Seriously thank you very much for backing Netcrawl RPG. I am honored to have you on the team.

I had a bunch of fun with Joey Royale as we slapped together a little crowdfunding show on Goodman Games Official Twitch. Thanks to Goodman Games for the use of the channel. And thanks to Alana Thompson for engineering the show.

We didn't end up playing through the conclusion of the adventure, but I promise to turn it into a little digital solo zine or something along those lines so you can finish it on your own.

So close to breaking the stretch goal for the GM screen, but I am in no way disappointed. We put it all out there! It has been an amazing campaign and exceeded my expectations. I'll certainly be providing some PDFs of player handouts, reference booklet of important tables, and the screen for you to print at home.

There's been several new people on the Discord and Patreon. Come on over and join us. A new mechanic of Access Control dropped on the Patreon a few days ago. I'm be talking about why and how to use it later this month in the Developer Diary. I'll be posting the Update Patch from the Patreon here every month (usually published on the 20th). 

I'm going to get some rest. Thank you all again. 
<3 
James

In huge news, Netcrawl:Acrologies won a Golden Fez at Total Con 40! I am over the moon to see the project recognized by my peers! Check it out!

In a few scant days this Patreon turns 4 years old! Thanks for being here and supporting my, I guess, award-winning work!

Print order for 50 copy run of Netcrawl Programmer Handbook, update patch 2.0 has arrived! The PDF was also refreshed at DriveThruRPG. If you're a CPU member from January to March, I'll be mailing you out one. In fact they just went out yesterday. There'll be a handful of extras available for purchase on horsesharkgames.com. 

I am removing PDFs and T-Shirts from the Patreon. You can still buy access to Patreon posts there, but all other electronic and physical goods will be available at horsesharkgames.com. By the way there are only 4 T-Shirts left in stock two Larges and two 2XLs. If the shirt fits, get one!

Netcrawl is getting some attention in the RPG news cycle. A couple articles in the web press scene and a 3 page in depth write up in Knights of the Dinner Table. Check them out!

Netcrawl brings cyber-dungeons to Dungeon Crawl Classics, GeekNative.com (2/6/2026)
DCC Goes Cyberpunk In ‘Netcrawl RPG’, BellofLostSouls.net (2/5/2026)
The Indy Game Scene: Netcrawl, Egg Embry, Knights of the Dinner Table, #322 (2/2026)

Molan over at Goodman Games has dropped their "what's new" in the online store so check that out: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y_O9uTkP_Yg

And on top of that those crazy boys over at Exalted Funeral chatted about Arcologies on their "what's new" show Coffee and Coffins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz6xeVvjcog)

This is the end, my friends. 

The mp3 of the Netcrawl Theme was sent to all the backers last month. If you missed out on your copy, you can support Loot the Body over on his Bandcamp page and buy your own. 

And that's it. The US fulfillment campaign is done. Thanks to all the backers that made Netcrawl possible!

After an unusually long delay at the border, all the books for international backers has arrived in Canada and are now in Ratti Incantati's warehouse. Last update was some boxes were ordered for shipping.

I had a tremendous week in Massachusetts! I spoke to game design students at Fitchburg State University about Netcrawl and then we played the scenario out of the back of the book. About 15-20 people watched and gamed.

Then I attended Total Con 40. I was able to meet some new people like Jeffrey Talanian (Hyperborea RPG), Erik Tenkar (Tenkar's Tavern), and Ian McGarty (Silver Bulette) put names and faces together like meeting Wolf Manzella, Jayson Elliot (Solarian Games), Bryan Larkin (Arcane Sword Press) in person, and see good friends like Joey Royale and Tim Duchene.

I played DCC RPG: Hellpits of Nightfang with Judge Tim Duchene presiding and Shadowdark with Ian McGarty (DM) & Ed Murphy. A game of Munchkin was also played with a bunch of cool folks from Solarian Games.

Then of course I was honored to be a Golden Fez Award winner late Saturday night!

In a couple weeks I fly to NYC to give a talk at SUNY Stony Brook and then I'll visit the Long Island Table Top RPG Expo. If you're going to be there let me know.

Happy New Year, everyone! This is probably the penultimate update for the campaign!

First up a Patreon announcement. 

