Perihelion

Devlog

• I'm Still Standing
  October 27, 2024 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #Update, #DevLog

  You see, this is why I'd never crowdfund an incomplete project: you never know what life is going to throw at you. The last year has been difficult, with family illness, kids doing exams, kids leaving... Continue reading
• Summer Update, Oh My!
  August 20, 2023 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  Hey folks, Sorry for the absence, life has been busy and I've been dealing with a few health issues and lifestyle changes. All good, though! Just time consuming. The cool thing about writing a game as... Continue reading
• Characters v1.2 released
  April 02, 2023 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #character creation, #release

  Just a quick update, folks. I'm aware I missed last month's devlog, and there is a longer-form devlog in the making. For now, I've updated the character creation rules to 1.2 with a few corrections an... Continue reading

  
• Feb 2023 - Writing and the Metaverse
  February 03, 2023 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #devlog, #setting, #lore, #game design

  Hey folks, I hope you're good. In the last month, I've been focusing a little more on the setting, as it ties in with the work I've been doing on the rules for things like AI and the metaverse. No, no... Continue reading
• Release: Core Rules
  December 27, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  Woohoo! Some Rules! Hey folks! Season's Greetings, Blessed Yule, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, or whatever works for you! I've just uploaded the first forty pages of the core rules. This covers Abi... Continue reading
• Updated to 1.11
  December 18, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games#rulebook, #rules, #editing

  A small update of the Character Rules to 1.11. This fixes a bunch of typos and a vast swathe of content from some of the lifepath tables that I somehow missed... Continue reading

  
• December 2022
  December 04, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #design, #writing, #devlog

  Hey folks! Nothing particularly new to report, except I'm still writing, still editing, and still (closed) play testing. It's been a busy few months at work, so I've not had as much time to write as I... Continue reading
• Early November 2022 - Dice, Errors, Oh My!
  October 30, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #game design, #rules, #editing

  Morning, folks. I have a busy week at work ahead, so I figured I'd take advantage of a quiet Sunday morning to scribble up the next devlog. Off we go! Character Creation v1.1 As I've made some changes... Continue reading

  
• October 2022 - Let's talk about ships, baby!
  October 02, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #design, #combat, #space

  Your Ship is a Setting! GMs and players alike: a ship isn’t just a tool or piece of equipment, it is a setting in its own right. It has a crew (which may be greater than the sum of the PCs), it prob... Continue reading

  
• September 2022 Update
  September 14, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #devlog, #design, #writing

  Yeah, I started putting years into the devlogs as I expect I'll still be doing this in 2023. Nothing much to report: RL is very busy, I haven't had much time at all to work on the main rules or playte... Continue reading
• PERIHELION - Characters v1.0
  August 27, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #character creation, #release, #artwork

  ...and done. I've just uploaded the first release for Perihelion. This is an introduction to the game, everything you need to create a character, and a butt-load of setting material in the sidebars. E... Continue reading

  
• Progress Update mid-August
  August 15, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #artwork, #game design, #editing, #devlog

  Howdy folks! Well, now the giant fusion reactor at the heart of our solar system has stopped trying to kill us over here in the UK, I've had a little more opportunity to get some writing done. It's al... Continue reading

  
• August Update
  August 01, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #devlog, #design, #editing, #artwork

  Hi folks, Another quick update. I'm almost done with my final (at least, final as in "ready to release for people to pick holes in") release of the "Player's Guide", but still have a little work to do... Continue reading

  
• July Update
  July 12, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #devlog, #design, #editing

  Apologies for the delayed July update; it's been a difficult month or so, to say the least. Things are slowly getting back on track, however. Nothing much to report for obvious reasons. Playtesting ha... Continue reading
• June Update (redux)
  June 14, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  Just a very quick one. A family bereavement means I'm putting a short pause on testing and writing, not least of all because my brain is a bit like Swiss cheese at the moment. The project most definit... Continue reading
• June Update (part one)
  June 07, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

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  #design, #playtesting, #testing, #characters, #session zero

  A very quick update. Life has been throwing a spanner in the works recently so I've not really had time to write up the detailed update I had planned, however, I should do Soon(TM). Session Zero playt... Continue reading
• Playtesting Print!
  May 13, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games#playtesting, #design, #session zero, #screenshots

  Just a quick update. I start playtesting with a Session 0 this weekend and have printed out the rulebook PDF as-is to make things easier. So I figured I'd share some pics (apologies for the quality)... Continue reading

  
• May Update
  May 01, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games#design, #development, #devlog, #editing

  Well, the last month has SHOT past. This will be a short update. I'll be starting playtesting with my gaming group this month, beginning with a Session 0 in a couple of weeks' time. I'll make plenty o... Continue reading
• April Update
  April 04, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games#devlog, #design, #editing, #character creation

  Happy April, and how time has flashed by. Current affairs around the world continue to provide me with plenty of horrifying material for the game (sadly) and I've been busy writing with the WaterBear... Continue reading
• March Update
  March 01, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games#editing, #design, #artwork

  Happy March, spring is here! Or so I'm told. Well, I survived a swathe of storms battering the UK, even if my garden shed didn't. In-between battening down the hatches, I've been iterating through the... Continue reading

  
• February Update
  February 02, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games#character creation, #editing, #design

  Just a quick update for the start of February. I'm fighting COVID and my day job is pretty busy at the moment, so I've not had much time to work on writing. However, I'm making good progress on editin... Continue reading

  
• Rulebook Preview Updated
  January 04, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

  Just a very brief update to let you know I've updated the Rulebook Introduction Preview with the detailed timeline of events now. It's not particularly well-edited or laid out, but the text is there a... Continue reading
• Timeline Completed!
  January 02, 2022 by Dozy Wolf Games

  I've just finished the first draft of the world timeline. This has been useful for a number of reasons, notably because it's helped resolve one of my main concerns: how to create a consistent, reasona... Continue reading
• Sample Pages Uploaded
  December 27, 2021 by Dozy Wolf Games

  I've just uploaded a sample of the first few pages of the rulebook, after spending a good chunk of today editing text and playing around with templates for the PDF layout. Things are nowhere near fina... Continue reading
• Seasonal Update
  December 24, 2021 by Dozy Wolf Games

  Just a quick update on the off-chance anyone is keeping tabs on the development of PERIHELION . The core rules are now done. Untested, bugged, likely to be full of fun little exploits and problems, bu... Continue reading
• Development Progress
  December 06, 2021 by Dozy Wolf Games#devlog, #development, #game design

  FIRST! I figured this would be an opportunity to write a little about myself, PERIHELION and its roots. My name is Andy and I'm an "older" UK-based gamer that has been playing RPGs since the early '80... Continue reading