This page is a central hub for a couple of creative projects I’m passionate about. (This starkly contrasts with the serious stuff that takes up most of this site!) Below, you’ll find links to my custom fantasy campaign world, Black Watch, and the roleplaying game system I use and develop, Alacrity: Fantasy Edition.
The Black Watch Campaign World
Dive into Black Watch, a (dark?) fantasy world I’ve been crafting over time. It’s a realm filled with frontier towns, hidden magic, gritty adventures, and significant moral choices. Explore its lore, locations, and the shadowed paths that await heroes and anti-heroes alike.
Alacrity: Fantasy Edition RPG
Alacrity is a fast-paced fantasy roleplaying system I’ve developed for players and Game Masters who prefer momentum over minutiae. It’s designed to be mechanically lightweight, narratively rich, and easy to learn, focusing on fluid storytelling and high-impact action. The system gets out of your way so you can focus on creating unforgettable stories.
The Connection: Black Watch & Alacrity
So, how do these two projects fit together?
The Black Watch campaign setting is a world I designed for telling compelling fantasy stories. Alacrity: Fantasy Edition is the rules system I use to bring those stories to life at the gaming table.
While Alacrity is built to be setting-neutral – a versatile toolkit ready to serve any kind of story you want to tell – Black Watch serves as a prime example of the type of world where Alacrity shines. As you’ll see in the Alacrity rulebook, I often use examples drawn from Black Watch to illustrate how the system works in practice.
Alacrity’s design philosophy emphasizes:
- Speed and Momentum: Keeping the game moving, especially when the story should be speeding up.
- Narrative Freedom: Empowering players and GMs to make choices that shape the world.
- Modular Design: Allowing you to use what you need and ignore what you don’t.
These principles make Alacrity an excellent engine for exploring the gritty, character-driven adventures that the Black Watch world is designed to foster. Whether you’re using Black Watch as is, borrowing elements for your own games, or just looking for a streamlined RPG system, I hope you find something here to spark your imagination!
Thanks for stopping by!
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