Gallus Games - Alun (he/him)

The Cluster by Gallus Games - Alun R Sci-fi TTRPG Powered by the Apocalypse

I'm pleased to announce that 'The Cluster', my Sci-Fi PbtA game in which a rag-tag Crew seek adventure (and profit) across a Cluster of seven star systems, each many light years from the others, but linked by Ring Gates, is now for sale.
gallusgames.itch.io/the-cluster

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May the Fourth: Star Wars Minicon 2025
Free online ttrpg event-- seats still available in some events.

Come check out our celebration of all things Star Wars, with a variety of games set in the SWU-- any era, any system. This runs Thursday May 1st through Sunday May 4th
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In my experience fretting goes with the territory ... it shouldn't ... but it does.
I hope you and @kierongillen.bsky.social had a great time.

My first supplement for Blades in the Dark is out now!
Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts is a 118-page expansion for the game, a treasure trove of lore, setting material, and modified mechanics I've developed over the years (details follow)

Itch johnharper.itch.io/deep-cuts
DriveThru shorturl.at/pKhsZ

A triptych of images depicting scenes from Blades in the Dark, including an industrial-age airship, a dark ritual in the void sea, and a rooftop chase.

It's spooky season, and what's spookier than the haunted streets of Doskvol? Probably a good time for me to release my expansion supplement for Blades in the Dark, right?

Announcement coming soon. Keep your eyes peeled and your blades sharp. ;)

Eotenweard: The Twisting Path (Session 1) YouTube video by Gallus Games - Alun R

Dangerous to rush to judgement but the most recent iteration of Eotenweard, my PbtA game of Dark Age Heroes protecting the innocent across the Old North, delivered the smoother mechanical experience that I'd hoped while the narrative richness hasn't suffered (IMHO, obvs!)
youtu.be/AafH9GDqDAM?...

The #SharedHearth one-shot ... youtu.be/l0H5DaNB0RQ?... ... was soooo much fun ... we turned it into a two-shot ...
youtu.be/3PSj3oojrQo?...

On a wooden tabletop, with a hideous orange curtain as a backdrop, the beloved claymation TV character Morph approaches a knobbly green plasticine alien egg, one hand raised to his mouth in an expression of curiosity as the petals on the top of the egg peel open to provide a glimpse of its pulsating white interior

Morph rears back in terror as a white plasticine facehugger leaps out of the egg, its fingers reaching for his face

Morph lying unconscious on his back on the tabletop, the facehugger wrapped around his head, its tail tightly coiled around his neck

Released from the facehugger, which now lies motionless in the background, Morph’s back arches in agony as a toothy snakelike abomination bursts out of his chest in a fountain of bright red plasticine gore

#AlienRomulus  gives me the excuse I never need to resurrect my proudest, grisliest creation (the most horrifying part of which is that orange curtain, which at least lends it an authentic 70s vibe).

Looking forward to #AlienRomulus this weekend as a warm up for running a one-shot of Alien Dark (2Ed) (gallusgames.itch.io) at the upcoming #SharedHearth
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Almost a third of X users in UK considering leaving, finds Savanta | News Three in 10 users of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, say they are considering leaving the site, according to research from Savanta.

A third of UK Twitter users are preparing to quit the platform.

“Savanta found that Musk was personally unpopular with the UK public, with a net favourability score of -16, lower than Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (-5 ) and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos (+1 ).”

Musk is also less popular than Tory politicians

Dilbert Stark has a net favourability score in the UK that is so low maybe he should run for leader of the losing party?

Tampa Voters Get Their Say Two Years After DeSantis Axed Their Democratic Prosecutor Andrew Warren wants his job back. He is challenging Suzy Lopez, the Republican who replaced him and stopped his policy meant to curb unfair prosecutions of Black residents.

Democrat Andrew Warren is bidding for a third straight win for Tampa prosecutor's office, after wins in 2016 and 2020. And yet he's not running as the incumbent: Governor Ron DeSantis removed him from office two years ago, replacing him with a Republican. boltsmag.org/hillsbo...

#TTRPG in education stuff planned:
1. A faculty TTRPG programme next Thursday.
2. Contacted a school's English language dept for a CSR.
3. Sent an email to a local museum to show how their content can be used to run games for visitors.
4. Speaking at MASAGA 2024 (see image) at Putrajaya in October.

