Winning an ENNIE Award at Gen Con 2023!

We won! Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Queer Game of Disco and Cosmic Horror, a tabletop role-playing game, won a Judges Award earlier this month at Gen Con! I wrote a spooky adventure, joining a plethora of writers who contributed rules, worldbuilding, and, of course, adventures to the world of Roseville Beach. The Judges Award puts us literally and figuratively on the page with a bunch of other winning tabletop games, including the Bladerunner and Vaesen RPGs and Avatar Legends.

Judges’ Spotlight Winner

Judge Candace McAfee – Moonlight on Roseville Beach: A Queer Game of Disco and Cosmic Horror, R. Rook Studio

Authors: Richard Ruane, Rob Abrazado, Bendi Barrett, Sharang Biswas, Rick Chia, Alison Cybe, Ezakur, Ethan Harvey, Maxwell Lander, Catherine Ramen, Erin Roberts, Ennis Rook Bashe, Noora Rose, R.J. Ryan, Sean F. Smith, Anne Toole, Preston Leslie, Logan Rollins

So what’s the deal with Roseville Beach? Here’s a blurb:

 It’s 1979, and you’re spending the summer working in Roseville Beach, the queerest little town on Rose Island. You might have come here looking for an escape, some fun, a little extra money, or even love, but now people are seeing phantasms, strange animals—and stranger old gods—wander the woods, mysterious monoliths appear randomly, and that strange music is coming from somewhere.

Ready to check out your own copy, solve supernatural mysteries in the LGBTQ+ community, and have a good time? Check out Moonlight on Roseville Beach by R. Rook Studio (itch.io) to order a print or digital copy.

Check here for a list of all of this year’s ENNIE Award winners!

Spoooky D&D adventure out now for Halloween!

If you’re looking for some spooky Halloween fun this year, check out the short d20 adventure I co-wrote for Rolled & Told #2. You’ll get a chance to check out the art and another longer adventure that you can play on Halloween. Face up against ghosts at Maigret’s Traveling Carnival or zombies (which are not from me this time, I swear!) in Bones of Contention while you play with some of your nearest and dearest. Who wants to go to a party, when you can join a party, you know what I’m saying?

Rolled & Told 2
We’re celebrating Halloween in Rolled & Told! Writers E.L. Thomas and Anne Toole go grim and give you all the shambling, undead horror you and your group of wild and ready role-players can handle! In our full adventure, a strange malady grips a small farming village; the last thing they need is a horde of undead rising from all around them. Your player characters will get to literally reap what has been sown!

You can pick up Rolled & Told #2 at some local comic book stores, order a copy online, or get a digital copy immediately for play tonight!

Because games are fun, and fun is good for you!

Writing for 7th Sea: Crescent Empire

Swashbuckling sorcery is the name of the game! Well, actually, 7th Sea is the name, and the next sourcebook, the Crescent Empire, features a chapter entitled the “8th Sea,” written by yours truly. Most of the 7th Sea is set in Theah, inspired by Europe, while the Crescent Empire expands the 7th Sea to encompass exciting new territories. Learn about heroes, intrigue, ancient beasts, and more in the largest expansion yet. Enjoy the hard cover (see below) or pick up a pdf of the sourcebook along with the rest of the 7th Sea titles over at DrivethruRPG. See you there! 😉

Unboxing contributor copies of 7th Sea: Crescent Empire