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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Continuing my return to this old Open D6 game draft and I finally feel like I'm making progress. Just the long haul of the final self edit to do before I maybe reach out someone to do a professional one? I'm also contemplating art... should I invest?

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Updating a little something I started many moons ago... hope to get it through to publication this time around, but I'm not holding my breath! Also hope my, now suffering, mate, who is being my sounding board, doesn't give me the 'short-sharp' as having someone to bounce off of rocks!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Had the pleasure of a face to face chat with one of my favourite RPG designers yesterday. Funny to think we've conversed online on and off for near on 20 years and never spoke in 'person' until then! Hoping to see him again at this year's Wellington #Chaosiumcon

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I really struggled today to do anything creative - despite the dozens of half completed projects I have floating on my hard drive. So instead I revamped an old Conspiracy X scenario of mine; tightened up the text, grammar and updated the design. unboundbook.org/conspiracy-x...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Started on a new scenario for The Esoterrorists today. I foolishly thought that revamping an old adventure (one I'd written for a different RPG a decade back) would be easier than beginning from scratch. Lesson learnt! Revisiting the past is harder than you imagine, as I just want to add more!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I seriously dislike this hobby sometimes - I won't go into details, but all I'll say I'll still be coughing up my time, energy and money to support the games I love (Dark Conspiracy, Conspiracy X, Stormbringer et all) long after all the new editions are long forgotten... grump over :P

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I finished up a draft of a fun little scenario I've been working on for a while. Designed for the #Myrrorside game system, I believe it'd be nice Con-style adventure... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Always thought myself passable with php and css. But this wiki (from a very cherished TTRPG campaign) - unboundbook.org/TotK-wiki/do... - was mind twister. Yeah, its an open source wiki, and the template's author threw this together, but # of fixes I had to do boggles my mind!!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Unsure why, but sales of my Cthulhu Dark Ages scenario - Stench of an Open Grave - is going gangbusters at the moment! Only a few sales away from Silver... www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

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Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I think anyone who is into composition should watch this - youtu.be/mOrljLeKLVs?... - the story telling approach explored here is very much what I like to do as a TTRPG scenario writer and a GM.

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Why does this movie look like a bunch of time travelers made it?

YouTube video by CinemaStix

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It's just over a year since I last spoke to the team over at Mongoose Publishing. With development moving at pace, we thought it was time to catch-up once more, this time looking at progress, plans and the upcoming crowdfund campaign for Dark Conspiracy: The Unseen War. youtu.be/Mvb_DGq6FLY

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DCtRPG - Matt Sprange Interview June 2026

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

So, I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Andy over at the @breakfastruins.bsky.social podcast on my stormbringer RPG fan site. If you want to hear my rambling, incoherent musings on roleplaying and the Eternal Champion RPGs, the episode is here - breakfastintheruins.com/2026/05/11/s...

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Stormbringer!

Gaming in the Worlds of the Eternal Champion

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Shannon Appelcline @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I put up a new magazine index today for The Unbound Book, a short-lived Call of Cthulhu PDF magazine produced by Marcus Bone. zinedex.designers-and-dragons.com/chaosium/unb...

Screenshot of https://zinedex.designers-and-dragons.com/chaosium/unbound.html, or "The Unbound Book Index, showing the three covers, the initial issues spread, and the very start of the history.

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Not my creation this time, but for a setting I love and enjoy. If you like Coriolis: The Third Horizon and supporting independent content creators then this is the crowd funder for you!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/yos...

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The Serpent, Sci-Fi RPG Campaign and Setting

A campaign of political intrigue and ancient secrets, inspired by classic Persian literature.

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Finished up the new Raw Six Setting (per my previous post)... not sure when I'll release version 1.6 officially.

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Drafted - in sketch form (2500 words) - a new setting for my Raw Six rule set today (RW being based on OpenD6 and Mini Six). Heroes of the Inland Sea is unabashedly a take on traditional sword and sorcery, with a bit of Al-Qadim, Dark Sun and Fighting Fantasy mixed in.

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I don't normally do this, but my Coriolis scenario - Iahru-Four-7 - is 1 (paid) sale from Gold (i.e. having 101 paid sales). If you like my stuff and have a $1 to spare, I'd appreciate the sale. BTW I have a v1.1 update but I want release that after going Gold. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...

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Coriolis: Iahru Four-7 - Free League Publishing | Free League Work Shop | DriveThruRPG

Almost thirty years ago, the Delvian Independency led by its founder and patriarch, Mahir Delvas, revolted against their masters within the Zenithian Hegemony. Now the citizens of Delvian Independency...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Another little something I'm working on - no ETA...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Another overdue project finally getting to the pointy end... still lots to go!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Updated my Raw Six ruleset to v1.5. Its my take on the Open D6 (i.e. WEG Star Wars, Mini Six, etc.) system designed to be paired back and more player facing - unboundbook.org/raw-six/

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Finally finished the first draft of my next Esoterrorists scenario - Operation: Harvest Moon. Maybe by Christmas I can get this released? But, hey, if nothing else, working on this monstrosity broke my well extended period of writer's block...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

@oldhammerpodcast.bsky.social really enjoying your Dark future episodes (just on the catch up now). You did ask 😊.

