This waypoint is … well, it’s a copy of the announcement I’ve just emailed to everyone on the VAM mailing list. I’m extremely excited about this. VAM is a pretty big waypoint for me, and it has been at the center of a lot of my best gaming, certainly the focus of most of my best creative output, and also the one thing I’ve contributed to the hobby-at-large that has gotten the most support.

However, I’d also like to give some credit where it’s due. Part of the decision that is written about below was inspired by Judd Karlman. Judd wrote the excellent Dictionary of Mu, and also talked alot about his design philosophy (I don’t know if that’s what he’d call it, but it’s what I call it) on a recent episode of Independent Insurgency with Rob Bohl. So go check those out as companion pieces to some of what I mention below about scope.

Here’s the entry…

Don’t Rest in Vegas After Midnight

In the wake of the playtests and various discussions that have taken place over the past couple of months, Harping Monkey Studios has decided to shift the VAM project in a different direction that I honestly believe is going to produce a roleplaying experience much closer to the vision and tone we’ve been trying for. As a result, I want to announce that instead of being released as a standalone RPG based on the Fate system, Vegas After Midnight is going to be developed from here on out as an alternate setting supplement for Don’t Rest Your Head from Evil Hat Productions.

A bit of explanation follows:

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