Chronomutants

Devlog

• Version 1.3 is out!
  November 17, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #update, #time-travel, #time, #travel, #rulebook, #rules, #free, #gamma

  The full rewrite of Chronomutants is live! Featuring: A full rewrite of how to play Chronomutants Rebalanced Mutations and Future Tech New Rules for 2 alternate systems for Future Tech designed for 1-... Continue reading

  
• Straying from the Path
  October 18, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #lessons, #original, #theory, #weird, #gamma world

  Welcome. Today, I'm going to do a little bit of a “lessons learned” style blog about how Chronomutants is tricky to learn/teach/sell because it’s perhaps a bit too original. Now, I read a lot of... Continue reading

  
• Saying Yes
  October 05, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #yes, #design, #timetravel, #time travel, #game master, #running a game

  Welcome to my increasingly erratically released blog. Let’s start with the state of the game: Been working on a full rewrite. Version 1.3 There will now be a lot more examples of play that I think w... Continue reading

  
• Unleash the Horror
  September 13, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #horror, #conversion, #skill system, #gumshoe, #CoC, #Cthulhu, #PbtA

  I should probably be focusing more on the 1.3 Chronomutants update. It’s a big rewrite/reordering of the rulebook. It’s slowly coming together. One of the largest pieces is a more concise descript... Continue reading

  
• Forging Onward From the Dark
  August 22, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #Into the Odd, #Genesys, #Gamma World, #Blades in the Dark, #Forged in the Dark, #PBtA, #Apocalypse World, #FitD, #ItO, #Warhammer Fantasy, #Time Travel, #Timetravel, #Chronomutants, #Mechanics, #Design

  Before we get into some lessons learned stuff, a quick admin update: The game is “done” the rulebook is not. My day job is asking a lot of me right now and rewrites/content updates are going to sl... Continue reading

  
• What's a Paradox War Anyway?
  August 08, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #Gamma World, #Electric Bastionland, #Into the Odd, #Setting, #Lore, #Time-Travel, #Time Travel, #Chronomutants, #Development

  A pretty common question I get asked about Chronomutants, is what is up with setting? Well I like to think that the system can handle anytime anyplace. Sure it only supports one type of game Narrative... Continue reading

  
• How (not) to Write a Rulebook
  July 25, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #theory, #rules, #design, #layout, #chronomutants, #rpg writing, #game development, #update

  Today we have 2 related topics: Designing a coherent and useful rulebook The current state of Chronomutants and roadmap A: How (not) to Write a Rulebook It turns out that designing a game and writing... Continue reading

  
• Employee of the Month: The Path to Excellence For the Freelance Timetraveler
  July 11, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #guide, #time travel, #FAQ, #chronomutants

  Now that you're a temporal mercenary you may be asking yourself, where do I go from here? How do I become the brightest and best scourge of reality I can possibly be? While timetravel is often confusi... Continue reading

  
• Mutation and You. A Guide.
  June 22, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #mutation, #random, #tables, #gamma, #time travel, #death, #chronomutants

  As all time traveling mercenaries know, manipulating the timestream is tricky business. Sometimes you will need to take decisive action to ensure the success of the mission, and sometimes that means t... Continue reading

  
• Update 1.2 “The Genetic Slot-Machine”
  June 22, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #Chronomutants, #Gamma World, #Mutant Future, #Time-travel, #mutants, #mutation

  Today we are releasing version 1.2 of Chronomutants, a big content update marking the 1st completely content complete version of the rules. New stuff: 97 New Mutations Mutations have been rebalanced t... Continue reading

  
• Introducing The Playtest Adventure Pack
  June 09, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #free adventure, #adventure, #module, #time travel, #pyramid, #Private Eye, #playtest, #chronomutants

  In an effort to make trying out Chronomutants more accessible I am proud to present the 1st Playtest Adventure Pack. Includes: A small sandbox adventure 3 Player characters already rolled up and ready... Continue reading

  
• Who you are is not what you are
  June 02, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #narrative, #character creation, #Chronomutants, #puzzle, #heist, #World of Gamma, #class, #random, #player driven, #Action, #Game Philosophy, #Time-travel, #mutant, #rpg design

  I posted a bit about the process of rolling a character last week. I kind of botched publishing the post correctly and got way less traffic and feedback. Pretty much the only real thoughtful piece of... Continue reading

  
• Building Character
  May 26, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #character creation, #chronomutants

  Today in honor of the 1.1 release now having a full 20 classes, I’m going to walk you through the character creation process. First let’s check out the sheet: Going to start with generating the cl... Continue reading

  
• Prepping for Chaos
  May 19, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #prep, #game prep, #chronomutants, #gamma world, #time travel, #GM advice, #DM advice

  I said to myself “It sure would be cool if I made a game where players had the power to change anything.” A lot of time and work later and I have a game that mechanically supports this, but then I... Continue reading

  
• The Great Spiral to the Grave
  May 11, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #Death Spiral, #Difficulty, #Character Death, #Chronomutants, #Pizza, #Game Philosophy, #chronomutants, #Time-travel, #gary D. Pryor, #rpg design

  Today we will be speaking about the infamous Death Spiral found in many games. Lots of folks have experienced seeing losing coming in a game and not being able steer away from impending doom. Chronomu... Continue reading

  
• Aliens, Mermaids, Robots, and Tornados
  May 04, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #mutant, #mutants, #monsters, #character class, #chronomutants, #character creation, #gary pryor, #gary d pryor, #cactus

  Forget all that boring design talk from the last few blogs, today we are going to talk about monsters. Chronomutants is an intensely weird sci-fi game, but it has one thing in common with real life: I... Continue reading

  
• Version 4.5 is now live
  April 29, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #chronomutants, #gary D. Pryor, #gary pryor, #gary d pryor, #time travel rpg, #ttrpg, #timetravel, #time travel

  Version 4.5 of the core rules are now live. This is mostly formatting changes based on feedback received so far. More readable, more searchable, more mutated. Thank you very much to anyone that provid... Continue reading

  
• The Mechanical Heart
  April 27, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #Chronomutants, #dice, #core mechanic, #Time-travel, #timetravel, #time travel, #ttrpg, #gary D. Pryor, #gary Pryor, #rpg, #rpg design, #tabletop design, #storytelling, #apocalypse

  Example GM: Inside the garage you see Mr. Jones but he is already inside his armored parade float, waiting for the procession to begin. It’s designed to be impregnable to small arms fire, it’s lik... Continue reading

  
• Why Does This Exist?
  April 21, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #Chronomutants, #gary Pryor, #Gamma World, #Gamma Terra, #Game Philosophy, #Justification, #gary D Pryor, #Mutant Future, #Savage Worlds, #Dungeons and Dragons, #Dungeons & Dragons, #shenanigans, #4th Pillar, #Player Shenanigans, #Into the Odd, #ItO, #Electricbastionland, #electric bastionland

  Why did I make Chronomutants? Well, I did it because I run a lot of tabletop games, and there was a gap, an itch I wanted to scratch, and I poured over tons of games, and I couldn't find what I wanted... Continue reading

  
• Public Beta Launch
  April 13, 2023 by gary D. Pryor

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  #Announcement, #Road Map, #April 2023, #Beta, #Launch

  Today is the day I am finally posting the early version of Chronomutants. It's a game that owes it's humor and style to years of playing Gamma World/Mutant Future, and it's gameplay to my love of play... Continue reading