Hello true believers…
That’s right. Moebius Adventures will be rebooted in Q2 2013.
New products. New goals. More fun.
At least that’s the goal!
Thanks for your patience and I wish you all a very Happy Holidays!
–Fitz
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Hey there…
Yes, Moebius Adventures is still alive. No, I haven’t faded into the great beyond with the Maker and the Mother. Well, maybe just a bit. It’s been one of those crazy things. Started a new job in June 2009 and have been running like a madman ever since.
Thankfully, I have a monthly D&D 3.5e game to look forward to this weekend. We’re playing one of the Pathfinder modules and it’s been interesting so far. Plus, a good friend of mine who recently moved here from California is joining us finally so I’m looking forward to gaming with him for the first time in about 20 years.
As for the Moebius Adventures system itself, I’ve still got a massive revamp to write up. Have some notes and will be looking for playtesters soon. If there are any takers, let me know. It’s a universal system, but I’ll be kicking it back off with a low fantasy adventure again.
After that, I just need to get my arse in gear and get writing, revamping, and testing.
So I hope all is well in the land of the living. I hope to join y’all soon. 
–Fitz
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Hi all!
To each of my US-based readers celebrating Thanksgiving today, I wish all the best for you and yours for the remainder of 2009 and into 2010.
My goals for the day are simple… Family, Food, and Football. I’m not sure I’ll succeed in the last one, but I’m guaranteed the first two.
Enjoy!
–Fitz
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Hi all!
Along with many other folks, I had an opportunity to check out the Fall 2009 issue of Kobold Quarterly in October… And I’m just now getting back to writing up the review. But here I am!
I have to admit that I’d only seen one other issue of the magazine a couple of years ago and though I was impressed, I wasn’t blown away. This time it hit me more like the old Dungeon or Dragon magazines of yore and from the cover on I was hooked. Not only does it have great art to capture your attention, but the content covers everything from vampires to the myth of the Philosopher’s Stone and far beyond.
As with many magazines, there are quite a few ads – but I’m guessing KQ (like many other magazines) uses ad- and subscription-revenues to keep providing us great content every quarter. On the plus side, most of the ads are well designed, colorful, and definitely meant for the target audience (of which I’m definitely a member).
The issue starts off with “A Broken Mind – Sanity and Mental Disorders” by Scott Gable – and I love the idea of merging in sanity rules with D&D. Ever since I played Call of Cthulhu in college, I’ve been fascinated by usually slow (sometimes quick) slide to madness that can occasionally overcome a character. Gable’s mechanic of adding “Mind” as a 7th ability score and a pool of sanity works great to bring in the dark overtones of a world where mortals are not meant to experience everything the world might throw at them… And I just love describing a character’s sanity points as “the currency of madness”… [insert evil laughter here]
Gable’s article presents not only the base mechanic for sanity, but how to use it (and lose it) as the character reacts to the bizarre things an evil GM might throw at his or her players. Having lost my sanity in CoC long ago, I remember going Berserk and killing the rest of my party, so I was pleased to see that slip into the list of “Temporary Insanities”. And among the “Indefinite Insanities” you have things like Fear, Obsession, and Paranoia – a trifecta of mental illness sure to cause a player to stretch some roleplaying skills!
Another great article is “Howling Werebeasts – How to Play Lycanthropes as PCs” by John E. Ling, Jr., which covers a bit of the history of Lycanthropy and how to integrate it into a game. Unless you’re playing White Wolf‘s Werewolf, I think the templates covered presents both sides of the were-beast picture. As a player, you must take the bad with the good. It hurts to change. People will react to you differently. And it requires a it of work on your part. As a GM, it offers logical responses to how to work it into a game without throwing the balance off.
