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 [...]

Book review: fabulous words about Living in Flames – a sci-fi cyberpunk horror set in UK

I just got pinged by Google Alerts: a review had been posted about my latest novel, Living in Flames. Thought I would share the good words.Reading feedback like this makes it all worth it.  :o) . Purchase Links: BUY > paperback : from LULU BUY > kindle: US ($), UK (£), DE (Euro), FR (Euro) [...]

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 [...]

29% Discount on any Sci-fi Cyberpunk Dark Fantasy and Cthulhu Fiction – today only – a leap year special from LULU

Those fun loving folks at LULU are running a one-day promotion – today only. 29% DISCOUNT on anything. Just use the discount coupon LEAPYEAR at the online checkout: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/DavidJRodger See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – DATA

Yellow Dawn 2.5 Player Reference Sheets ¦ Combat & Wounding

Free Download Following the launch of the much updated primary rulebook for Yellow Dawn – bringing it to version 2.5; I’m now working on releasing a number of free-to-download reference sheets and bolt-on rule systems. Player Reference for Combat & Wounding:. 8 pages of tables and commonly required combat options, extracted from the Yellow Dawn [...]

Cthulhu Mythos News: Shadows of the Quantinex gets a new jacket

Cthulhu Mythos in the post-apocalypse Shadows of the Quantinex is an epic campaign for the role-playing game Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur.  First published in 2009, I’ve just released a lightly updated version with a completely new jacket design.  It includes a few, very minor tweaks, following the launch of version 2.5 of [...]

Press Release: The post-apocalypse just became a lot scarier: new version (2.5) of Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur is launched

Press Release THE POST-APOCALYPSE JUST BECAME A LOT SCARIER: NEW VERSION (2.5) OF YELLOW DAWN – THE AGE OF HASTUR IS LAUNCHED BRISTOL, UK—FEBRUARY, 2012— David J Rodger has released an updated version (2.5) of the role-playing game Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur, a post-apocalyptic twist on the near future universe shared by [...]

Bestseller in sci-fi dark fantasy for January 2012

With five novels out there, plus the RPG Yellow Dawn, a fistful of short stories and the murder mystery - “Murder At Sharky Point – it’s interesting to watch the trends in what people buy and see which comes out on top every month. January saw a battle for top spot between the dark cyberpunk thriller Dante’s [...]

Win a novel by sci-fi & dark fantasy author David J Rodger: Bring the Cthulhu Mythos In – last call for entries

Hi folks I’ve had a great response to the fun little brain duster where you applied Mythos concepts to classic movie titles. I’ll be starting the process of selecting a winner tomorrow evening (6th Jan – UK time). So you’ve got a bit over 24 hours to get YOUR idea in if you want a [...]

Thank you!

I ran a combined special offer with LULU on the 27th and 28th of December, basically creating a saving of 65% on all my paperbacks, and the response has been phenomenal.  Looks like a lot of people decided to buy two or even three out of the choice of five different novels available. So, thank [...]

Sci-fi, Cyberpunk and Cthulhu Fiction gets massive discount savings on paperbacks from LULU – nearly 2/3rds off!

I’m already running a 30% discount on all my sci-fi and dark fantasy novels until New Year’s Day; now LULU have expanded this discount by a whopping extra 35% saving on everything today (27th Dec) and tomorrow (28th Dec). That’s nearly 2/3rds off all paperbacks.  . To enjoy this discount just go to LULU’s online [...]

Photography ¦ light painting by Dennis Calvert conjures up images of Occult or Cthulhu Mythos sorcerers and Road Mages in Yellow Dawn

Part of a series of images from the shadowy fringes of the Internet.  Visuals that stir my sense for the eerie and macabre. I love this image by Dennis Calvert.  It taps directly into how I visualise the Road Mages within the world of Yellow Dawn  – The Age of Hastur; sorcerers who wield occult [...]

A free science fiction & dark fantasy short story for every subscriber: giving you reasons to like this wordpress blog

It’s simple. Take a peek at the Subscribe option top left.  If you already use WordPress just click “sign me up” otherwise, bang in your email address and you’re done :o) You’ll be the first to recieve previews of new material, get an insight into the world of writing this particular flavour of Science Fiction [...]

Day Four of Four

¦ dialling in from the Sky Bunker ¦ 19:02 GMT, 2nd December 2011.  It’s dark outside.  There’s an angry wind battering the roof that slopes above my head.  The room is bathed in the blood-red glow of a lava lamp.  Eerie sounds ooze through the large speakers placed on either corner of my desk, pointing [...]

Sneak Preview Yellow Dawn 2.5 – The Quantisphere, a definition

I’ve been working on the overhaul of the current version of Yellow Dawn (2.1) for over 8 months now. Here’s a chunk of text that’s going to be bolted into the start of the chapter on Occult & Mythos, it’s a narrative overview that gives you a picture of the Quantisphere.  The Quantisphere is a [...]

Oakfield ¦ the planned next novel by Cthulhu Mythos horror author David J Rodger

Oakfield ¦ the planned next novel by science fiction & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – where crustaceous horrors The Mi-go will terrorise a small Cornish township I’m currently deep into an 8 month overhaul of  Yellow Dawn  – The Age of Hastur, with a view to launching an updated version (2.5) early in [...]

Dante’s Fool: demons, hackers and Outer Gods. What differentiates the Cthulhu Mythos from the Occult?

Dante’s Fool: demons, hackers and Outer Gods.  What differentiates the Cthulhu Mythos from the Occult? In the sci-fi & dark fantasy novel, Dante’s Fool,  the lead character Detective Sergeant Louis Cloud is forced to confront the gruesome truth lurking beneath the veneer of modern civilisation: that demons exist and can be responsible for monstrous acts [...]

WiP: inserting the great “missing piece” from current YD rulebook – the Influence of Hastur on this post-apocalyptic world

WiP: inserting the great “missing piece” from current YD rulebook – the Influence of Hastur on this post-apocalyptic world. The overhaul of Yellow Dawn (2.1) continues.  It’s been going on since March, 7 months later and I’m only just starting to see a glimmer of an end in sight.  Definitely one of the toughest creative [...]

Update: excerpts of five exciting new science fiction and dark fantasy novels now available

There are five palm-sweating novels to choose from.  Excerpts now available for each of them.  Scroll down and see what’s available: . God Seed “Mankind will be judged, and smitten and cleansed” Read Excerpt . . . . Lovecraft brought screaming and thrashing into the 21st Century! David Rodger has created a World where Lovecraft’s [...]