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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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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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 · 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 · 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 · 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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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

After releasing Just a Little Knowledge, and then 'begging'(?!) for support, I've thought about creator funding models. As such, I've posted - what I call - 'The Perils of Patreon or my thoughts on supporter funding in gaming' as a public post over on Facebook. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Inspired by Linden's The Marshwood Vampire, I have released my own Casting the Runes scenario, Just a Little Knowledge. Set in Norwich and London in 1908, it throws the Investigators into a mystery surrounding a book, the cathedral and centuries old sin. unboundbook.org/just-a-littl...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Another great adventure by Linden Dunham now up on Unbound Publishing - Dark Aquarius: A Delta Green Scenario. Had lots of fun with this one stretching my (very limited) design skills attempting to replicate the fantastic DG layout (Jen McCleary's work rocks!) unboundbook.org/dark-aquariu...

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

Still on my Stormbringer RPG kick, so today I updated an oldie, but a goody, on stormbringerrpg.com site. Richard Watts' Calisander sees the characters drawn into a mystery concerning a naked girl, a chaos sorcerer and a limping beggar... need I say more? stormbringerrpg.com/calisander-b...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Something new up on SB! - A review of the scenario Stolen Moments! stormbringerrpg.com/review-stole... Oh, if you like these and want to see me continue to create content on the site you can alway buy me a coffee - ko-fi.com/unboundpubli... - it helps with my ever growing website costs!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I've never been good at self-advertising, and today I realised that I hadn't even put a post up for the Coriolis: The Third Horizon scenario I released a few months ago - Hailing From Darker Stars. Oh, and you can find 'Hailing' over on DrivethruRPG for just US$5 - unboundbook.org/hailing-from...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

One game that never gets anywhere enough love is Liminal (by @thetweedmeister.bsky.social). A while back I wrote a couple of Liminal scenarios for a Con that never happened, and while I've shared these elsewhere, I thought it was time they start going up on UBB! unboundbook.org/for-whom-the...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

More 'Casting the Runes' content uploaded today - this time a neat scenario by my long time friend Linden Dunham. The Marshwood Vampire is a mystery set in Dorset where the Investigators will discover, blood, ruin and a not-so ancient threat! unboundbook.org/the-marshwoo...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

On a 'Casting the Runes' kick (more detail to come on why), so I've uploaded a few old reviews i did on the line over my site. Core rulebook - unboundbook.org/a-study-in-q... Scenario compilation - unboundbook.org/quaint-myste... KS exclusive scenario - unboundbook.org/immersion-am...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

While I'm not the biggest fan of its layout and graphic design, the Casting the Runes RPG is another favourite of mine. Combining the works of M R James and GUMSHOE, you get this really nice, low pressure RPG that focuses on investigation, interaction and quaint horror... a winner in my books!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

As I sit here tinkering with a sci-fi scenario, I keep getting hit with waves of self-doubt - is this something people will like, this doesn't makes sense so its a waste, and who would ever want to play/read this... I'm sure that this is something all creatives face, but how to silence it?

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Been reading #AshenStars from #PelgranePress today, and I have to say there's plenty of good, chewy content for any spacefaring setting between its covers. Honestly, it's one of those books that offers new, wonderful ideas each and every time I open it! Hmm... a Community Content scenario anyone?

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Just completed probably the best Computer RPG I've played in a long time - Citizen Sleeper (jumpovertheage.com). Lots of depth, lovely, heartwarming stories and some fantastic worldbuilding - it should be the basis for a Tabletop RPG! Now on to the recently released sequel!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Happy to announce that the first of my shorter Dragonbane scenarios - Beneath the Broken Stair (SE1) - is now available for purchase (www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...). A one-night dungeon crawl with a twist, how can you go wrong for $3.50? Oh, and look out for further sidetracks coming soon!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Facebook reminded me of this - likely the only foreign language version of my tinkering to ever be produced!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Hi all, I'm looking for a map maker (or artist) to assist with another scenario I'm planning. If anyone has any leads or this is your thing, please free to reach out to me!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

So just submitted this for publication via Drivethrurpg.com (utilising #FreeLeague gracious Third Party Licencing for #Dragonbane). Likely a few days before it becomes public but I'm sure I'll hype it here (and elsewhere) when it is available for purchase!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I have long desired to pen another Coriolis: The Third Horizon scenario but have long been held back by the effort involved. Today, however, I think I struck on a way forward... by focusing on adventure seeds (that I'm calling Lost Voyage Tales) and hence chunked through a fair bit of this...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I love tinkering with layout and design (even though I'm never going to be a Graphic Designer). This is a little something I started on last night and has quickly grown into an idea that I think has some legs (Note the text its just filler and the art I haven't yet purchased but can get rights to).

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

So I finally released Operation Parcel Post under the GUMSHOE Community licence over at DrivethruRPG - www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... - if you like your modern horror and are looking for a neat one-evening The Esoterrorists scenario may I recommend it to you all!

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

As a break from editing my Esoterrorists scenario, I did some fixes on an old Conspiracy X adventure I penned almost a decade ago - Blue on Blue. Oddly, I still vividly recall the car trip in which I thought up the story's plot, but little of the writing itself - unboundbook.org/conspiracy-x...

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Draft completed - now on to the edit... sigh these things take so much longer than you imagine!

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Marcus Bone (Unbound Publishing) @unboundbook.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Post Christmas tinkering... after a dramatic file corruption... things have progressed well on my next Cthulhu Dark Ages scenario. #Chaosium #CthulhuDarkAges

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