The Secret Files of Section D

13/12/2023

There has been a small update to Better Latte Than Never due some some eejit forgetting to give a key NPC a key skill. Oops.

Oh, and the VTT maps etc are now bundled in with the adventure. So, sorry to say, but if you've downloaded BLTN already you'll need the latest version, and all the maps are there for you as well.

Better Latte Than Never - The Secret Files of Section D is a Savage Worlds Adventure Edition powered, pulp action Roleplaying Game, exploring the

10/12/2023

Two of my favourite things, Whisky and Wildcards, combined to make another of my favourite things, a lovely review of The Secret files of Section D.

Check out ManuFS and Vasant as they do a deep dive into the book.

For disclosure purposes, Manu and Vasant are both top level backers of the project, but this review is entirely theirs.

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07/12/2023

Fan, Collaborator, Chief Smartass, and all round decent fellow Jan Jetmar has an awesome series of adventures developing in The City Guard Chronicles. If you need city based Fantasy adventures, you can't go wrong with these.

The Guard Wants You! Posted on 06 December 2023 by J-M DeFoggi release news swag Murder is afoot in the streets of the City. Demons, diabolists, and worse wait to prey on the hard working citizens, and only one group stands between them and their nefarious plans. The City Guard. Do you have what it....

07/12/2023

And it's finally out to backers. I'm pleased to announce that Better Latte Than Never, the first in a trilogy of stories, has been released to KS backers.
It's taken an age, way too long I know, but it's so much more now than it was when I first thought I'd done it.

All the encounter maps have been re-done to a higher standard.

Act one was re-written after play test feedback to give options for more of the adventure to take place in Prague.

The whole thing has a better story which hangs togther nicer and the GM actually knows what's going to happen next!

I'll be putting the adventure live on Drivethru later today or tomorrow for those who didn't back the Kickstarter.

For those who did, check your email for your download link. If you don't have one and think you should, please reach out.

It's been an epic journey but we got there. Next, Going for a Song!

04/12/2023

It’s live!

All the lovely Savage Worlds stuff I’ve been crowing about for a week or so is now available on the GMS website.

This stuff is in the UK and available to ship to the UK and Europe at great rates. We can ship to other places, drop me a line for rates.

If you want your FLGS to stock Savage Worlds, ask them to drop me a line.

GMS is the home for Publishers of RPG's, dice & tabletop board games. We are your partner for fulfilling your crowd funding projects. Working with partners such as Nightfall Games, Brittania Game Design and First Falling Leaf. Products include SLA Industries, Chivalry & Sorcery, SINS & D-day Dice.

02/12/2023

Dragonmeet baby!!

Lower Trade hall stand 29 - Brittannia Games.

We’re open until 6.00pm today.

01/12/2023

Good people of the Savage Worlds community, I reach out to you today to appeal for help.

The books and other Savage Worlds items you see in the photograph on this post are just some of those which recently fled the USA to seek new lives in the UK and Europe, they need new homes urgently.

These beautiful things will be at Dragonmeet in Hammersmith tomorrow looking for their forever homes. If you would like to meet them, or possibly adopt one for a small fee, please come to the Brittannia Games stand in the lower trade hall.

01/12/2023

So here's today's "oh FFS" moment.

Literally putting the last of the battle maps into the final section of Better Latte Than Never when I noticed this little anomily.
So it's going a little while to put right. But then because this part of the map has an underground section I need to correct that as well. And then I need to replace the assets in other parts of the layout where this has been used. Encounter descriptions etc.
FFS!
What is it J-M said? "Perfect" is the enemy of "done"!

30/11/2023

It's nearly Dragonmeet time!!

I'll be on the Brittannia Games stand in the lower trade hall and we've got a MASSIVE pile of Savage Worlds stuff!
We've been re-stocked by Pinnacle and we have core rule books, Pathfinder, Deadlands, Holler, and Rifts. Plus we've got a loads of extras like card decks, pawns, archetype sets, and bennies.
Oh, and the Secret Files of Section D :-)

As well as that, we've got Chivalry and Sorcery, Harn, and Luke Gygax products.

Come and see us in the Lower trade hall from 10.00am on Saturday.

23/11/2023

OK, I know I've used this before but it popped up in my feed and it made me laugh.

Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating today.

19/11/2023

If any Savage Worlds fans have purchased The Secret Files of Section D at U-Con this weekend, be sure to get your digital copy as well. Speak to Chitin at the Last Mile Games stand to arrange.

18/11/2023

Day two at U-Con. go and say hi to Chitin if you’re there.

16/11/2023

Last Mile Game Logistics, our awesome US distribution partner, is exhibiting at U-Con Gaming Convention in Ypsilanti Michigan this weekend. And they'll have copies of The Secret Files of Section D along for the ride!!

Go and say hi to Chitin and browse the shineys including Terminator RPG, Hellboy, Chivalry & Sorcery, and SLA Industries among other great titles alongside Section D.

What's more, for the duration of the convention, Last Mile are offering free shipping to US addresses on all purchases through their website if you can't make it to Michigan.

Check out https://lastmilegamelogistics.com/ for some great titles.

If you're going to the con, have a great time!!

https://www.ucon-gaming.org/

Last Mile Games specializes in Role Playing Games, Board Games, Card Games, and more from the UK and Europe's best small and indie Game Publishers

07/11/2023

Off to A Gamer's Gaming Getaway on Thursday morning, getting ready to run Jurassic Pork.
I decided to make the pre-gen character sheets a little more con-friendly, particularly for those new to Savage Worlds. There's a little explainer on what each character's Edges do, and how to use Bennies.

Let's see how they survive contact with new players.

04/11/2023

The Secret Files of Section D, spotted in the wild at NerdLouvia 23 in Louisville, Kentucky.

04/11/2023

When one is preparing to run a Jurassic themed game at a convention, one must have appropriate Bennies right?

There are still some spaces available for the Saturday session of Jurassic Pork at A Gamers Gaming Getaway next weekend.

31/10/2023

Friend of Section D Steve Turner’s Brittannia Games Designs are reaching the end of their Backerkit for Dux Bellorum, the Arthurian supplement for Chivalry & Sorcery.

If you like your knights in shining armour with realism and a bit crunch, this is for you.

The project is funded and has one stretch goal left to hit.

The realms of Britain after the Romans, a world of Warlords, where heroes are remembered as the Knights of King Arthur.

30/10/2023

In case you missed it, here's a link to the Savage Universe livestream from last week. I have a great chat with J-M about The Secret Files of Section D.

Awroe of Imaginarium Games comes on to talk about the Secret Files of Section D!

23/10/2023

I've been in to Fanboy3 in Manchester today to meet old friend but new manager there Sam Morgan. She's doing a great job in a great store, and they'll be getting some new Savage Worlds stuff in soon.

In the meantime, I signed a copy of The Secret Files of Section D while I was there. It's waiting for a new home :-)

22/10/2023

2 things:

First: This is the one shot scenario I’ll be running at A Gamer’s Gaming Getaway over the weekend of November 9th to 12th. If any UK fans are going, please sign up.

Second: I have a couple of sections left to do final layout and edit on for Better Latte Than Never. It should be released in the next few days.

03/10/2023

Coming soon, to a Section D adventure near you, a little expansion on the Bound & Entangled rules for characters who have been handcuffed.

03/10/2023

This looks like a lot of fun.

An updated version of John Goff's 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝—and 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙—Deadlands adventure!

03/09/2023

If you haven’t picked it up yet, please check out Jan Jetmar’s City Guard Chronicles - The Case of the Missing Daughter. It’s a SWAG offering which has already reached the Copper sales milestone on DTRPG and is closing in on Silver, it would be great to see it get there.

I had a hand in this adventure having written the bones of it several years ago for another Savage Worlds setting, I also created the key encounter maps. Jan has adapted my work to his excellent City Guard Chronicles setting, sort of DnD meets Hill Street Blues.

Check it out here:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/429364/The-Case-of-the-Missing-Daughter-City-Guard-Chronicles?affiliate_id=613272

You can also pick up adventure one of the City Guard Chronicles, The Case of the Misguided Lover as a bundle, or you can both in this month’s awesome Swagtember bundle. Look for them on DrivethruRPG.

