Author: HappyMonsterScott
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Relics and Rayguns Session 10: The Founder Moon
After exploring a sacred Founder site on the water world of Tlaina, the crew of the Blind Jump return to their ship, only to find four armed Tlainax describing themselves as “Claim Jumpers” barring their path. The Claim Jumper fandom is a dark-grid group known for stealing ships and secrets from prospectors, so the crew…
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Happy MonsterCast Episode 26: Colossus and Scorpion
The heroes of SET A1-2 encounter two giant constructs – and a massive battle ensues! Featuring Frankie, Bob, Jung Soo, Brendan, and Frank of the Roll20 Gang.
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Relics and Rayguns Session 9: The Waters
On the Tlaina system’s ringworld, the crew of the Blind Jump have cut a deal with two local political factions – the Mystics and the Materialists. The Materialists have provided an antimatter missile to destroy an asteroid headed for the Tlaina homeworld, now a nature preserve. In return, both the crew and representatives of the…
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Quarantine Gaming: Terraforming Mars
As part of our quarantine coping, Joy and I are busting out two-player and solo board games to pass the time. We’re a bit late to the party on this one, but we recently picked up Terraforming Mars by Stronghold Games and tried it on for size. The setup for a two player game was…
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Diversity Consulting for Legion of Liberty
Because Legion of Liberty: Superheroes of 1776 was set in an alternate colonial America, a number of thorny issues were inevitably going to come up in the setting – slavery, treatment of indigenous peoples, and gender issues. As a middle-aged privileged white guy, I recognized a high probability of mis-steps in this arena. Fortunately, I…
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Happy MonsterCast Episode 25: A Beauty, a Beast, and a Baron
SET A1-2 runs into two refugees who ask for help in freeing a town from an oppressive baron. Featuring Frankie, Jung Soo, Brendan, Frank, and Bob of the Roll20 Gang. Thumbnail by Artemii Myasnikov
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Support Doctors Without Borders
Happy Monster Press is proud to be part of the DriveThruRPG charity bundle supporting Doctors without Borders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our book, Legion of Liberty: Superheroes of 1776, along with over $600 worth of other RPG goodness, is included in the bundle.
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Relics and Rayguns Session 8: The Ringworld
The crew of the Blind Jump has arrived in the Tlaina system, the only known wormhole exit node in their mysterious list of coordinates. The Tlainax are an ancient spacefaring species; they are very unusual among sentients in that they are both aquatic and herbivorous. Two million years ago, they reprocessed the materials of their…
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Happy MonsterCast Episode 24: Slaughtertown
In this week’s Happy MonsterCast, the heroes of SET A1-2 find more than they bargained for in Slaughtertown. Featuring Bob, Frankie, Brendan, Frank, and Jung Soo of the Roll20 Gang.
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Relics and Rayguns Session 7: Battle of the Biodrones
The crew of the Blind Jump continues their exploration of the undersea alien installation. An airlock chamber leads to a large room filled with catwalks over a large pool. Machinery in the room sends jets of water at random around the space, while worker biodrones manage control panels and adjust equipment. Seeing shark fins in…