What is it about a fifth edition? 3rd (or 3.5) edition of Dungeons and Dragons is considered by many to be the best, last word in D&D... at least those who aren't tempted by the dark side of Pathfinder. The edition that was released after 3.5, that which shall not be named, is generally considered… Continue reading 3 versus 4 versus 5

Whenever I start to read the rulebook of a role-playing game, whether it's one I've read before or it's something new I just discovered, I sometimes find that the first couple dozen pages are full of fiction used to set the stage of the setting. This fiction is usually told through the eyes of a… Continue reading Inexplicable Fiction

While preparing for yesterday's TME game, I created a whole bunch of characters, put them into the form fill character sheet that I updated, and discovered too late that the area meant for the characters background was set to use a font size that was ridiculously small.  Unfortunately, I didn't have time to change it… Continue reading Character Sheet Update

Yesterday, the 22nd of February, 2018, I finally had a chance to GM an episode of The Mutant Epoch (TME), using my recently released One Day Dig (ODD), “Baby Bupu”! I set up the game at my local RPG and CCG shop, Western Paladin Games in Walla Walla, Washington, and with their help put out… Continue reading Success!

This upcoming Thursday, the 22nd of February, I'm going to be hosting a session of The Mutant Epoch, where I'll be running the One Day Dig "Baby Bupu" at Western Paladin Games on 2nd Street in Walla Walla, WA. I'll have a large number of pre-gen characters prepared, but if you would like to play… Continue reading Upcoming TME Session

While preparing a set of pre-gen characters for an upcoming adventure I'm going to run, I discovered that there seems to be no rules in the TME Hub Core rules for automatic or burst fire firearms.  So I wrote some.  Bear with me, it might seem too wordy, but that's just how I am.  I… Continue reading Full Auto – Automatic weapons fire rules for The Mutant Epoch

STELLERZ An Epic New Space Opera Scale Science Fiction Role Playing Game by Expert Game Designer Timothy Schuster! I'm very pleased to announce the formal release of my newest creation, the Role Playing Game Stellerz, a game of Epic Space-Opera scale and adventure. With the fastest task resolution system ever devised for a Role Playing… Continue reading STELLERZ, The Epic NEW Space-Opera Scale Science-Fiction Role Playing Game by Expert Game Designer Tim Schuster!