The Case of the Missing Daughter (City Guard Chronicles) - The Case of the Missing Daughter is the second adventure in the City Guard Chronicles. The heroes investigate crimes an

07/08/2023

I'm pleased to announce that we have a new retail stockist in Plano, Texas.
I had a great chat with Jessie Indracusin of My Mini War on Friday. He's a huge Savage Worlds fan and regularly runs sessions at their gaming centre where they have, wait for it, 65" 4k VTT tabletops!!
As well as the gaming centre, players can get all their tabletop wargaming and RPG desires.
Stock of The Secret Files of Section D arrives later this week and all purchasers will receive a complimentary PDF.

You can contact the store directly via:

MY MINI WAR is now a RETAIL FRONT and VTT GAMING FACILITY in Plano Texas. Our Hours of Operation are: FRIDAY 6 PM to 11 PM, SATURDAY 10AM-10PM and SUNDAY 10AM-10PM.

02/08/2023

OK, here's a call out to any Section D agents who are attending Game On Expo in Phoenix next weekend.

Jim Miller has reached out to me as he's looking for more Savage Worlds sessions for the convention.

If anybody is going to the con, and would like to run some Section D, let me know and I'll fix you up with anything I can from this side of the pond. Art assetts, pre-gens, even adventures if needed.

Check out

Game On Expo is a multimedia gaming and anime event that began in 2015, and is the largest gaming convention in Arizona. It's an event that celebrates gaming, anime, music, and more!

02/08/2023

It's great that Savage Worlds has got so many games running at GenCon. I'm particularly pleased that friend of Section D, Peter Hildreth, has a full house for his "Casablanca" game on Saturday morning.

Maybe I'll make it to GenCon next year!

02/08/2023

Well, I thought I had posted this, but it looks like I had a technofail!!

This is the interview I did with Band of Badgers where we discussed The Secret Files of Section D, Savage Worlds, and other stuff. The "starting soon" screen runs to 6 minutes so you might want to skip to that point and then there's a short intro video to The Secret Files of Section D.

I'll be running a Section D session or two for Band of Badgers later in the year.

Enjoy.

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02/08/2023

20% off Section D for Fantasy Grounds this week. This setting comes complete with the Trouble in Tripoli adventure!

On Sale this week
from Imaginarium Games

Take on the roles of British Secret Intelligence Service agents.

https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/?search=Imaginarium+Games
The Secret Files of Section D

18/07/2023

I'm going to be on the tellybox. Well, Twitch TV in any case.

This Thursday at 9.00pm UK time / 4.00pm EST / 1.00pm PST, I'll be doing an interview and Q&A with Band of Badgers. Please come and check it out on Twitch TV, and take a look at the Band of Badgers YouTube channel for previous interviews and live plays.
We'll be doing a live play of Section D with these guys, hopefully in September!

24/06/2023

Malcom’s book, Section D for Destruction, was a key resource in the writing of The Secret Files of Section D.

The SOE ‘Shetland Bus’ became famous for ferrying agents in and out of occupied Norway. It had its origins in a series of missions rapidly undertaken by Section D from May 1940. The first was in the fishing boat ‘Wailet’ (refitted as ‘The Lady’ and then renamed ‘Hospiz’ with the RN code V2S) with a crew of mainly Norwegian whalers under Karstan Wang. Towing the 40ft ‘Snaal’, they sailed from Lerwick for Stenso on 29 May 1940 and left a large cache of supplies including plastic explosives, C**t machine guns and Thompson sub-machine guns for future use. After a mammoth trek through rugged countryside they disabled the Bjolvefossen power station, roads and telephone lines. Although the damage was only temporary, this had a huge psychological value, coinciding as it did with the formal surrender of Norwegian forces. In a punishing schedule, further missions were quickly organised to the Bergen region and a wireless station established.

Further information in ‘Section D for Destruction’ (2017). see www.mwatkin.com

Photo: The National Archives.

13/06/2023

Another proud day for The Secret Files of Section D. I had a request to send a copy to the British Library!

I couldn't resist addressing the envelope with C's green pen :-)

14/11/2021

It's Remembrance Sunday here in the UK and I'm sure there will be services to honour the fallen all around the world.
Today I'm putting the fun elements of gaming aside to say this. Please, if you can, spare a few moments today to remember those who fell, in all wars, on all sides.

11/11/2021

No prizes, but who can guess what this villainous weapon is?
I'll give a clue, it does not involve fire.

