Hey everyone. The My Name Is Hood zine is now active on Kickstarter. Since I’m using QAGS 3E for the game, I put together a cheat sheet that explains the character stats. The sheet gives you most of the basics you need to figure out how the system works, but there are a few things…
It’s Zine Month again, and as usual some Hex Games creators have projects launching soon on Kickstarter. Here’s what we’ve got this year: Beowulf Vs. Grendel for Million-Colored Sun (Leighton Connor) The greatest epic in English literature comes to life! For 12 years Grendel, that unhallowed wight, wrathful and reckless, has rained ceaseless slaughter onto…
Every crowdfunding campaign begins with a series of emails from people who want to help you with your Kickstarter (for a small fee, of course). Some of these are legitimate marketing scumbags, but most are full-blown scammers. Previously, I’ve just deleted these messages, but this year I decided to respond to them and see how…
Leighton’s next zine, Swann Castle, includes a forest with portals to a bunch of other worlds. One of these worlds is The City of Ten Thousand Daggers (another is the world of Diner Punks, which I’ll be writing next). The assignment for the section was to include an introduction, a table of things you might…
For the last four years, Hex Games has enthusiastically participated in Zine Quest and Zine Month at Kickstarter. In 2020, Leighton produced Akashic Titan, a Dungeon Crawl Classics sourcebook of giant robots that fly through the cosmic void, and Steve created Tales from the Lusty Minotaur, a richly described tavern filled with colorful characters for…
Three of Hex Games’ most prolific creators have launched Kickstarter campaigns as part of the Zine Quest 2 event. Given that some of the earliest Hex products were released in zine format (even though we didn’t call them zines), it’s kind of to be expected. We’ve helpfully provided the basic info, end dates, and Kickstarter…
I feel like I need to start with some disclosures. I first played Dungeons & Dragons in something like fourth grade and have been a gamer ever since. Hell, I even started a game company. I’ve also been fascinated by Jack Chick for at least 20 years. I have a binder full of Chick comics…