I am adding a physical gift for the CPU members. Each quarter I'll print some of the Netcrawl Programmer's Handbooks and mail them out. They will be a simple affair: regular copy machine paper with a saddle-stitched color card stock cover. I'll sell extras online and at conventions. Now is the time to activate those CPU supporting memberships! You must be a CPU member for 3 months to get one in your mail boxes.

I have begun to send out the email inviting you to redeem your free mp3 of the Netcrawl Theme Song by Loot the Body! You need to sign up for an account, but after that you can enjoy all sorts of independent music purchased directly from the artists. Don't forget to follow Loot the Body, too!

Turns out mail merge is a pain and costs all sorts of extra money. The first 200 codes have gone out already. Everyone should have their access code for the song by the 24th or 25th of this month.

International Fulfillment is underway! I'm happy to announce that Ratti Incantati will be handling the fulfillment and carrying Netcrawl RPG on their website (https://rattiincantati.com)!
This first step is already complete. All the books for the international backers are on their way to Canada. After that they will get packed up and sent in the mail. I'll let everyone know when that begins. 

It's time to get Netcrawl RPG out into the meatspace and at a table near you! 

First off the Horse Shark Games convention/appearance schedule:

Happy Holidays, Everyone!
I've been taking it super easy after getting all the US based backers their packages. Not gonna lie, I'm a bit exhausted after finishing the project. On its heels was also finishing Swords of Fury, my 5th level DCC RPG pinball adventure for Goodman Games. 

Sadly, as is the case for all human work, there have been some missed errors in the final version of the manuscript. I won't cry over it, but I am working to fix those errors. In fact shortly after releasing the PDFs a number of small errors were found and fixed in a v 0.9.1 version of the Netcrawl RPG Rulebook. 

Someone also found a pretty significant error in the grifter skill tables. All three skill tables suffer from some copy paste error. That will be fixed and a 0.9.2 version will come out soon. Be sure to download those revised books from DriveThruRPG.com when they come out. I will use the site's email to notify everyone of the new version. In the meantime, the beta version of Netcrawl should have correct or close to correct grifter skill progression tables (if you need a copy it should be public on DriveThruRPG, otherwise drop me an email or dm).

All backers in the US have gotten their books. Huzzah!

I am currently working with a Canadian importer/rpg bookseller for all Netcrawl's international fulfillment. Why, you might ask? Since the US has devolved into a pariah state, slapping everyone with tariffs and engaging in all sorts of unexpected and vile activities atrocities, may be its better that the packages come from a country with a non-insane government. Once we agree on price and get the books get to Canada, I'll keep you updated. January is probably when that will begin. If all goes well, Canadians will get their packages soon after and the rest of the world after that.

My last task is to get you all your copies of the Netcrawl Theme by Loot the Body! I have been remiss on this last detail. Levi is all ready to go, so it's all on me. It will be coming soon!

Did you want some new books and missed all the sales on horsesharkgames.com? Well from the day after Christmas until New Year's Day you can automatically save 15% off your entire order.

I am thankful for all the opportunities to talk about Netcrawl. Thanks Joey Roayle and Diogo Nogueira for having me on their shows (links below). If you have a show or social media presence and you'd like to spread the word, please get in contact.

Analog Union
I'm pleased to announce that I will be joining the Analog Union newsletter! This will probably mean a lot less e-mail from me and a lot more from me and a bunch of cool indie RPG creators. That's gotta be a win-win, right! 

I'll announce my 2026 calendar next month. I do hope to see you somewhere next year.

You've been waiting, so very patiently.

So check your email for complimentary files from DriveThruRPG.com.

A note. Turns out the only reason to have Adobe Acrobat Pro no longer works. The biggest thing preventing me from releasing the PDFs was adding the table of contents links to the files. Seems there's not a terrific way to do this anymore. I'll keep working on the issue, but for now you at least have all the PDFs associated with your pledge rewards.

Still waiting for the last two books to come. Things will get cooking in about 10 days. All the single Netcrawl RPG books are either out or about to go in the mail. This includes about 6 international backers.

At this moment the campaign is 24% finished!

Now I prep for U-Con. If you're going, please find me and say, "Hi." I'll either be in the OSR room or in the vendor hall. You can even send your friends to buy Netcrawl books.