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

A little while away yet, but something old that's new again coming to Unbound Publishing...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Tidying up an old harddrive drive tonight, and I discovered a Con-style scenario wrote for this grand, old game. I had long thought the draft had been lost to the digital gods, and happy to rediscover it! A good candidate for a future issue of Unbound Magazine, maybe?

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Undecided what to work on next, and happy to hear thoughts from the 'voices in the ether'... is it time to get back to a couple Esoterrorist scenario drafts or should I focus on my Call of Cthulhu Dark Ages adventures?

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Been in a writing funk for a while, so decided to challenge myself to produce a publishable supplement for @darrindrader.bsky.social's great Reign of Discordia RPG in less than a week. Almost there... a bit of an edit and an image or two (commission years ago) and it is going out the door for $1

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Newt Newport @newtus.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Some good news: support for #OpenQuest on Virtual Tabletop via Role (playrole.com) is about to go live in the next couple of days. I've decided, for a number of reasons, that it will be free!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

A little something I've been inspired to work on... very much a draft as I get the text in order...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

So I've just released Issue Zero of - unboundbook.org/unbound-maga... - Unbound Magazine. My attempt to publish some of the crazy roleplaying ideas that have plagued my hard drive for decades. Please share with anyone who might find weird RPGs interesting. So, more issues to come? ... er, maybe?

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

After 'butterfingering' my way to deleting the existing menu on unboundbook.org, I've spent the evening rebuilding it bigger and better than ever (bar one little .css issue that I'm just too tired to muck around with)... Love that Wordpress comes with some nice, free plugins...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

A couple of things to report - I've signed an agreement with a publisher to produce material for one of their lines; excited to be working on this with a friend! Been tinkering over on www.unboundbook.org to better reflect the page structure and content (as well as to accommodate future plans).

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Unbound Publishing – Supporting Horror Roleplaying Games Everywhere!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

On my current Planetary Romance/Science Fantasy kick, I rewatched 'John Carter' tonight. Still believe it is really under rated (even if it did have some story elements that seemed out of place)... okay so it ain't Princess of Mars, but it is a real good modern re-envisioning!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Goes to show how much unfinished writing I have floating around on my hard drives, as today I found a mostly completed text for an Edgar Rice Burroughs meets Jules Verne style RPG. That 10k plus words I had forgotten I've even written from back in 2007/8. Maybe I just finish up and and publish it?

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

With the news that #MongoosePublishing has acquired #Darkconspiracy (the old GDW TTRPG), I interviewed Matt S (@mongoosepublishing.bsky.social) on his future plans for this venerable game... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEhu... FYI, this is my first ever interview/youtube video, so excuse the messiness

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DCtRPG interviews Matt from Mongoose Publishing

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

One of the few Kickstarters I'm excited for...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

After seeing an RPG supplement I wrote (long ago) appearing for $8 US on a website (its an official site, so all good, even though there is no reference to my name as author), I realized that this... Groo: The Card Game... is all the 'profit' I've ever made for my efforts on the game line...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This makes me sad, in more ways than one - lestersmith.com/2025/04/dc-i.... Not sure who has purchased the Dark Conspiracy licence, but given its recent history (the massive failed Crowdfunding) I can help but think of the IP as a bit of a poisoned chalice.

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DC in the Rearview

This post is mainly for those remaining Dark Conspiracy RPG fans, many of whom have recently encouraged me to purchase the IP and resurrect it. I did my best, folks. Made an offer, had it approved,…

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Shane Ivey of the delta-green.com Iveys @shaneivey.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

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Get tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) resources for Delta Green—an adventure that expertly blends horror and strategy. Pay what you want & support charity!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Make some tweaks on all my sites last night, but happiest with the one for unboundbook.org. Not sure I like the Tagline that much but I'm sure I'll come up with something...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

So roughly every quarter I release the sales figures from the various RPG scenarios I've published via DrivethruRPG. Have to say that I was hoping my latest Dragonbane scenario would have done a little better, while I'm happily surprised how well 'Hailing' (for Coriolis) continues to do...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Published an article on Conspiracy X today - over on unboundbook.org/opinion-out-... - looking at why you should set your Con X scenarios in the 1990s (rather than the modern day)... First of many I hope!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Been a while since I posted here... so I thought I'd highlight one of my favourite RPG covers of all time... love me some #UnknownArmies

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