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Month: April 2026

  • ETU: Fresh Blood Designer Notes, Part 1

    Ed WettermanSo, back in 2019 or so, I wrote a series of plot point adventures that involved some of the history of Golan County.  We were thinking it would be published in a serial format, but things changed after Covid, and it sat for a while.  About 2022, Preston and I decided it was time…

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    Preston on Pinebox Perils & Study Abroad

    Ed and I have previously written about what a big undertaking East Texas University had been for us. It had been written, re-written, re-re-written, and so on, over the course of several years. On top of that, due to may graphic design experience with 12 to Midnight I was also the layout artist for both…

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  • ETU Actual Plays and Reviews

    East Texas University has captured the imaginations of gaming groups all over, some of which who stream their games online. Here’s a roundup of ETU live games, reviews, and interviews. We’ll update this post when we catch the ones we missed. Wildcards Solo Games Skryme Praetor’s Rejects GamersTable RPG Media NRVA IGoA Okay, this one…

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    The Making of Degrees of Horror

    Ed: Preston and I have written together so often that I honestly can’t tell what he wrote and what I have written in the same document.  We work very well together and I can’t imagine having a better ttrpg writing partner. That being said….we do have our disagreements. Preston is much more focused on the…

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    The Making of East Texas University

    Ed: I think it was sometime in 2008 at Origins that we were invited by Shane Hensley to sit in on a What’s Up with Pinnacle Panel.  We spoke about our idea for East Texas University, where you have to go to school, study, do research, and fight evil to save the world.  Shane liked…

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    First, I want to say thank you with all my heart to those who have backed Fresh Blood on Kickstarter.  It means so much to Preston and I and we hope you like and appreciate our efforts.  Our fans are awesome, and I can’t wait to hear all of your tales and adventures in Pinebox.  …

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    I (Preston) published a version of this article on my Substack back in early April. If you want the early scoop about my writing projects, that’s a good place to subscribe (for free). A couple months ago when we were building up momentum to talk about the Kickstarter for East Texas University: Fresh Blood, I…

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