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The Survey Results Are In – An Overview of the Tabletop Roleplaying Games Market

Mar 26, 20226 min read

The Survey Results Are In – An Overview of the Tabletop Roleplaying Games Market

As we get closer to having a playtest alpha release of Haunted: Beyond the Veil we wanted to better understand the TTRPG landscape that...

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 20, 20224 min read

Running Games

All Aboard! – Railroading in TTRPGs

When putting a campaign together one of the first decisions a GM has to make is whether or not to make their story linear, sandbox, or...

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 5, 20224 min read

Running Games

Size Matters

One of the defining features of playing in a TTRPG is the concept of ‘Theatre of the Mind’ or, more simply, using one’s imagination to...

Wrenegade Studios

Feb 19, 20223 min read

Roleplay

Why do we play RPGs?

Is it simply because they are fun? Could this be the World’s shortest blog entry? I’m afraid not… sorry. Let’s explore the concept of fun...

Wrenegade Studios

Feb 12, 20222 min read

Development

The art of haunted

Choosing an art style for your game is a daunting prospect. The saying goes “you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover” but let’s face it...

Occupational Hazard – A Haunted DevBlog [8]

Wrenegade Studios

Feb 5, 20222 min read

Development

Occupational Hazard – A Haunted DevBlog [8]

As we develop Haunted – Beyond the Veil we want to maintain the core ‘real life’ element of the game. While the content may be...

Wrenegade Studios

Jan 29, 20221 min read

Meeting summary

Weekly meeting 28th Jan 2022

It was meeting time once again yesterday and we had all been busy bunnies. Over the last week we have (almost) rebuilt the website, there...

Wrenegade Studios

Jan 23, 20221 min read

Meeting summary

Meeting – 21st January ’22

The second weekly meeting of the year discussing ‘Haunted: Beyond the veil – A Paranormal investigation RPG’ saw the team discussing the...

Wrenegade Studios

Jan 21, 20221 min read

Development

What’s in store for 2022

It’s been a minute since we updated you on our progress with “Haunted: Beyond the veil” the paranormal investigation table top...

Wrenegade’s got Talent(s) – A Haunted DevBlog [7]

Wrenegade Studios

May 29, 20212 min read

Development

Wrenegade’s got Talent(s) – A Haunted DevBlog [7]

We’ve talked1 a lot about the various aspects of what defines the individual characters in Haunted: Beyond the Veil, and hinted at yet...

Dicing with Death 3: This Time its Personal – A Haunted DevBlog [6]

Wrenegade Studios

May 1, 20212 min read

Development

Dicing with Death 3: This Time its Personal – A Haunted DevBlog [6]

Ok, it’s been a hot minute since the last update but Wrenegade Studios finally let me out of the underground bunker where they’ve been...

Skill Challenges – A Haunted DevBlog [5]

Wrenegade Studios

Apr 3, 20213 min read

Development

Skill Challenges – A Haunted DevBlog [5]

The majority of game play in an RPG comes from a character’s interactions with the world around them; whether through physical...

Proving the existence of the paranormal – Journal entry [2] – Spirits (Jan 12th, 1968)

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 31, 20215 min read

Journals

Proving the existence of the paranormal – Journal entry [2] – Spirits (Jan 12th, 1968)

Jan 12th 1968 The following entry is my first encounter with the entity I am going to call a Spirit. I received a letter from a young man...

Dicing with Death 2: The Endicening – A Haunted DevBlog [4]

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 27, 20213 min read

Development

Dicing with Death 2: The Endicening – A Haunted DevBlog [4]

Last time we discussed the core abilities that each character would use to determine their overall build. We have also mentioned that...

Dicing with Death – A Haunted DevBlog [2]

Alex

Mar 20, 20212 min read

Development

Dicing with Death – A Haunted DevBlog [2]

With a history of playing TTRPGs, a keen interest in data analysis and statistics, you’d think only one thing… that I’m a hoot at...

(Super)Natural Abilities – A Haunted DevBlog [3]

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 20, 20212 min read

Development

(Super)Natural Abilities – A Haunted DevBlog [3]

Developing Haunted – Beyond the Veil has already thrown up a few interesting challenges. Today’s rant blog focuses on the core element of...

Proving the existence of the paranormal – Journal entry [1] – Ghosts (Aug 20th, 1967)

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 17, 20213 min read

Journals

Proving the existence of the paranormal – Journal entry [1] – Ghosts (Aug 20th, 1967)

August 20th 1967 I have had many encounters with what I would describe as a Ghost, but this experience is one that sticks out in my mind....

TTRPGs: Too white, too straight, and too many dicks?

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 15, 20214 min read

Roleplay

TTRPGs: Too white, too straight, and too many dicks?

The demographics of Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs), make it overwhelmingly likely that you, like myself, are a straight white male,...

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 13, 20212 min read

Development

Dicing with Death – A Haunted DevBlog [2]

With a history of playing TTRPGs, a keen interest in data analysis and statistics, you’d think only one thing… that I’m a hoot at...

“Sesh Z.” Getting more from your Session Zero (part two)

Wrenegade Studios

Mar 8, 20215 min read

Roleplay

“Sesh Z.” Getting more from your Session Zero (part two)

If you missed part one, you can get to it here >>> 2.b. Play-style or ethics related discussions: And this is where things get...

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