What I really liked about the article was how it broke the Wererat, Werewolf, and Werebear into actual, playable characters. I don’t think I want to play one soon, but it might be something to consider as a NPC should I need to throw some PCs a curve ball. And once you’ve introduced it as an NPC it’s not too much of a stretch to see your PCs get infected… [insert more evil laughter here]
The other articles in the magazine are just as good, covering the “Ecology of the Vampire,” “Uvandir: The Pride of Craftsmen” (great details about dwarven life), “Running Across the Screen (A GM Roundtable)” (great roundtable interview with 16 GMs!), and more. The book reviews were also welcome, presenting a few fantasy and science-fiction titles that might inspire GMs and Players alike.
In 82 pages you get a bit of everything, which is awesome. Be sure to check it out at KoboldQuarterly.com today!
Looks like I’m going to have to break out my wallet and purchase a subscription just in time for the holidays.
–Fitz
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Hey all…
Yes, it’s been a very long time since I’ve posted anything about Moebius Adventures here. My apologies.
Moebius Adventures is not dead, merely suspended until such time as I have time, energy, and resources to spend on the books again.
As such, I’m going to close the Forum for now. It’s just attracting spammers at this point and that’s not really helping anybody out. With the lack of actual traffic, I doubt it’ll annoy too many folks.
One final note, we did sell one e-book copy of the Core Rules book after all of those that were given away last Thanksgiving. Thank you to our lone customer and the hundreds of people who downloaded the book during the giveaway last year.
I hope that this isn’t the end of Moebius Adventures, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
Thanks
–Fitz
Hi all!
Just wanted to let you know that I’ve created a Moebius Adventures Forums website that has a number of web-based message forums available for discussion of various aspects of Moebius Adventures games. Check it out and sign up if you get a chance!
http://forums.moebiusadventures.com
Thanks!
–Fitz
Hi all!
Thought I’d just post a quick note… I’ve been exchanging e-mails with Jason Adams, the artist creating the cover and some interior artwork for the Core Rules book… And I have to say it’s amazing! The cover concept he came up with is awesome!
I hope to post a sample of the cover within the next couple of weeks so I can share it with everybody!
In the meantime, I’m getting draft 3 ready for the playtesters to start playing with during the first week of October… We have four confirmed folks waiting for the draft to start and I’m going to send a courtesy copy to the gentleman who left the great feedback on the sample adventure last week.
I’m getting cautiously optimistic about this whole process and hopeful that people will see the Moebius system and games as I do — as a fun and flexible system with a TON of potential!
BTW… I’m even going to have to consider working on a Western-themed book using the system, which though had been discussed eons ago had never been started. You’ll see why after you see the cover of the Core Rules book, I promise.
Thanks guys!
–Fitz
Hi all…
Thought I’d let you know what an interesting week it’s been…
1) I’ve been in contact with an artist (Jason Adams – http://www.Rogue-Artist.com) who may be doing some art for us — a full color cover for the Core Rules book and some internal b&w art also.
2) I’ve been in contact with the folks at DriveThruRPG to possibly distribute eBooks via their sites.
3) And I’ve had contact from a couple of folks who are interested in doing some playtesting for us when draft 3 of the Core Rules book is available.
Quite the week! It’s hard not to get excited!
–Fitz
Hi there and welcome to my blog about Moebius Adventures!
My goal for this blog is to write about my writing and publishing Moebius Adventures games… This has been a long process — really long — it started with my friend Sean Bindel in the mid-90s and we wrote until his untimely death in 2000.
My hope for the next few years is to present Moebius Adventures games to the public and keep alive Sean’s memory. I will ultimately be presenting a set of four books to Sean’s parents once they are completed so that they may see what great ideas their son came up with while he was here.
The first book is the Moebius Adventures Roleplaying Game Core Rules book, which I hope to have printed and available in both hardcopy and eBook formats in November 2007. The book is currently in a second draft format and I am doing some research to get resources for publishing, including artist contacts for cover work and how to publish and market the book via RPG eBook distributors.
Keep an eye out here for discussion of design elements and some previews of the upcoming book!
Thanks!
–Brian Fitzpatrick (aka Fitz)
Moebius Adventures
