Latest from the Labyrinth #13

Back from the dead

Apr 01, 2024

Apologies to subscribers for not getting out anything in march. Consider this the March edition of the newsletter, with another issue due out before the end of April (the April edition) and then a bonus one at some point if I have time.

Atelier Hwei

I received proofs back from Drive Thru RPG of Atop the Wailing Dunes and Spirits of the Here & Now . I’ll make a video soon comparing them to the saddle-stitched zine editions, but right now DTRPG is the only way to get a print copy of either volume if you missed the Kickstarter. Links here:

Atop the Wailing Dunes proto-Neolithic animist sandbox for Pariah and other old-school games
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/458091/Atop-the-Wailing-Dunes

Spirits of the Here & Now animist bestiary for the Pariah implied setting
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463621/Spirits-of-the-Here--Now

Alone in the Labyrinth

I just posted one of the promised play reports now that the sandbox game, City of Ghosts, is back online. Hoping to follow that up quite soon with a report from the session we played on Good Friday.

https://aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com/2024/03/back-in-one-hour-pariah-sandbox-city-of.html

Psychocartography

In case you’re unaware, I have an (ostensibly) psychogeographic blog called Psychocartography, which I recently decided to revive. A post on that site that has proven popular with RPG enthusiasts is below:

https://psychocartography.blogspot.com/2019/03/psychogeography-and-osr-d.html

The most recent post was made a few days ago, and is the first in nearly five years. If you’re interested in my current state of mind, it might afford you some insight:

https://psychocartography.blogspot.com/2024/03/what-ive-learned-in-past-45-years.html

Mental Health

Thank you everyone who has checked in on me, both on and off line. I’m feeling much better. In addition to put my mind back together taking stock these past few months has also enabled me to formalise how I might manage my creative output in the future. I think I’ll provide a more concrete overview of that next time, but if you’re curious the above Psychocartography post might give you vague impression of how that might feel.

Until then,

- Sofinho