Mark’s Portfolio

Gaming Products

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying was a Roleplaying Game developed by Margaret Weis Productions. The game is currently out of print.

Civil War: X-Men (Writer)

Civil War: Fifty State Initiative (Writer)

Tannhauser

Tannhauser is a board game developed by Fantasy Flight Games, which takes place in an alternate history in which World War I never ended.

Shogunate Troop Pack (Editor)

Matriarchy Troop Pack (Editor)

Itami Hero Pack (Editor)

Iroh Hero Pack (Editor)

Edison Hero Pack (Editor)

Frankenstahl Hero Pack (Editor)

Mizu Hero Pack (Editor)

Dice Monkey Game Design

Dice Monkey Games has multiple RPG products available.

Pointman Hacker Thief is a quick, lightweight roleplaying game that allows a group of players and a game master to participate in epic espionage missions spanning the entire globe, from Hong Kong to New York City. This book has everything you need: A complete game system, including character creation, combat, hacking, equipment and NPCs, as well as a multiple modern spy settings. Combat in the world of PHT is quick and brutal, as it is in real life. But, as they say, if you’ve been spotted, perhaps you deserve to be gunned down; you are a spy, after all. PHT doesn’t make use of classes, like in other RPGs. Players are encouraged to create their characters freely without having to fit them into archetypal roles. Pointman, Hacker and Thief are the character’s basic attributes, which measure their capabilities in combat, academics and stealth, respectively. A game more than 6 years in the making, Pointman Hacker Thief is the perfect lightweight modern RPG. PHT is available at DriveThruRPG. Check out a great review of PHT here.

Take a bunch of pubescent kids in a confined space out in the middle of nowhere, full of adolescent fury and desires. Now give them unfettered magical powers, the ability to open locks, summon water and fire, create love potions and sleeping draughts. You are someone of magical power, brought here to the school to learn to harness said power. But where hormones, malleable minds and magic meet… Well, let’s just say that’s a fiasco in the making. This is a Fiasco Playset for use with the Fiasco Roleplaying Game, inspired by the magical kids at magical school genre, including Percy Jackson and Harry Potter. Toil and Trouble is available at DriveThruRPG.

There’s nothing more chaotic than a superhero team. Take a bunch of A-Type personalities, give them all the power to punch holes in reality, then give them differing goals, beliefs and ideas. With that, you’ve got a bit of a fiasco on your hands… This is a Fiasco Playset inspired by the many superhero comics and movies that have oversaturated our culture. While you may imagine your adventure will turn out like The Avengers, more often than not, you’ll end up as the Mystery Men. The Fiasco Roleplaying Game is required to play. With Great Power… is available at DriveThruRPG.

The Accelerated Book of Approaches looks into how Approaches are used in Fate Accelerated. Approaches are one of the most accessible and easy to learn parts of the Fate Accelerated Edition system, familiar to players of traditional games as well as players brand new to roleplaying. While the Fate Core Rulebook provides an excellent set of approaches, they may not work for all games. This book remedies that fact by providing new approaches to replace those found in the Fate Accelerated rules, including approaches familiar to those using the d20 system, the d6 system, and the Traveller system. The book also examines the traditional approaches found in Fate Accelerated and shows how they can be used differently in the game. The Accelerated Book of Approaches is available at DriveThruRPG.

Hoot hoot. Serrated wings flutter in the darkness, heralding quiet warning. Owls are the silent sentinels of the night, battling the spreading shadows that threaten civilization from all sides. Owls may seem to be a strange choice for adventuring, but their wisdom can serve as a great boon to any party who may need an owl’s essential knowledge. Included is a single page PDF featuring the rules for the Owl as a PC race. Enjoy. One reviewer said, “I don’t… Why? Why is this a thing?” We couldn’t agree more. Player Race: Owl is available at the DM’s Guild.

 

You have made a pact with a terrible beast. Known by some as “The Invisible Hand,” by others as “The Dow.” Some simply call it “The Economy.” The slavering beast demands bodies. If some must die to feed the beast, so be it. The only thing that matters is The Line. The line must rise. It must never fall. ALL HAIL 3% GDP GROWTH IN THE 3RD QUARTER! 

Check out the Warlock patron Brian B. called “Blatant socialist propaganda, happily brought to you via the company that makes most of its money from the labor of 3rd party content creators! Not worth your highly-inflated dollar.”

It’s finally here! What started as an experimental Tweet by Mark Meredith grew into several blog posts, a few fan-created PocketMods, and finally was expanded by Paul Ingrassia, and became the subject of even more blogging. Check out what all the excitement is about! It’s the simplest RPG you’re going to find, one number, one roll. Further expanded and with new artwork, Awesomesauce Troll Hammer Edition puts the game in your hands, you decide how complex or simple you want your games to be. Both PocketMod and full-sized versions included, absolutely FREE!!! It’s amazing, astounding, astonishing, it’s, it’s… AWESOMESAUCE!!! Awesomesauce is available at DriveThruRPG.

Blogging Publications

Dice Monkey: For more than 10 years, Mark has served as the Editor-In-Chief for Dice Monkey, writing most articles and reviews, and managing more than a dozen different writers who have written over the years.

Marvel Plot Points: Established shortly after the release of the Marvel Heroic RPG by Margaret Weis Productions, Mark established the site, and has collaborated with many writers to create a large variety of new gaming content for this game, even after the game was no longer produced.