Yellow Dawn Session Notes 26th May 2012 ¦ Horror on the Orient Express # 11

Belgrade Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur, first published in 2007,  is an RPG written by sci-fi & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – it blends the Cthulhu Mythos and cyberpunk genres in a post-apocalyptic setting. Learn more… . RESUME 8pm on 8th FEB (TUESDAY) Just leaving the area of the village in [...]

Podcast: Yellow Dawn The Age of Hastur – RPG – Episode 2

Tooling up and heading out So, Dirk and Eddie have signed up to the City Recovery Corps (CRC) and are about to head out into the infected wilderness. Are they prepared for what they will find out there? . YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THESE: RPG Virgin Loses Cherry in the World of Yellow Dawn Role-playing: [...]

Map of the Dead: Zombie Survival Map – excellent resource for post-apocalyptic world of Yellow Dawn RPG

Post-apocalyptic resources Click on the image of the map to go to Map of the Dead website. Developed by Jeff at Doejo (we fuel ideas that grow). Find places near you that are likely to have resources to help you survive the zombie apocalypse. Or places to avoid. What I personally like about this is [...]

When the future imitates the past. Dog Eat Dog steps into context.

Arizona USA Back in 2010 a school teacher in Arizona was giving a lesson on the Medieval European Crusades into the Middle East.  On the back of this he decided to see what it would be like to recreate the experience of yomping through a sun-blasted desert, carrying armour and kit of the period.   It [...]

Photography: harbinger of the apocalypse, calcified caped dove by Nick Brandt.

Nick Brandt  is probably best known for his wonderfully developed photographs of the wild animals of Africa caught in a state of existence (rather than action shots of them splashing through water or diving dramatically through the sky). However this image struck me as iconic of something beyond wildlife photography.  It could be an icon [...]

Podcast: Yellow Dawn The Age of Hastur – RPG – Episode 1

Tackling the Cthulhu Mythos in a post-apocalyptic world Soooo rather scarily, the secondary Yellow Dawn RPG group I’m acting GM for decided to create podcasts of the sessions. One player has never touched an RPG before; the other has some experience but is brand new and fresh-faced to the world of Yellow Dawn.  So you [...]

Yellow Dawn 2.5 ¦ Bolt-On rules: Nanomech & Synthology

Bolt-On Module Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur, first published in 2007, is an RPG written by sci-fi & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – it blends the Cthulhu Mythos and cyberpunk genres in a post-apocalyptic setting. Learn more… . This bolt-on is available as a free download in PDF format. . The [...]

Role-playing: GMs don’t always follow the rules

. Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur, first published in 2007, is an RPG written by sci-fi & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – it blends the Cthulhu Mythos and cyberpunk genres in a post-apocalyptic setting. Learn more… . Dead City Runs, Scavenging and the Infected I’ve got a small, secondary group I’m [...]

RPG News: special release (black book) of Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur – now in hardback

A quick video of British Sci-Fi and Dark Fantasy author David J Rodger, giving an introduction to the brand new hardback version of “Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur”. Originally published in 2007, a new updated version was released in February 2012 (version 2.5). This is a hardback edition of version 2.5. . . [...]

RPG Virgin Loses Cherry in the World of Yellow Dawn

. Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur, first published in 2007,  is an RPG written by sci-fi & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – it blends the Cthulhu Mythos and cyberpunk genres in a post-apocalyptic setting. Learn more… . Bringing old-skool RPG to a new audience Up until a few days ago Simon [...]

Yellow Dawn 2.5 ¦ Bolt-On Rules to Resolve Street Chases and Mob Attacks

Bolt-On Module Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur, first published in 2007,  is an RPG written by sci-fi & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – it blends the Cthulhu Mythos and cyberpunk genres in a post-apocalyptic setting. Learn more… . This bolt-on is available below formated to this blog theme, or you can [...]

Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur – packed with USPs that focus on drawing out the abilities of a character rather than the size of their gun

A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in one my favourite haunts, the Grain Barge, floating on the edge of Bristol’s stunning inland harbour; supping a pint of malty Milk Stout, I was making a final review of the freshly launched new edition of the primary rulebook for Yellow Dawn. Version 2.5.  The sun [...]

RPG Case Study: using research to find weaknesses in Mythos or Occult bad guys to exploit.

New rules within Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur I’m currently running the fabulous Call of Cthulhu campaign, Horror on the Orient Express within the post-apocalyptic universe of  Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur.  I’ve made a number of tweaks to the original story, primarily to spice things up a little with my [...]

Photo: Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur playtesters and British Sci-Fi Dark Fantasy author David J Rodger

Hayling Island This is a shot taken by the Norwegian photographer Hågen Landsem.  It was snapped at Hayling Island during a recent trip there, where we all got together at a house on the edge of the sea to indulge in a weekend of playing the Call of Cthulhu campaign Horror on the Orient Express, [...]

Video Animation ¦ Ruin – a post apocalyptic short

A little under 10 minutes this is a wonderfully atmospheric cyberpunk post-apocalyptic short that plugs straight into your adrenal gland.  Definitely make sure you’ve got big sound, full screen and a do-not-disturb holo hovering above your skull. There’s a fantastic absence of dialogue, adding to the enigma of the story’s background: what is the character [...]

Yellow Dawn Session Notes 17th March 2012 ¦ Horror on the Orient Express # 10

Belgrade Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur, first published in 2007,  is an RPG written by sci-fi & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – it blends the Cthulhu Mythos and cyberpunk genres in a post-apocalyptic setting. Learn more… . RESUME 6th FEB @ 5 A.M. SUNDAY The team have just got back to [...]

Hayling Island Horror – a boys weekend away

So my weekend starts now. Had a mate arrive from Spain last night, one of the original RPG crew. Picking up a big hire car (tank) this morning and driving a whole bunch of Yellow Dawn players down to Hayling Island to spend the weekend in a house by the sea. House belongs to my [...]

RPG Resource ¦ Monsters of the Cthulhu Mythos – a free download

Yellow Dawn Supplement This supplement has been written as part of the RPG Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur.  It expands upon the concept of the Cthulhu Mythos, introducing a raft of new Great Old Ones, Outer Gods and non-human species for characters to encounter.  This is a living document, in the sense it [...]

Post-apocalyptic #wallpaper – UTOC Public Safety Notice from early days of Yellow Dawn – Infection Warning

Wallpaper – Download – Poster This is a public safety notice from the early days of the catastrophic, apocalyptic event known as Yellow Dawn, when the Infection was even less understood than it is today.  It’s an example of UTOC attempting to exert control of survivors in the wake of the disaster. Artwork: Ben Chapman [...]

Cyberpunk and Post-Apocalyptic Concepts ¦ The World of Yellow Dawn – UTOC

UTOC United Table of Commerce Former ‘global government’ run by the top people of large corporations. Pre-dates Yellow Dawn. A global organisation that grabbed the reigns from a failing United Nations and absorbed institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.   It is a patchwork quilt of corporate alliances with its own central Administration, with the [...]