (e.g. fighter, thief, wizard), but ultimately, my issue has been with needlessly complex leveling mechanics and the over-compartmentalization of character abilities. Yes, I prefer skill-based RPGs. But even in skill-based RPGs, it’s helpful to have a guideline for character advancement and to identify a … Continue reading “Be my Angel, cuz you need me…”

Creating, in a less organized fashion

02 April 201731 May 20181 Comment

Thankfully, words come easily when mentally immersed in a world with a rich and complex aesthetic: discipline, finesse, grace, guts, nuance, passion, rapport, style, tenacity. Without even telling you about Tempeste, the words above begin to give you a sense of the world and the characters who inhabit it.

Fantasy requires discipline

13 March 201731 May 2018No Comments

I’ve never been good with discipline. (Well, never say never, right? I did manage to get through grad school and wrote a book, after all.) But I’m easily distracted, self-distracted, wanting to chase some fancy or another, or to break a rule because it’s a rule, even if it’s a rule I’ve made. Especially rules … Continue reading Fantasy requires discipline

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