Final Steel Psalm Rules Under Review in the Discord
about 1 year ago
– Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 07:41:42 AM
Hey folks,
Just letting you know that the final-ish Steel Psalm rules are being reviewed in the Discord right now.
This is mostly a "logic pass", to see what questions you have re: the rules, and if there's anything that needs adjusting. This is just the core rules. I'll have the rules for mustering lances, scenarios, etc. within the next couple of days, but I wanted to see how this stood solo. It's got a little DNA from Warhammer, Trench Crusade, and of course, Forbidden Psalm/Mork Borg, with a few new mechanics tossed in there by me (well, probably not new, but I've never seen it...)
If you wanna sneak a look and leave some (hopefully constructive) feedback, check it out on the Discord.
https://discord.gg/76Jkjxb8
This link expires seven days after this post goes live.
So long as there's nothing too weird, the rest should be up by the end of the week and then the "pretty" version soon after that.
Thanks!
Early proof images and Discord link
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 01:33:52 PM
Hey everyone,
Here is some early images from the interior of the book. I printed these with a domestic printer to get a feel of the layout. There's a few things I need to change and proof (yes, the front cover logo is waaay too smol), but it's otherwise done. Once I fix it and update the PDF, I'll send it to our printer.
Next, I will focus on getting Steel Psalm up to snuff, too, which shouldn't take too long. Once it's ready for "first pass," I'll share it here and update it (no estimation on date other than "soon" for PDF).
I've got a couple of boxed sets of Tau I plan to assemble and paint up as the different factions for the book, but that shouldn't take me too long (I'm a big fan of Grimdark Compendium; if you haven't seen their stuff, definitely check them out). If you have some of your own kitbashes you'd like to share, please do so in our Discord channel.
Here's the link to our Discord channel. https://discord.gg/2yW3B3S4
The link is good for 7 days as of today (7/16/25).
Please be mindful and polite once you drop in.
We do not have any estimates for when things will be printed and out, but I am working on it. I don't want to offer any "penciled" in dates only to have to retract it. In the future, once we have something to post about, we'll do so. Otherwise, we will just be surveying emails, etc., as usual. [email protected] goes to our customer service.
- Dave
In over my head? Yeah. But I'm working.
over 1 year ago
– Thu, May 15, 2025 at 01:56:55 PM
Hey friends,
I've had quite the day. Well, year, really. Three years, maybe.
Someone said in a previous comment, "he's in over his head."
Well, yeah. Fuck yeah, I am.
It's been a tough couple of years, starting with the open gaming license fiasco in 2023 and ending recently with the 30-145% tariffs. I'm a superman in writing, but even at 10,000 words per day, I'm not as fast as I want to be.
I'm behind. Really fucking behind. And it's my fault. And y'all are pissed. You have every right to be. The fact of the matter is, I've got a shit ton of stuff on my plate and it's pretty overwhelming at times. As soon as I get comfortable working on one project, I have folks needing me for something else, and I have to switch gears. I've also got a store to run (purchased right around the same time the OGL stuff was happening) and employees to be concerned with. I wish I could say the store runs itself, but it doesn't.
It eats up probably about 20 hours of my week. Writing takes up another 40 hours or so.
I work six days a week, and even on my day off, Sunday, I usually bring my laptop home and crank stuff out. My hours are usually from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that this stuff is getting done. It's slow, yeah. And we ain't hitting the dates. And the tariffs aren't making it any fucking easier.
But it's getting done.
Maybe I acted rashly by issuing automatic refunds to folks—that's on me—but I'm spun out. I've been pretty excited about MekBorg from the beginning, and there is so much cool stuff I'm putting together for it. So it's pretty disheartening to read people thinking I've scammed them.
Damn. I wish I'd scammed folks. A lot less stress in that. (Joke.)
But seriously, I'm working.
I understand if you don't want to back future projects from me. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't either. But don't give up on hope on this project (or any others you've backed). It's a fun project and I'm excited to share it in its (what I'm declaring to be at least) final iteration.
I'm going to be heads down for a while working on this and the other stuff I have to do. I won't be posting updates until there's something for you to download. I don't know when that's going to be, and I don't want to promise anything concrete. I won't be surveying responses here, either, because I know I've been fucking up—I don't need to read it over and over again. Of course, you're free to vent here if you like (you've earned it), and you're welcome to report me to Kickstarter.
For those of you who've kept the faith, thanks. Y'all mean the world to me.
See you on the other side.
- Dave