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Pounded (Behind a Veil) and Ruined at Hester's Mill by Tingleverse Living Objects and My Desperate Need to Cover My Burdens and Achieve My Drive

Please reshare!
openhearthgaming.com/shared-hearth

Against the Monster
Pasión de las Pasiones: La Casa del Átomo
Northfield
Sound Check
DramaSystem: The Root of All
The Final Girl
Lady Blackbird
Rats in the Walls
Alien Dark- Falling World
The Lovely Somnolent
Time After Time
Bite Marks: The Beasts of Bodmin
Follow
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Desperation: Dead House
MCU: M.A.C.E. Corps
The Hunted
Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast
Hello Stranger: a music only-game
Girl by Moonlight
Mission: IMPAWsible
Old As The Sky, Old As The Moon
Mythic Bastionland
World Wide Wrestling
One Particular Harbor
Mothership
Hard Wired Island
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Come and play!
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Echoing @rolistespod.bsky.social re: @openhearthrpg.bsky.social ...
We'll be offering another free online mini-convention starting (dependent on your timezone!) on Thurs 5 Sept. Find details here:
openhearthgaming.com/shared-hearth
I'll be offering a 4 hr one-shot of my own game: Alien Dark (2nd Ed)

Trump accuses Harris of using AI to create fake crowds at campaign events "Everything about Kamala is fake!" Trump writes in a series of rants to Truth Social.

On top of feeling the optimism and energy, add this to the reasons you and your friends should go to Harris rallies:

Doing so helps drive Trump nuts. And the more nuts he gets, the more he turns off swing voters.
www.salon.com/2024/08/11/a...

X Marks the Spot of the Normalization of Bigoted Political Violence The upcoming Musk-Trump interview is illustrative of the deadly and anti-democratic conspiracies circulating from both of them to millions online.

Monday’s Trump-Musk interview will be a meeting of two of the biggest purveyors of violent white nationalist rhetoric and election disinformation, writes America’s Voice Senior Research Director @zacharyamueller.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/zacharym...

Alien Dark by Gallus Games - Alun R These rules provide a way to explore the Alien Universe with lite rules inspired by Cthulhu Dark.

Happy to announce that Alien Dark (2nd Edition) is now available on itch (gallusgames.itch.io/alien-dark) and just as free as it always was. Now includes rule updates developed in Against the Dark Conspiracy and more tools for the GM to mess with the PCs.

Monday Musings #53🤬 Celebrating 52 Weeks of Musings and Mayhem!

The best of 52 Monday Musings and a couple of selfish ones! Good Monday, Gamer!
open.substack.com/pub/playfear...

Alien Dark by Gallus Games - Alun R These rules provide a way to explore the Alien Universe with lite rules inspired by Cthulhu Dark. Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android

I've really enjoyed running @openhearthrpg.bsky.social 2-shots of Alien Dark this month including some added tech from Against the Dark Conspiracy:
youtu.be/MkFdnrZUfBE?...
&
youtu.be/Y3L2UbrDDFI?...

I enjoyed it so much I've updated the rules (still free) on itch:
gallusgames.itch.io/alien-dark

Alien Dark - Fiorina 161 (Session 1) Alun R facilitates the first session of a 2-shot of his own game, Alien Dark. This session was organsied as part of The Open Hearth Gaming Community (https:/...

I started the first of a pair of 2-shots of my own game, Alien Dark, last week with @openhearthrpg.bsky.social IT WAS A BLAST!
Two years after the events of Alien 3 the crew of the USCSS Lake arrive at Fiorina 161 to survey a mothballed ore refinery & correctional facility.
youtu.be/MkFdnrZUfBE?...

Have a good one, folks!

A great summary of the first year of @openhearthrpg.bsky.social ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8IS...

Saw a post in which @juddthelibrarian.bsky.social & @orklord.bsky.social fondly referred back to a game and its map. It reminded me that one of my 2022 'Games of the Year'; a longish (never long enough!) series of Free from the Yoke which enabled me to indulge my own love of maps for games.

Just wanted to big-up @openhearthrpg.bsky.social , not just because it's a great TTRPG community with wonderful play culture but because of the generosity of the player body. I've just finished an extended run of my PbtA game in development and the insights my players offered have been priceless!

Great to run a couple of sessions at AireCon North West this past weekend, and thanks to the GMs in whose sessions I played ... @roderihamilt.bsky.social & Millie.