Laura Govednik ~ Lucky Newt GamesWhen the call for submissions was first announced for the 5 Second Rule anthology, a few people were asking about in-universe canon for the sake of continuity. I don’t have much written about the world in the game, so I thought it might be a good opportunity to share some things that have played in the back of my mind while building the setting that the game takes place in.Exceptions are included at the end of each section to help make stories work if they don’t …
Call for short story submissions for 5 Second Rule
Deadline is extended to....2023/07/31 - We're currently two stories short of where I want to be to publish. I'm going to keep the submission window open for a while.Live Real Press is stepping into the anthology publishing business.Our first offering is a collection of stories set in the 5 Second Rule universe. Submissions are open. This is being published in partnership with writer and game creator Laura from Lucky Newt Games.Here is the game's description:"You are participating in a new study …
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Lords of Eternity Kickstarter, Part 2
Part 1 of this series is here.As I write this, I am working on fulfilling the Kickstarter. All told, I had 76 backers for physical books. Of those, one payment failed, four haven't completed their Backerkit surveys, and 3 are locals that I know personally, leaving 68 packages to ship. One had a payment issue in Backerkit that was resolved, but missed my first export, and one has a stack of books, so they are getting handled individually. That's 66 labels printed on Pirateship. There's also 1 …
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Lords of Eternity Kickstarter, Part 1
First, the kickstarter was successful. Thanks to everyone who backed the campaign, all 145 of you backing at 121% of the goal. Seriously, thank you.It was kind of a ride. The mid-campaign slump is no joke. 3/4 of the way through, I was 60% funded and not sure if I was going to make it. The final week was a pleasant time to watch the numbers climb.There were some surprises, like how many people backed at the full price instead of the discount. I appreciate it, but I wasn't expecting it.So the …
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Occisor Rasa
You wake up in a motel, in the woods, washed up on a beach, in a clinic, in an alley. Nothing looks familiar. The sights, the sounds, the scents...completely unfamiliar. You're hurt. Injured? Bruised? Hungover? You have no idea who you are. And somebody is trying to kill you. To play, you need a ten-sided die, a deck of tarot cards, and something to record the proceedings, like a notebook or a voice recorder. Occisor Rasa is a solo journaling game inspired by the Bourne series of …
So You’re in a Tavern
Do you remember what happened in the last game? Who saved which royalty? Who conquered which tavern? Who died laughing? Now, it doesn't matter. This is the game where people bet the lives gold to tell the most outrageous stories while the NPCs interrupt with their versions. It's a fantasy rumor mill.So You're in a Tavern is about telling outrageous stories about adventures that are absolutely true in every way. It uses a deck of playing cards and a few tokens to help tell the tales and …