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It didn't take long for James to want to customize his tabletop experiences. James Vail is an independent game designer and artist known for his first book, Xas Irkalla and Strain, an original hardcore rule system. He has always had an appreciation for gothic and scifi themes in artwork, books, movies, games, and even music. After being introduced to tabletop RPG's, James soon began writing and GM'ing his own campaigns. Though game design is James's passion, he also enjoys video games, hiking, extreme metal, and playing guitar. James has always had an interest in game design; remembering creating custom maps for StarCraft, Warcraft, Neverwinter Nights, and more as a child.
Alone Against the Forlorn Wild
Strain Basic
Xas Irkalla
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Maximum Apocalypse   - A cooperative roguelike tabletop adventure game for 1-6 players
World Maker   - Single player world making game
Whispers in the Walls   - a solo journaling game you play in the dark
Sovereign Slayer Solitaire [EN/FR]   - A solo dungeon crawler card game
Koriko: A Magical Year   - A game of novice witches and teenage drama.
We Saved The World Once   - A 2-player TTRPG about former friends
The Estate of Baron Archambaud, an Ingrate   - A card adventure for a single player
Chasing the Ace   - A card-prompt storytelling game about mecha pilots caught in the shadow of their legendary squadron leader.
MiniBX   - A mini hack
Before the Spire Falls   - 2-4 players, witches traveling to reclaim their world from the Nothing
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Honey Heist   - You are a criminal bear with two stats: CRIMINAL and BEAR.
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The Witch's Almanac   - A magical game of solo exploration.
The Wasteland Covenant, a post-apocalypse ttrpg Told by Travelers   - A post-apocalyptic game Told by Travelers
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Grinderbin's Mobile Market of Ridiculous Magic Items   - 120+ quirky, magical, low-powered items for tabletop RPGs to encourage creativing thinking without breaking the game
FURIOUS ROADS -  Postapoc Tricube Tales   - Enjoy frenzied action while you strive to survive in a desolate wasteland.
Glitter Hearts   - A magical transforming heroes RPG.
Apocalypse World   - Something's wrong with the world and I don't know what it is.
Ribbons: A Setting Guide for Masks   - Magical girls fighting evil and schoolwork.
Apocalypse World: Burned Over Hackbook   - A zine-sized hack of Apocalypse World
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Hogwarts: An RPG   - Magic school roleplaying
FATHOM   - Surreal fantasy in an urban hellscape
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Gehennom   - A dungeon-crawl zine supplement for UNCONQUERED.
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The Waiting   - A one page GM-less roleplaying game of suspense for 1 or more players.
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Anomaly   - A Game About A Supernatural Investigation
BALIKBAYAN: Returning Home   - A Supernatural-Cyberpunk Revolution
Eternal Beginnings   - A storytelling game about the mundane life of an immortal person
Whistling Wolf Café   - A solo café sim game. "You may not always get what you want, but you'll always get what you need."
Stille Nacht   - a supernatural murder mystery
Immortal Festival (Single-Page Edition)   - Mundane tasks in service of the divine!