Project Update: June Update: GM Screen, Character Sheets, and Progress on Campaign Extras
GM Screen is Ready
- Quick-reference list of all the NPCs from the adventure.
- The weather table, to keep the pressure on as the storm rises through the ruins of Ma’at.
- A “loot the body” table, for dusty discoveries in forgotten corners of the necropolis.
Character Sheets Are In
The box set version will be printed in full colour, but we’ll also be sharing a print-friendly black-and-white version for home use to prevent the annihilation of your ink cartridges along with your PCs.
Stories from Ma'at
What’s Next
Until next month, play games, have fun, and stay frosty. Sincerely,
Dave
Project Update: May Update: Smuggler’s Guide Drops This Week!
What’s Inside the Smuggler’s Guide?
- A brand-new character class: the Smuggler with D10 custom loadouts.
- Robust generators for fences, smuggling runs, and complications.
- Guest content from Joel Hines and DG Chapman, including an original "social sandbox" investigation adventure inspired by classic noir and pulp crime stories.
- A full setting: The Barge Bazaar—loaded with shady NPCs, sketchy locations, and hooks galore.
- Rules, tools, and tables to live out your Han Solo meets Ripley space-noir dreams.
Zine Aesthetic
Box Set Progress
Final Notes
Dave
Project Update: April: Locking Orders, Burning Gods Digital Preview & Tariff Update
Welcome to the April update. Here’s what’s up this month:
The Big News: Burning Gods PDFs are here!
- As soon as this update goes out, I’ll be sending a final 48-hour notice to lock orders. After this, you’ll still be able to update your shipping address—but no more add-ons.
- Once orders are locked, I’ll charge cards for any post-campaign add-ons and distribute the digital downloads. You’ll receive a second email with your download link. From there, you can grab your preview PDF of Awaiting the Burning Gods, as well as any other Magnum Galaxy zines you backed.
Project Timeline: April
- Awaiting the Burning Gods – Complete!
- The Smuggler's Guide to 1365 – ~80% through layout, on track to finish this week.
- Box Set Extras – Maps, warden screen, character sheet, and dice have been pulled into Photoshop and are now in active development.
- Audio Files – Initial script sent to the production company, with a release planned to coincide with physical shipments later this year.
Tariff Update
Designer Commentary
While I’ll keep sharing news and behind-the-scenes updates, I also want to dive deeper into design thinking—like how Burning Gods came to be, how I approach worldbuilding, how I collaborate with artists and designers, and how I try to make books that are both beautiful and gameable.
I love thinking through these creative challenges, and I hope a peek into that process would be interesting to you too. If that sounds like something you'd enjoy—or if you have specific topics you'd like to see covered—drop a note in the comments. I’d love to hear from you.
Dave
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Holy smokes you guys knocked the layout out of the park
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Was the actual Awaiting PDF supposed to be in my downloads? I only received links to Dying, Nirvana, Cleaning and Horror. I pledged for the Mega Bundle.