HOPE DIES LAST is live!
My first crowdfunding campaign for creator-owned Daggerheart-compatible work is now live, funding the first print edition of my bestselling campaign frame Bastion of Hope as well as two new...
View ArticleAtlas of Adventure is here!
Today the first volume of Atlas of Adventure comes to retail (DriveThruRPG, itch.io, and Heart of Daggers)! Atlas of Adventure: Volume 1 introduces 30 new environments, including traversal challenges...
View ArticleHOPE DIES LAST coming this Fall
I’m delighted to share the news of my big Fall 2026 project, HOPE DIES LAST, a triptych of Daggerheart-compatible campaign frames in the genres of heroic fantasy, cyberpunk, and space opera! I’m...
View ArticleBastion of Hope cover reveal
Presenting – the cover for Bastion of Hope, my campaign frame of defiant fantasy, for use with the Daggerheart rules! Cover art by Shaun Ellis, cover design by Andrew Beauman Pdf forthcoming in Spring...
View ArticleDungeons of Drakkenheim x Daggerheart – now crowdfunding!
The Kickstarter for the Dungeons of Drakkenheim – Daggerheart Campaign Guide is now live! I’m Lead Designer on the project, working with the Dungeon Dudes, Ghostfire Gaming, and in an official...
View ArticleA Hole in My Heart Where a Dog Should Be
(content note – pet illness/death)Oreo the dog is no longer with us. He has gone on to the big dog park in the sky, crossed the rainbow bridge, and all of the other pleasant things we tell ourselves...
View ArticleCareer Update – New Agent & Game Design Activities Reminder
Some career updates to keep everyone current with what’s going on for me:First, I am pleased to announce that I am now represented by Eric Showers of Morhaim Literary. Not changing agencies which...
View ArticleGenCon approaches!
I’ll be returning to GenCon again this year, appearing on a few Writers Symposium panels and walking the floor to chat with people and find new games. If you’re hoping to catch me at the con, here are...
View ArticleDaggerheart Release Day!
Daggerheart is finally here! The project was a huge undertaking with many incredible collaborators across disciplines, and I’m honored to have been one of the game’s designers. I helped develop...
View ArticleAnnihilation Aria returns!
I’m delighted to announce that my found-family space opera novel ANNIHILATION ARIA is back in ebook and paperback form. The book has been unavailable in those formats since 2021 when the book’s...
View ArticleDaggerheart Pre-Orders!
For over 10 months, I’ve been working as a (freelance) game designer on Daggerheart, Critical Role’s forthcoming fantasy ttrpg. Today, the game’s pre-orders went live, including an amazing limited...
View ArticleArmadilloCon this weekend!
After a couple of years of conflicts and bad luck (I got sick last year right when I was going to travel), I’m attending ArmadilloCon in Austin, TX for the first time this weekend as a panelist!As of...
View ArticleGenCon and other upcoming appearances!
Summer con season is here and I’m traveling more than I have since the start of COVID. With the combined powers of multiple vaccines, masks, air filters, and nasal sprays, I hope to come through the...
View ArticleWatch Me Play Daggerheart Live (May 31st 9pm EDT)
Tomorrow night (May 31st) at 9pm Eastern Daylight Time, I will be a guest player for a Daggerheart one-shot at Folk And Myth (an actual-play channel run by Bleakseason and Miko). I first saw...
View ArticleDaggerheart Playtest update
This week Darrington Press released an update to the Daggerheart playtest, along with a livestream + Q&A with Daggerheart Lead Designer Spenser Starke and Critical Role’s Matt Mercer. There’s cool...
View Article[REDACTED] game project revealed!
Today is the beginning of Darrington Press’ Daggerheart open beta playtest! <link href=”https://www.daggerheart.com/>” replace=”” to=””/>https://www.daggerheart.com/> And, with the release...
View ArticleGame Design Era
I haven’t posted here in a while, so I wanted to provide a short update for folks that don’t visit my Patreon, which is updated much more frequently.Since May of last year, I’ve been much more active...
View ArticleNebula Conference 2023 Schedule
I’m heading out tomorrow for my first in-person SFF book convention since ConFusion in 2020 – a cross-country trip to Anaheim, CA for the 2023 Nebula Awards Conference. I’m very excited to reconnect...
View ArticleSpeculate Marathon + Fundraiser Nov 12th
Speculate Marathon Schedule graphic Hi folks! I haven’t been very active on this feed, mostly because I’ve just now started returning to in-person cons and I’ve been hard at work on writing without as...
View ArticleHexomancy returns!
Hexomancy, the third and final book in the series, is back out today in a new edition (lightly revised) with a new cover. Cover for Hexomancy by Michael R. Underwood. Text reads “Hugo Award Finalist...
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