To date my contributions here have been primarily about board gaming. While board gaming remains a very important part of what I will continue to cover here on the site, a new addition to the portfolio is on the horizon. As a long time player of roleplaying games, there has been a draw to the newest incarnations of that old hobby.

In recent years I have taken a keen interest in the evolutionary path of narrative mechanic driven RPGs. Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars system was one that I’d classify as a first “mass market” (for as mass a market as RPGs are) narrative driven games. In that game the dice themselves were the narrative modifier to the flow of the game with a light form of meta-currency. Another of these narrative systems games is the 2d20 System developed and published by Modiphius entertainment. In this game, the narrative mechanics are driven by meta-currency as well as the dice results. An interesting combination.

This year, Modiphius launched the 2d20 World Builders program. This program gives the 2d20 community the ability to produce content for the 2d20 rules system under the programs guidelines and structure. Creators are free to develop their own game using the 2d20 rules as well as one licensed property, their Achtung! Cthulhu setting. With the World Builders program, distribution of created content is through DriveThruRPG. Given the value of the system and the property, a very good opportunity for designers and creators.

I have begun work on an adventure for Achtung! Cthulhu with the intention of publication through the program. While I won’t go into too much detail right now, on what topic I will be covering in the “Secret War” of the setting, rest assured that my love of history, interest in World War 2, and love of storytelling will all combine into what I hope to be an interesting and engaging adventure. More to come!