Last Christmas
The second of my Call of Cthulhu scenarios to be based on an idle social media post I made, Last Christmas is a one-shot scenario that takes a single premise and stretches into a full-blown investigation. ‘A scenario that is a literal interpretation of the lyrics to Last Christmas by Wham’ was the guilty post […]
Dev Diaries – Being Human
One of the first things I’m looking at in detail as part of my steampunk ttrpg system design is character creation. More specifically, how the game models characters. Classic for a reason Thinking about this, I realise how much of a work of inspired genius the original D&D concept was, to the extent that the […]
Lady Jessica returns
Several years ago, I wrote a series of short pulpy steampunk novellas very much inspired by Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Firefly and other episodic ensemble TV shows. I had a blast with it, and enjoyed the worldbuilding of my alt-history version of the ‘Grand British Empire.’ Now, my focus has switched to tabletop roleplaying game […]
Careful what you Tweet for – The Real Housewives of Arkham
UPDATE – THE TRUE HOUSEWIVES OF ARKHAM IS NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON DRIVETHRURPG FOR ONLY $1.99! CHECK IT OUT HERE. It’s not the first time. An idle tweet, made in jest, which ends up firing some overactive part of my imagination and results in something actually seeing the light of day. The last time […]
Linlithgow Loch
Linlithgow Loch is the largest freshwater loch in the Lothians, overlooked by the remains of Linlithgow Palace in the heart of the town.
River Almond
Some photos from a walk along the bank of the River Almond in autumn, as it flows through the Almondell Country Park in West Lothian.
Twitter Flash Fiction
A collection of flash fiction stories from my Twitter, based on some random old photos in my library… Elsie and the Swan Every year, this day, this bench, since his passing. He’d loved feeding the birds. She’d always been a bit scared of them, especially the big ones. Neck arched down, he turned back to […]
The Burry Man – 33% OFF
My latest Call of Cthulhu scenario is now available for purchase and download on DriveThruRPG. A horrific journey from South Queensferry to the uninhabited Isle of May in the Firth of Forth, it presents terrible dangers and challenges for 1920s investigators as they race against time to prevent a terrifying ritual from being completed. As […]
Spooky season
Some photos from my time spent on the streets of Edinburgh during the Festival Fringe (and a couple from my time spent in Hong Kong’s Ocean Park at Halloween) that aim to capture the spirit of the season …
Graveyards of Edinburgh
Some photographs from Edinburgh’s historic graveyards and cemeteries, including Greyfriars Kirkyard, St Cuthbert’s cemetery and the Dean Cemetery.
FREE Call of Cthulhu ‘Edinburgh Diversion’ scenario – The Ice Maiden
The Edinburgh Diversions are a series of short Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition scenarios, written using a condensed ‘framework’ that is intended to allow them to be run quickly and with the minimum of prep. These will eventually be packaged into a PDF and available to purchase, but for now here’s a free ‘diversion’, in […]