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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 17h

First look at the Neon City Outlaws Deck of Time cards. Art by Hilary Purnamasari and graphic design by Katherine Boils.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 17h

Woohoo! The Spectaculars/DCO reprint campaign is featured on the @backerkit.com front page!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 23h

There is nothing quite like waking up in the morning to find that you hit your funding goal in less than 12 hours since launch. Thanks to everyone who backed already, and if you haven't jumped in now is a great time to do so. Stretch goals incoming!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For the second printing of Dusk City Outlaws and Spectaculars, I've worked with my manufacturer to cook up a foil-stamped promo deck featuring cards from all three Scratchpad Publishing games, which you get if you put down a $5 reservation on the campaign. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

As the art for #neoncityoutlaws keeps coming in, I thought it would be fun to share some of the concept art for some of the player character archetypes by @deerlordhunter.bsky.social Here's the Merc, the Thief, the Gearhead, and the Doc

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Check out the awesome art for the #neoncityoutlaws setting book cover by Eilene Huang! So exciting to have art rolling in for the books.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Prepped to run my last Neon City Outlaws game of Gen Con!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Neon City Outlaws has hit its funding goal with almost a week left in the campaign! The first stretch goal has already been unlocked, and goals up to $80k are now visible on the page!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

It's an honor for #neoncityoutlaws to get the Project We Love badge from Kickstarter!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Today's #neoncityoutlaws art update comes from @jeffcarlisleart.bsky.social and features a look at some of the equipment going into the gear chapter.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

A little change of pace for the art reveals for #neoncityoutlaws today. Here are a couple of the enemy illustrations by Waclaw Wysocki, the Nefarious Executive and the Private Security Guard. Love how his style meshes with, but also contrasts with, the player character art!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Today's #neoncityoutlaws character art comes from @atrabilio.bsky.social and features the psionically-awakened origin. Telepathy, telekinesis, bending space to create portals...these are all things you can bring to the job as a psionic member of a crew!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

More character concept art by @deerlordhunter.bsky.social for #neoncityoutlaws this time featuring the Bruiser player archetype. Visit the pre-launch page on Kickstarter to be notified when the campaign goes live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/scr...

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Final of the iconic synthetic character for #neoncityoutlaws by Julianna Michek (concept by Hunter Bonyun) Synthetic intelligences are fully sentient AI that have been granted personhood and, ostensibly, the same legal status as biological humans.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The good news is that a more traditional format--hardcover and softcover books--is likely more realistic. So, after some hard thinking and conversations with manufacturers, #neoncityoutlaws will be switching to book format.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Just got the first box mockup for #neoncityoutlaws and I think it looks rad. What do you think?

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Did you sign up for the Neon City Outlaws private playtest? If so, check your email for a download link from @drivethrurpg.com containing access to the first playtest.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Another awesome final character piece from @atrabilio.bsky.social depicting the "werewolf" shell, a gene-spliced brawler augmented by cybernetics. This is one of the bodies that crew members can load their minds into in #neoncityoutlaws

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

And the final evolution of some of the characters is starting to come in. Here's @atrabilio.bsky.social 's cyber-ninja, one of the bodies players will be able to load themselves into in #neoncityoutlaws.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

First look at the initial sketch for the #neoncityoutlaws box cover art! This piece is by Eilene Huang and I'm loving how it's shaping up.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

One of the tools I've been using to add ambiance to Neon City Outlaws playtests is #Dystopika, an awesome cyberpunk city-builder that makes it really easy to create cityscapes with custom billboards/signage.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I want loading minds into/out of bodies to be central to the #neoncityoutlaws game. I'm tinkering with physical components that makes body-swapping fast and easy. The gene-spliced "werewolf" is one of those quick-swap bodies. Here's the latest evolution of that concept art by @atrabilio.bsky.social

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Another concept piece for #neoncityoutlaws from @deerlordhunter.bsky.social featuring a synthetic. One of the default character options is to play as an evolved AI inhabiting a synthetic body.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

For #neoncityoutlaws the character concept art is being done by @deerlordhunter.bsky.social and then the next step is for @atrabilio.bsky.social to compose an establishing shot of the character. Here's Julianna's take on the cyber ninja!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

A theme I'm exploring in #neoncityoutlaws is genetic manipulation as commonplace as cybernetics. Here’s the first concept sketch of a character who has been genetically-spliced with wolf DNA then augmented with cybernetics, creating a bestial fighting machine. Concept art by Hunter Bonyun.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The art for #neoncityoutlaws is starting to develop. Concept art sketch by Hunter Bonyun.

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Doing a little prototyping on #neoncityoutlaws for a new take on the Deck of Time from Dusk City Outlaws. Trying to find a way to get more improvisational aids onto the components and maybe make things a little less predictable. Printed the prototype deck using @drivethrurpg.com to have real cards!

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Scratchpad Publishing @scratchpadpub.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

A little teaser for my next project. Neon City Outlaws, a box set tabletop roleplaying game, coming in 2025. #neoncityoutlaws

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