WiP: 6 novels

Work in progress Earlier on this year I launched the new version of Yellow Dawn RPG (2.5), something that took a year of my life and blocked any other creative projects. Now I’m free to write novels again, I’ve been enjoying the process with gusto. I was in the incredible island nation of Malta earlier [...]

WiP: Proteus Syndrome and a new untitled novel

Work in progress It’s a wonderful grey and rainy day. Perfect reason to stay in doors and carry on my love affair with my laptop. Did something rather off-range for me the other night; drank coffee late, stayed up late and started writing a new novel (no working title yet) based on the idea of [...]

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: [...]

Save 12% on any order: discounts on Sci-Fi Cyberpunk and Dark Fantasy by British author David J Rodger

LULU are running a great special offer through their online store. Just use discount code EARTH UK at  checkout and get 12% off any order. . Why not grab a copy of the latest release Living in Flames or dip into the post-apocalyptic thriller (and horror) Dog Eat Dog. Alternatively, start digging into the back-catalogue [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

WiP: a slower pace – nanomech simmering

Work in progress I’ve been taking a more social stance past couple of weeks. Orient Express. A long weekend in London. Slower progress on creative projects but that is no bad thing. Means I’ve been seeing a lot of my friends. Meanwhile, the Nanomech system simmers on in a positive way; nearly finished, I just [...]

Personal blog: recovery, hardback edition, nanomech – synthology, and looking forward to the Orient Express

¦ dialling in from the Sky Bunker ¦ 09:55 GMT Saturday 7th April 2012 Sitting at my desk. Cool grey daylight flooding in from the big canopy behind me. The shadows, pooling around the corner where I sit within the descending slope of the roof, are pushed aside by the hot red glow of my [...]

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 [...]

Just found great response to Yellow Dawn The Age of Hastur from World Wide Gamers

Sharing positive words This is a comment made by Kevin O’Neill on a post about Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur within World Wide Gamers website.  Ironically, the point being put forward in the comment is equally valid for this post: with so much information out there it can be hard to filter and [...]

Press Release: British Sci-Fi & Dark Fantasy author David J Rodger presents his favourite occult horror, cyberpunk and Cthulhu Mythos creations in a collection of short stories

Songs of Spheres FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   British Sci-Fi & Dark Fantasy author David J Rodger presents his favourite occult horror, cyberpunk and Cthulhu Mythos creations in a collection of short stories.     HAYLING ISLAND, UK—MARCH, 2012— British Sci-Fi & Dark Fantasy author, David J Rodger has compiled a collection of short stories that [...]

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 [...]

WiP: Quick wins and fleshing

WiP: it’s the weekend. huzzah. Got wonderful fire-glow of dawn sun burning through the mist hanging around the house right now: emerging view of nearby hills, fields and below me the urban sprawl of Bristol. Going to be nailing a few (hopefully) quick little articles and bolt-on rules for Yellow Dawn. Later: the walk around [...]

WiP: special release hardback edition of Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur

WiP: working on a special release hardback edition of YD rulebook. Had the first proof through from LULU. Looks bloody good but I felt the back cover needed some more work.  The cover is heavily blacked out and is intended for people who know and love the world of Yellow Dawn.  So I’ve refined the [...]

WiP: Proteus Syndrome

WiP: fleshing out ideas for the novel Proteus Syndrome. I’ve got a great character hook; characters trapped by the circumstances within the novel and now forced to push forward to survive; but now need to expand the idea of a remote bio-research facility and a mercenary raid that goes wrong; badly wrong. Jean-Luc Korda is [...]

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 [...]