26/10/2021

Hi all,

A quick reminder that there will be two sessions of Section D and the Curse of the Undeaf at this weekend's Hollerween online convention organised by Pinnacle Entertainment Group.

Sessions are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8.00pm UK time and there still a few slots in each session.

https://tabletop.events/conventions/hollerween-ii/schedule #?query=

19/10/2021

I want to give a little shout out to my friend and colleague Simon Burley. For those of you who don't recognise the name, Simon was behind one of the very first superhero RPGs back in the early 80s, Games Workshop's Golden Heroes.
Simon is also one of the reasons The Secret Files of Section D is a soon to be released thing. When I started Section D at a convention a few years ago, Simon was one of the players but it was only supposed to be a one or two session thing. Then the players wanted more Section D so I wrote more. Then Simon came to me and said "you need to publish that setting, it's brilliant." So when a published RPG writer tells you you're onto something, you listen.
Simon's character in my now regular campaign (at that convention anyway) makes an appearance in the Taster Edition pre-gens as former Artillery Officer and £600 man (his words), Charles Cofton.

Simon recently released a lightweight and extremely playable Sci-Fi RPG called Code of the Spacelanes. I've played this game a few times and it's an absolute hoot. Very adaptable, easy to pick up and perfect for a quick one-shot or a campaign. Please go and take a look, you won't be disappointed.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/359232/-The-Code-of-the-Spacelanes-deluxe

- The Code of the Spacelanes deluxe - THE CODE OF THE SPACE-LANES is the must fun Science Fiction Adventure Role-playing game you will ever play. This specia

18/10/2021

October 31st 1940, Oxfordshire: As the Battle of Britain draws to a close, a section D team is sent to investigate the appearance of a mysterious crop circle which appears to point to the fighter station of RAF Upson Down. Meanwhile, in the nearby village of Little Happenseer, a spate of petty thefts appears to be connected. Is there a N**i spy in the village, or is a more sinister power at work?

Play The Secret Files of Section D at Hollerween II

I'll be running two sessions of Section D and the Curse of the Undeaf at Pinnacle's upcoming Hollerween II online convention. The games are scheduled for Friday 29th and Saturday 30th of October at 8.00pm UK time and are down for 5 hours though I aim to complete in 4 (I have been known to overrun on 4 hours :-) ).

Click on the link below to get to the sign up schedule, you'll need to create a profile with the event if you don't already have one but it is free. Once you have your profile the schedule will display with your local times.

I'm running the games over Fantasy Grounds Unity but again there's no cost involved for players. You'll need to download and install the free demo version and I'll take care of the rest.

Feel free to post any questions here if you need, or click here to book your spot.

https://tabletop.events/conventions/hollerween-ii/schedule #?query=

15/10/2021

A holler for Holler!

The latest and, in my opinion, most unique setting for a long time has hit Kickstarter this week. Holler, the Appalachian Horror setting for Savage Worlds is live and looks like an absolute cracker.

Check out

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/holler-an-appalachian-apocalypse-for-savage-worlds/

A Savage Worlds roleplaying game by Appalachian poet & professor, Tim Earley.

27/09/2021

A little message for KS backers, there's a new update on the campaign page with an overview of the campaign styles for Section D and a sneak of some new artwork.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allanwroe/the-secret-files-of-section-d/posts/3312480

Hello all, Once again it's been a while since I posted an update but I assure you work has progressed on the book and I hope to have the PDF out soon. By soon I mean 5 weeks or so. I know this is longer than expected in the grand scheme of things but, as I have said before, my focus is on a quality....

14/09/2021

I'm very excited that friend, backer, play test GM, and all round jolly good chap, Peter Hildreth, will be running some sessions of The Secret Files of Section D at Gen Con this coming weekend.

Peter has prepared a scenario, Day of Days, relating a Section D mission in Normandy ahead of Operation Overlord. It sounds like it's going to be great fun. He's also got some souvenir dice and customised Bennies for players.

If you get the chance, go and say hi, grab a flyer, or play in one of Peter's games, I know they're going to be awesome.

09/08/2021

When you show the new toolkit for creating Villain Lairs to one of the playtest GMs and they immediately have an idea for their ongoing campaign in another setting. I think we've done something good :-)