In the massive sprawl of the Easel, no one stays in one place. If you are going to move around though, you probably want some protection or at least know what gangs control what territories. That is where Percy St. Croix comes in. Born into a labor camp, known as a “Co-Op”, Percy’s first choice that he really made for himself was [...]
Operator Spotlight 1: Percy St. Croix
In the massive sprawl of the Easel, no one stays in one place. If you are going to move around though, you probably want some protection or at least know what gangs control what territories. That is where Percy St. Croix comes in. Born into a labor camp, known as a “Co-Op”, Percy’s first choice that he really made for himself was [...]
Unveiling Covers Part 2: Gillian
Time for the next piece of the cover pie. Meet Gillian, a retired corporate solider and drifter. Gillian’s training has left her with a diverse skill set and a fondness for energy rifles.
Next week we introduce Bastian.
Fractured Alabama
Saturday we were in Gadsden, Alabama at the Dragon Quills. It was great to see a comic book and game shop on main street. On top of their great location, they are running great games. Namely a demo of Fractured Kingdom.
We had a great time, and it was awesome being able to introduce something new. If you are in the area stop by and pick up [...]
Handler Spotlight 1: Aloysius Lavie S...
Let me introduce our first Handler, Aloysius “The Wish” Lavie Suvue. Because we are playing in a world of conspiracies, why not jump in to where so many theories are birthed; politics and religion? The modern world has a good number of examples of politics and religion overlapping, too often with terrifying consequences. However, [...]
Unveiling Covers Part 1: The Title Ca...
The cover is in and it is awesome! Now we’re going to have a bit of fun. We start with the title card.
Next week we reveal Gillian, one of our signature characters who made it to the cover.
Under the Hood: Handlers and Operator...
As we mentioned before, players in Glass Shadows take on multiple roles. Each player acts as a Handler, creating operations and affecting the course of their missions. Players also take the role of an Operator, the people directly involved within a mission. Today, we’re going to discuss what what defines a Handler and and Operator.
In [...]
World Building: Drones
While they may not be considered a lynch-pin of the cyberpunk genre, it’s hard to talk about modern warfare and not mention Drones. Already, we see civilian drones being tested for various uses such as package and taco delivery. (http://tacocopter.com/)
Drones, in an Operator sense, are remote operated surveillance and weapon platforms. Drone [...]
Lucid Tales – Eve
Cold masks smells. Something I found myself surprisingly thankful for, once my body began to adjust to the frigid nature of the bus. To coin a phrase, we were the unwashed masses. I, reeking of a Bake house in its last stages of life, the wino with her collection of candy colored stains on layers of jackets, the two bullyboys clad in leather [...]
World Building: BattleFrames
With BattleFrames, we diverge a little from classic cyberpunk tropes, and into Anime territory.
BattleFrames were first discussed here.
Cyberpunk-styled Anime, such as Ghost in the Shell and Mobile Police Patlabor, heavily inspired aspects of Glass Shadows. Additional inspiration came from reading about military exoskeleton projects. Thus wa [...]
#RPGNet Interview transcript
[19:32] <+Paul_Caughell> Hi everybody, My name is Paul Caughell. Together with the currently-still-on-his-way-home T. Dave Silva, my Co-author, I have created the Glass Shadows RPG, which we’re here to answer questions about tonight.
[19:33] <+Paul_Caughell> Glass Shadows provides updated take on classic cyberpunk and transhuman [...]