News From The Bermuda Triangle
I’m currently on a boat in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle as part of the JoCo Cruise. Jenn Ellis and I are demoing Phoenix: Dawn Command, and having a lot of fun with that. I’ll be writing much...
View ArticlePhoenix Dawn Command: Death and Rebirth
“What if you had a game where death was the way a character grew stronger?” It was the summer of 2013, and my friend Dan Garrison and I were playing around with a game design. Dan put this question on...
View ArticlePhoenix Dawn Command: The Story
Our world is under siege. You are among the few who can turn the tide. You have passed through death and returned stronger than before. You are a Phoenix, and you are our last and only hope. The Dread...
View ArticleDragonmarks: Phoenix In Eberron?
I’ve just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund my new RPG, Phoenix: Dawn Command. I don’t have any news at this point about Eberron for 5E, though I still believe that progress is being made on that...
View ArticleCreating A Phoenix: Elegy
I stared down the character sheet in front of me. There were no numbers, no dice rolls and modifiers. There were a list of traits, a name, a class… and questions. Weighty questions. – Playtester...
View ArticleCreating A Phoenix: Shepherd
The Phoenix: Dawn Command kickstarter continues to move closer to our goal. A few new developments: The OneShot Podcast has posted the second half of the game I ran for the OneShot crew and Will...
View ArticleApocrypha, Phoenix and Dreams
It was just a dream. Yet you can still smell the blood of the night watchman. You can still hear the raven’s whispers and feel the silver blade catching on bone. It was just a dream, but you knew he...
View ArticleThe World of Phoenix
The Dread began three years ago with the rise of the bone legions in the south. Since then it has spread across the known world, a waking nightmare that takes hundreds of horrible forms. Ghosts howl in...
View ArticlePhoenix: Dread and Empire
Up to this point I’ve mainly talked about the story of Phoenix: Dawn Command at the highest level: The Empire is fighting the Dread (and losing). This is a good one sentence description of the concept....
View ArticleWhat Phoenix Means To Me
As I write this, there’s seventeen hours left in my first Kickstarter campaign. We’re closing in on a thousand backers, which is an amazing experience. I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on why...
View ArticleLatest News and Eberron Q&A!
I’ve spent much of the last few weeks sick with the flu, but I’ve finally bounced back. I’m continuing to work on Phoenix: Dawn Command, and I’m excited about how the adventures are coming together....
View ArticleWhere Have I Been?
It’s been two months since my last update, and you may wonder if I’ve fallen off the face of the internet. In fact I have been chained to my desk working on my upcoming RPG Phoenix: Dawn Command. We...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Phoenix Is On The March!
Big news: Phoenix is in layout! It’s been a long stretch of writing and editing, and I’m going to be off the internets for a little while. In the meantime, we wanted to let you see Phoenix through the...
View ArticleWhere Have I Been?
This is my first post of 2016. What gives? Well, it all began in January, when I was kidnapped by the Hairy-Handed Hoogleworts from Under-the-Bed and forced to dig for nightmares in the Dream Mines of...
View ArticlePhoenix: Dawn Command
As a Phoenix, death is not the end of your story. You have passed through death and returned stronger than before. Now you are the last hope of a world besieged by nightmares. To defeat the Dread you...
View ArticlePhoenix Q&A 7/5/16
Dan Garrison and I have been working on Phoenix: Dawn Command for the last three years. We’ll be releasing the game in August, and it seems like a good time to start talking about it! If you missed...
View ArticlePhoenix and GenCon 2016!
First of all, PHOENIX IS IN THE WILD! If you’re on Twitter, let me know (@Hellcowkeith) when you get your copy! For those of you who didn’t back the Kickstarter, we’ll be bringing Phoenix to Gen Con...
View ArticleUnboxing Phoenix
Phoenix is at Gen Con 2016 – follow the link for a list of events, or stop by room 143 in the Convention Center to get a copy. Whether you backed the Kickstarter, get it at Gen Con, or get a copy from...
View ArticlePhoenix Q&A 8-10-16
Phoenix is out in the world! We just got back from running demos at Gen Con. If you’re looking for a copy, you can buy it on the Twogether Studios website. We are working on making it available to...
View ArticlePhoenix Q&A: Playing Cards
Twogether Studios officially released my new RPG Phoenix: Dawn Command in the beginning of August. Currently, it’s only available through our website, but we intend to get it to retail soon; if your...
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