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: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sci-Fi & Dark Fantasy review – quote: I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoy fast-paced action, intelligent intrigue, and relentless in-your-face storytelling

Sharing positive review of Dog Eat Dog I caught a note about this review posted up by somebody who had just finished reading the novel Dog Eat Dog. It’s words like this that makes it worth all the months of gritted teeth and brain burn. This is one of the most engaging stories I’ve read [...]

WiP: Songs of Spheres and Special Hardback Release of Yellow Dawn 2.5

Work in Progress It’s been a pretty awesome weekend. Enough mist and eerie weather to keep me happy and enough sunshine to put a smile on my face. In the background to walking 12 miles I’ve completed a compilation of short stories called Songs of Spheres, 15 hand-picked favourites of mine. And, rather excitingly, I’ve [...]

WiP: not what I should be doing but grabbing armfuls of ideas whilst they’re there

Work in Progress I’m making great progress and having a lot of fun with the new murder mystery game: Mayhem at the Manor. It’s an idea I had last Sunday at Hayling Island, supping a dawn mug of coffee and gazing at the sea. Also fleshing out bullet point plot point of Camaraderie of Wolves, [...]

In the wind-blasted landscape of Arizona, people are taking shelter in the Cthulhu Mythos

British Sci-Fi & Dark Fantasy Author David J Rodger is evolving H.P.Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos through his novels and roleplaying game. I received a google alert about my RPG Yellow Dawn- The Age of Hastur and associated novel Dog Eat Dog getting a mention.  I checked out the link and was super-pleased by what I found. [...]

WiP: fleshing out new ideas

Work in Progress Mayhem at the Manor – a new murder mystery game. So I’m indulging my pleasure rather than continuing with the grind of building a wave of PR for last month’s release of Yellow Dawn 2.5 and the new novel Living in Flames. Tedious, necessary… but right now, I want to have some [...]

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 [...]