So you want to write an adventure for Ex Tenebris

So you want to write a system flexible adventure

In the season finale, we sit down with Sarah Cole. Sarah is the author and designer of Darkened Hill and Dale and Terminus, two hit Kickstarters set in her hauntingly atmospheric world, This Blighted Isle. Both are system-flexible horror scenarios, and in this episode, Sarah walks us through her process for crafting and preparing this style of adventure, as well as the common pitfalls every writer should watch out for. Sarah Cole on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/irny.bsky.social The Raspy Raven Discord - https://discord.gg/gU9GA4MhQP The Rasy Raven Blog - https://buttondown.email/theraspyraven Terminus, pledges close 1/Oct - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/patchworkfez/this-blighted-isle-terminus More on This Blighted Isle - http://patchworkfez.games/ Shop This Blighted Isle - https://shop.patchworkfez.games/ Trick or Retreat - https://trickorretreat.uk/

So you want to write an adventure for Ex Tenebris

Another week and another episode. Our penultimate one of this season, as we meet up with power duo Becky Annison and Josh Fox, also known as Black Armada Games, to discuss writing scenarios for their emergent sci-fi mystery Kickstarter, Ex Tenebris. The bastard offspring of Warhammer 40,000 and Brindlewood Bay, this dark, supernatural sci-fi investigative game will take your hand and drag you through the Tenebrium and out the other side, to solve the darkest mysteries of the universe. Back it - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackarmada/ex-tenebris Visit it - https://blackarmada.com/ Watch it - https://www.youtube.com/@blackarmada8030 Chat Becky - https://bsky.app/profile/beckyannison.bsky.social Chat Josh - https://bsky.app/profile/armadajosh.bsky.social Join us - https://discord.gg/gU9GA4MhQP

So you want to write an adventure for Matrons of Mystery

We're back after a break, with episode 4 of 6. Here we meet up with Sue Savage. Sue is a notable gamer, running her own scenarios and others at gaming cons around the country. She's also a writer and game designer, writing for Liminal, Cthulhu Dark and designing her own Brindlewood-esque game of UK cosy mystery, Matrons of Mystery. You can find Sue's blog of her campaigns, games and gaming conventions https://savagespiel.blogspot.com, and she's often on the socials as SavageSpiel. Here you can purchase Matrons of Mystery in PDF and print, or watch some actual plays. In more Actual Plays, Sue runs and plays in Liminal for Chambers of Roleplay https://youtu.be/IFQu2COlU3U?si=v9NtlPsge93T4k_E Cthulhu Dark Actual Play for Symphony Entertainment https://youtu.be/YDPfi1OOuw4?si=kUfKtmX0jOBZTZXo and Kult: Divinity Lost at the Illusion Horror Con https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDELwjhCtxM

So you want to write an adventure for Liminal

Welcome to episode three of six. In this one, we are lucky to entice Dr Paul Mitchener, the Tweedmeister himself, to impart many useful tips for writing cases for his Liminal RPG. Paul generously shared the New Official Liminal site, including the Liminal SRD. Note, there is some tweaking before a fanfare of promotions, but have an early look. There are three more episodes to come in September 2025. The Raspy Raven Discord [https://discord.gg/gU9GA4MhQP] The Raspy Raven Blog [https://buttondown.email/theraspyraven] Paul Mitchener [https://bsky.app/profile/thetweedmeister.bsky.social] Official Liminal site [http://www.liminalrpg.com/] (pre-launch) Liminal SRD [http://liminalrpg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LiminalSRD.pdf] The Mitchester Arms Discord [https://discord.gg/CYdeSQke] Liminal Casebook pdf [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/425948/liminal-casebook-pdf] Pax Londinium pdf [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/313241/liminal-pax-londinium] OpenQuest [https://d101games.com/product-category/openquest-2/] Beyond Dread Portals [https://d101games.com/product-category/beyond-dread-portals/] Mythic Britain: Logres [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/206140/mythic-britain-logres] Age of Arthur [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/111752/age-of-arthur](2e coming soon) The Grey Lady [https://www.forcesnews.com/news/aldershots-haunted-military-hospital-who-grey-lady] Rivers of London Books [https://www.benaaronovitch.com/] and RPG [https://www.chaosium.com/rivers-of-london-1/] Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell [https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/jonathan-strange--mr-norrell-9781526679055/] The Lost Boys [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093437/] (not The Goth Boys!) Graham Spearing [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gaming-from-the-first-age/id1524297811] Sue Savage [https://bsky.app/profile/savagespiel.bsky.social] Neil Gow [https://omnihedron.co.uk/] Neil's Kickstarter, The Journal of Paranormal Research [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jops/the-journal-of-paranormal-studies-a-liminal-ttrpg-zine] Paul Baldowski [https://bsky.app/profile/paulbaldowski.bsky.social] Dave Paterson [https://bsky.app/profile/davepaters.bsky.social] Frankenstein's RPG Podcast [https://www.frankensteinrpg.co.uk/] Barbican [https://www.barbican.org.uk/] Google Street Map [https://www.google.com/maps] Jason Behnke Art [https://jasonbehnke.com/] Faeries and Folklore [https://bsky.app/hashtag/FaerieandFolklore] Art (the next Liminal release, fall/autumn 2025) That Werewolf art aka Accalia the Lonely [https://jason-behnke.pixels.com/featured/accalia-the-lonely-jason-behnke.html] Reboot the Future [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/645319106/reboot-the-future] Kickstarter (Liminal system for Cyberpunk)

So you want to write an adventure for Cosmic Dark

Graham Walmsley [https://bsky.app/profile/grahamwalmsley.bsky.social] took time out from a busy Kickstarter project to discuss with us how he goes about coming up with ideas for Cosmic Dark scenarios. Some darkly humorous discussion and fascinating insights. Thanks again to Graham Roewe [https://bsky.app/profile/groewe.bsky.social] for his editing expertise. You have until Tue, June 17 2025 11:00 PM BST to back Cosmic Dark, and you can also pick up Cthulhu Dark & Stealing Cthulhu as part of the Kickstarter. Links: The Raspy Raven Discord [https://discord.gg/gU9GA4MhQP] The Raspy Raven Blog [https://buttondown.email/theraspyraven] Cosmic Dark Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grahamwalmsley/cosmic-dark] Graham's Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/graham] J. G. Ballard [https://www.jgballard.ca/] The Singing Statues [https://readerslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Singing-Statues.pdf] Stanislaw Lem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Lem] Solaris [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95558.Solaris] The Employees by Olga Ravn [https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/features/reading-guide-the-employees-by-olga-ravn-translated-by-martin-aitken] Agatha Christie [https://www.christiemystery.co.uk/method.html]