Julia Bailey and the Gunslinger
Got another solo RPG demo in the can on YouTube. This time fulfilling a promise to play out a Bookmark HP RPG battle between a player's character and a "Major Foe"—i.e. a foe with a full set of four attributes.

Part of the long delay between Julia Bailey videos has been difficulty coming up with an episodic Western campaign. Fan
https://lestersmith.com/2024/08/julia-bailey-and-the-gunslinger/
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Battle Bookmark KS Launch!
? Over the course of the past year, I've had many, many requests for further combat rules for the game:

"What happens when a group gangs up on someone?"
"What about ranged combat?"
"When's a fighter dead?"
"Can I run away?" and such.
Today, Kickstarter approved a "Make 100" project for a Battle Bookmark to answer those quest
https://lestersmith.com/2024/01/battle-bookmark-ks-launch/
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My Gary Con 2024 Events Are Go!
As of today, the five events I submitted to run at Gary Con are officially scheduled! (I'm very happy to see that all are slated for the same table in the same room—GWD-261 in Galewood D—which makes one less thing for me to remember, letting me focus on the fun!)

One note: I've intentionally designed Lester Smi
https://lestersmith.com/2024/01/my-gary-con-2024-events-are-go/
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Racing Thanatos
Slooowly recovering from this intestinal flu bug. Sleeping most of the time. It's taking a toll on my limbic system. Which is to say that inactivity triggers my clinical depression.

Not complainin'; just reportin'.

Meanwhile, the bookmarks continue to do well. The Bookmark Dragon Dice RPG has become a DriveThruRPG Copper Best
https://lestersmith.com/2024/01/racing-thanatos/
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BNHP 20 Cent Sale
Hey! If you're curious about this Bookmark HP RPG I keep going on about, click here to find every BNHP title on sale for 20¢ each, from now through New Years Day 2024: tinyurl.com/bnhp20cent.

For print copies, check out the Compleate Bookmark bundle, always 60% off!
https://lestersmith.com/2023/12/bnhp-20-cent-sale/
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Magnum Opus?
If you'll forgive a bit of introspection about my own work …

Last night, Jennifer asked me if, given its ongoing success, I thought the Bookmark HP RPG was my magnum opus.

My first quip was, "So far!" But honestly, I doubt there'll be another. Three self-published RPG lines is more than enough to keep an old guy busy, what with people
https://lestersmith.com/2023/12/magnum-opus/
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I'm looking for 3 or 4 people to join in an alpha playtest of the Factions & Feuds supplement I'm working on for @lestersmith's The Bookmark no HP RPG. This will be next Sunday, December 3, from 1 to 4 pm Chicago time.

More details are in the comments.

Also, comment below if you are able to participate. If you'd like to, but the time does not work, comment too, as I expect to do other playtests.

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Free BNHP PnP PDF
Forty-five years ago, I drove to Chicago for an Army entrance test. I scored high on the "fold this box in your head & choose the correct one below" questions. They wanted to enlist me as a mapmaker; I wanted to be a graphic designer, so I drove back home a civilian.

(If I'd known map making was my buddy Larry Elmore's
https://lestersmith.com/2023/11/free-bnhp-pnp-pdf/
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Horror in Lovecraftian RPGs often isn’t
There's a "Cosmic Horror" sale on at DriveThruRPG. I was curious to see whether Bookmark Cthulhu made it on the list and am happy to see that it did.

As a designer, I fall into the camp that Lovecraft's protagonists seldom go insane. Instead, their dread grows toward a breaking point. His secondary characters may be insane. Hi
https://lestersmith.com/2023/08/horror-in-lovecraftian-rpgs-often-isnt/
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