This month marks us reaching the first of our Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremonies.
Like all ceremonies, this one is virtual, but I'm going to take some inspiration from our current circumstances.
Reached Waypoint 1! 2020-06-01 13:21:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Or possibly the swan, if you've been following earlier posts...
But it is impossible to ignore the giant that is GW, especially in a week when they announce the release of their ninth edition of Warhammer 40,000.
How did they get so bi...
2020-05-29 19:18:01 +0000 UTC View PostFollowing feedback from the v0.1 I shared last week, I've finalized the FAQ & Errata document with some extra points. One more errata - I realized that I hadn't mentioned that, when a character becomes OOA, they also become prone 2020-05-29 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Some patrons are going to be affected by new laws about sales tax, passing in several countries and US states. Basically, Patreon will be required to start charging sales tax on some pledges starting July 1st. 2020-05-28 20:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post
... serene and quiet on the surface, but paddling like buggery beneath it.
Sorry to have been moderately slow with the updates, lately. But I thought you'd like some news on what's going on with various things.
First, sales on
Unformatted and hot off the presses comes the first Zero Dark FAQ and Errata. The Errata is, currently, pleasingly brief. The main mistake, per se, was not making it clear how FW affects bogeys differently to characters, which...
2020-05-25 09:43:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This post is only visible to my Defence Mech tier patrons.
I've created a Discord for Precinct Omega. It feels like it could be a good platform for players to interact and share stuff. Hope is that we'll potentially get some grou...
2020-05-22 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostReturning to the microphone for another week, I pick up news from
Impact Miniatures
Azar's Dungeon Madness
Miniboss Toys
and
Rodents of the Moon
...who are all releasing products that are along the lines of "cut...
2020-05-22 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We start our new reward scheme next month, based on patrons' lifetime contributions to the campaign, so I thought it would be good to show you an example of the Waypoint 2 reward that I painted for the last Premium Mini Draw.
This mini appe...
Go and get a cup of tea or whatever cold or hot drink floats your boat and settle on down for a chat with your favourite creator. Or, failing that, with me.
2020-05-20 16:08:25 +0000 UTC View PostGiven a surprisingly positive response to the idea of PO/ZD Stuff, I'll be running series of polls by way of market research. I'll be running them here and on FB. You should feel free to answer in both (in fact, it would be better if y...
2020-05-17 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
...or possibly "pavises", depending on your definition.
Barricades
Sometimes the Red Force is prepared for the heroes. Barricades are deployed as if they were bogeys instead of deploying the bogey to...
2020-05-16 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
When I'm planning a project, I often reach out to folks with relevant products to see if they'll extend me some samples. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. But I'm always pretty clear with folks: I will probably buy their stuff a...
2020-05-15 11:03:43 +0000 UTC View PostIn response to patrons' feedback, we have now have a three-part podcast. It runs to 40 minutes this time, which I need to cut back on, but I just can't shut up sometimes.
Part One will be a short news item, highlighting stories from th...
2020-05-15 09:31:36 +0000 UTC View PostWould you like stuff?
I'm talking T-shirts, dice trays etc? Branded with either the Precinct Omega logo or Zero Dark artwork?
Thinking is, if I can source them cheaply enough, I'd both stock them in my store (for which patrons wi...
2020-05-14 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA treat for my patrons: an early sight of the first third of Operation Nemesis. This is very much a taster. A lot of what's inside is untested and still requires refinement, but I trust you guys to treat it accordingly.
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2020-05-12 10:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
If it was April 1st, I would definitely pretend this was actually the new Zero Dark: Operation Nemesis cover art.
Actually, I just thought you guys would like a little peek behind the curtain at the sketch I did to brief David about...
2020-05-11 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostRe-posted, because the previous version seemed to have locked down the poll before releasing it...
I've been conscious of the lockdown taking a financial bite out of some patrons who are cancelling or reducing their support. Obviously,...
2020-05-10 08:11:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Now that the print edition is out there, inevitably I must prepare an FAQ and Errata document. There are a few errors, here and there, but they weren't enough to make me want to go through the test-copy trial yet again.
I have a few FA...
2020-05-09 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostI'm starting to prep the template for the Operation Nemesis book and, for the first time, I am feeling indecisive about how to theme it.
If have three options. Interested to see which one you guys favour.
Origina...
2020-05-09 10:23:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In response to your feedback, I've dramatically dialed down the "news" and focused on the "discussion".
This week: Ripping off GW. Is it wrong?
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2020-05-08 13:56:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Pictured minis from Zandris IV Miniatures!
States
Dismounted
Some gadgets may enter (or begin a mission) in the dismounted state. Only a mounted hero may place their mount...
2020-05-08 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in case you didn't see the news on Facebook, I thought I'd let you all know that the print-on-demand edition is finally ready and up for sale on WGV.
I promised some big discounts to my patrons a while back, based on me ordering a bunch...
2020-05-07 09:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In case you don't recognize it, that is a Proteus mech from White Dragon Miniatures and a good illustration of one reason why I have woken up having made a full U-turn on a decision I made right at the start of Zero Dark's design process....
2020-05-05 10:57:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I do love Star Wars day.
To celebrate, here are some (very) draft rules for including Dzedai warriors in your games of Zero Dark. The Dzedai are an order of peacekeepers from a long time ago and far, far away who wander the la...
2020-05-04 08:57:22 +0000 UTC View PostI came across this excellent interview with naval analyst and sci-fi enthusiast Chris Weuve about common sci-fi tropes in space combat and what they get right and wrong:
2020-05-03 08:33:46 +0000 UTC
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Willy never fit in with the Bigs. His parents had been wild types, happier in the isolated wilderness than inside the walls of the city-states, defying the law and the hunter drones.
Only when their sickly, tiny child was born did they sur...
The dice have spoken!
This month's winner of the Premium Monthly Mini Draw is Paul Hathaway! Paul won the Random Mini Draw last month and hasn't replied to my last message asking for his postal address, so...
2020-05-01 17:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostSo it turns out that Patreon doesn't like the Monthly Mini Draw. The word "r*ffle" gets them excited (the * is because, if I use the word in a post, they get really excited) because it pulls them into conflict with laws and stuff ar...
2020-04-30 17:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Having had pretty positive feedback on my Fireside Chat and Why Patreon? videos, and needing more audio expertise to improve the voiceovers on my future demo videos, I thought I'd branch out and try starting a podcast.
As ever, patrons get f...
2020-04-30 13:48:05 +0000 UTC View Post