Echoed Invocations: Deviations
March 25, 2024
Sigil & Shadow & Echoed Invocations
After I had published “Issue 0” of Echoed Invocations, I decided my next issue was going to be themed Deviations, as it was going to focus on
Send Off, Recap (2023)
January 2, 2024
Blog
Header photo by Ivan Sankov via Pexels 2023 was a pretty quiet year here at The ChaosGrenade. We had a whopping seven posts. That includes one
Invoked-With-Sigil
October 5, 2023
Sigil & Shadow
Although Sigil & Shadow is not released as open gaming content, this post is an invitation to anyone who wants to create works compatible with my
Deviations - On Skills and Background Experience
September 13, 2023
Sigil & Shadow & Echoed Invocations
Some have expressed that in Sigil & Shadow, the -20% penalty to Untrained skills comes off as punishing for starting characters, especially when
Charm City — a Sigil & Shadow AP
August 11, 2023
Sigil & Shadow & 2000 Tales
Just wanted to take a moment to point out the cool peeps at 2000 Tales have been running a weekly Sigil & Shadow game live on YouTube & Twitch!
Reboot: 40
August 7, 2023
Blog
This is a blog post. It’s me vexing out in the open — something I used to do quite regularly, in various places online. It’s something I’ve fallen
Sigil & Shadow: Dark
Fantasy Backgrounds
May 7, 2023
Sigil & Shadow & Echoed Invocations
Another experimental draft! Modern urban fantasy and occult horror is great, but I’ve also dreamt of using Sigil & Shadow to run gothic, grim
Sigil & Shadow:
Randomized Characters
May 4, 2023
Sigil & Shadow & Echoed Invocations
This is a very rough draft of a variant character creation system for Sigil & Shadow. While S&S core rules are already a hybrid of player choice and
Echoed Invocations, Issue 0: Clarity
January 12, 2023
Sigil & Shadow & Echoed Invocations
Find it on itch.io!! Echoed Invocations is a new series of supplemental zines for Sigil & Shadow, providing expanded rules and content for my
Faction & Stature
March 4, 2022
Sigil & Shadow & Echoed Invocations
Header Art by Luis F. Sanz Sigil & Shadow strives to cover the tropes of urban fantasy and modern horror — hunting down monstrous threats,
Invoking the Fanbase
February 21, 2022
Sigil & Shadow
Header Art by Luis F. Sanz First off, apologies for the delay on anything new regarding Sigil & Shadow. While I’ve been distracted trying to get my
INTERMIXX — An RPG Mash-Up
February 18, 2022
TTRPG & Intermixx & ChaosGrenade Games
INTERMIXX is an RPG Mash-Up — a remix of cool ideas and styles to create a fun gaming experience all its own. This is a barebones, blank canvas DIY
Mud & Blood: SIGIL & SHADOW Actual Play!’
November 1, 2021
Sigil & Shadow & Wythe
I was honored to have the chance to run SIGIL & SHADOW for the Mud & Blood podcast’s Halloween Special! Just a fun note: this episode essentially
Gonzo-Mutoids-Pocket
October 16, 2021
TTRPG & ChaosGrenade Games
FREE ON ITCH My love letter to bat-shit crazy, kitchen sink, post apocalyptic settings is now available as a tiny pocket RPG — this time powered by
The Wythe Case, Part 4: A Shattered Nightmare
September 25, 2021
Sigil & Shadow & Wythe
The entity paralyzing Samantha pays no attention to Julia, continuing to attempt to suffocate her with a swarm of shadowy bugs that bleed out from
The Wythe Case, Part 3: Dead End Friends
September 25, 2021
Sigil & Shadow & Wythe
Samantha couldn’t sleep the nights following her encounter at the Wythe Estate. Any time she closed her eyes, that wretched man-bug with the
The Wythe Case, Part 2: Fight or Flight
September 19, 2021
Sigil & Shadow & Wythe
This narrative is a continuing example of gameplay for Sigil & Shadow, my role-playing game of Urban Fantasy & Occult Horror. We left Samantha Cane
The Wythe Case, Part 1: Break In
September 16, 2021
Sigil & Shadow & Wythe
Samantha Cane exits her ride, tips the driver, and proceeds to walk down the wet street towards the Wythe estate. Myrtle and Benjamin Wythe, as the
Julia Grave, Shadowed Occultist
September 4, 2021
Sigil & Shadow & Wythe
This is Part 2 of a series showing game play examples for Sigil & Shadow. You can read Part 1 here. Today we’re having a look at a sample Shadowed
Seeking Samantha Cane
August 21, 2021
Sigil & Shadow & Wythe
This is the first part in a series of blogs that with the hopes of being walkthrough examples for Sigil & Shadow. Future posts will show sample
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