Author: Dustin DePenning

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Dustin DePenning

Dustin DePenning is a board game designer and product manager. He previously released Synthicide, his first RPG. Now he is working on Heroic Dark, which has a free early edition available on DTRPG.

Homebrew setting tips with Dustin

Posted by Dustin DePenning | Jul 12, 2019 | General

Homebrew setting creation is an important facet...

Synthicide Design Diary: Keeping Grid Combat Fluid

Posted by Dustin DePenning | Mar 24, 2017 | Design Journals, Game Making, General

Today’s guest article is by Dustin...

It Came From The Stew Pot

Hey you. Yeah, you. Do you know about Gnomecast 21? Why isn’t it in the archives? What are they hiding? If you value your safety… don’t go searching for Gnomecast 21…

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