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Contest Friends with Courage

The short story I wrote, Friends with Courage, was for Onyx Path Publishing competition. If you’ve read my story and think it is good enough, please vote for it. The competition ends soon: https://theonyxpath.com/oppcon-fiction-contest-part-3-voting/

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I wrote a short story based upon one of my long running Mage: the Ascension chronicles: Sliders. I was motivated to write it because of the Onyx Path Publishing Fiction Contest, it is free to read. The story follows John Johnson, a character I created, partly based upon a fusion of two characters created by my friend Damian. Later, Damian played John. This story also involves John Courage and hopefully it lives up to that legend.

John Johnson is an awakened clone who escaped from the Technocratic Union with his uplifted canine companion, Vanja. John now operates as freelance trouble-shooter, specializing in Union operations. John partly hides with one foot in John Courage’s shadow. John’s latest mission in Aberdeen, Scotland, requires him to decide on what data to trust. With Vanja’s assistance, maybe John can figure out who are members of The Friends of Courage.

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#RPGaDay2025 Brazilian Portuguese

It is nearly August, so once again a time for #RPGaDay, a month of positive posts about role-playing games. David F Chapman (@autocratik) and Anthony Boyd (@Runeslinger) return again this year to bring us #RPGaDay2025. There are always interesting answers, so I look forward to it each year. I am thinking about doing what I’ve done before, giving two answers, 1) whatever a prompt promotes, plus 2) a Street Fighter or Mage response.

The announcement blog posts are:https://www.autocratik.com/2025/07/announcing-rpgaday2025-in-august.html & https://castingshadowsblog.com/2025/07/07/rpgaday2025-launches-on-august-1st/. Here is the Brazilian Portuguese translation, by myself and Eric Souza 🙂 I have also made Brazilian Portuguese version of the event graphic.

Estamos na metade de um ano que já está sendo horrível, então precisamos mesmo de algo agora para nos distrair e nos animar um pouco. Para espalhar um pouco de positividade online, e que melhor maneira de fazer isso do que participar desta, a décima segunda, iniciativa internacional #RPGaDAY.

Como nos anos anteriores, a ideia é usar as sugestões para inspirar uma postagem em blog, vídeo, ilustração, podcast ou até mesmo uma postagem nas redes sociais, para discutir algo de forma positiva sobre jogos de RPG de mesa.

O gráfico deste ano é uma estante com 31 livros com palavras únicas para inspirar e estimular algum tipo de discussão sobre jogos de mesa. À medida que você avança pelos 31 livros ao longo dos dias de agosto, você perceberá que eles seguem vagamente um arco narrativo — conhecer um patrono, partir em uma jornada, encontros, quebra-cabeças, confronto final e a recompensa no final. Mas você não precisa seguir a jornada do herói, pode simplesmente usar as sugestões para inspirar uma postagem legal para o dia.

Se você olhar para a sugestão e não se sentir inspirado, há uma prateleira extra na parte inferior da estante que inclui alguns elementos aleatórios extras que você pode usar para adicionar à sugestão. Por exemplo, você poderia obter QUEM é o PATROCINADOR SORTEIRO que o ajudou em uma AVENTURA? Ou QUANDO sua TÁTICA o deixou CONFIANTE, mas não funcionou e você aprendeu uma LIÇÃO valiosa?

Há muitas opções, e você decide se quer usá-las ou não. Se você não gostar de uma sugestão do dia, pode usar uma das palavras aleatórias adicionais da prateleira inferior ou simplesmente usar a sua própria! O importante é participar, manter uma atitude positiva e se divertir! Lembre-se de marcar tudo com #RPGaDAY2025 para que possamos encontrar e compartilhar.

Versão em texto das instruções

Sugestões diárias

1) Patrono

2) Sugestão

3) Taberna

4) Mensagem

5) Antigo

6) Motivo

7) Jornada

8) Explorar

9) Inspirar

10) Origem

11) Sabor

12) Caminho

13) Escuridão

14) Mistério

15) Enganar

16) Superar

17) Renovar

18) Sinal

19) Destino

20) Entrar

21) Inesperado

22) Aliado

23) Recente

24) Revelar

25) Desafio

26) Nêmesis

27) Tática

28) Suspense

29) Conectar

30) Experiência

31) Recompensa

Sugestões de perguntas (role um D6)

1) Quem

2) O quê

3) Onde

4) Quando

5) Por que

6) Como

Sugestões de humor (role um D10)

1) Invejoso

2) Nostálgico

3) Orgulhoso

4) Entusiasmado

5) Confiante

6) Otimista

7) Sortudo

8) Grato

9) Contemplativo

10) Animado

Sugestões de assunto (role D8)

1) Aventura

2) Personagem

3) Gênero

4) Regra

5) Acessório

6) Arte

7) Pessoa

8) Lição

Warrior’s Fist 50 Street Fighter Translation

Here is the translation for the Street Fighter RPG (SFRPG) Brazilian fanzine: Punho do Guerreiro (Warrior’s Fist). Thank you to Eric and the team for this edition, also an extra thank you to Eric for translation assistance. The first article expands upon Musical Accompaniment, adding 4 new Special Maneuvers. A return to the topic of Tag Team Fights, with another way of handling the ideas. Stone Fighter presents another idea of playing SFRPG in a different era, inspired in part by a new RPG Stoneblade. An article taking ideas from Cobra Kai: The Game, such as the Badass Attack. Kabuki Town returns, with the Bull Coliseum and Tag Team Sangre Azteca. An adventure The Mask of the Storm, including a new Item of Power, as well as many NPCs. The Maneuver of the Month is Wounded Arm. The Circuit Legend is Jesse Enkamp. An article about the Legacy of SFRPG. Plus 4 Arenas. Warrior’s Fist 50 + Arena Maps. I’ve updated the Punho do Guerreiro (Warrior’s Fist) PDF Article List and the online spreadsheet.

For the many other translations check out this folder, this includes all the Warrior’s Fist (PdG) issues, plus the Arena Maps as separate files. Virtual Combat Cards.The epic duo Circuit Guide and Circuit Guide – Basic, both Solo systems (Meet the Strongest & Dominus), World Tour, Spartacus, Tekken, Darkstalkers, Guilty Gear, Killer Instinct, Double Dragon, Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat files, King of Fighters, Jackie Chan, Kengan Ashura, Hajime no Ippo, Samurai Shodown, Breakers, and WF maps & extras. The whole folder can be downloaded as a Zip file. For my other SFRPG creations can be downloaded from this folder. 🙂

SFRPG Glory Times + KoF Update

An update to Glory Times, Elena’s character sheet has been updated with 5 new Special Maneuvers, plus a new combo.

An update to The King of Fighters, Andy Bogard style changed to Ninjitsu, Dragon Punch was changed Snake Strike (Shoryudan), plus some changes to his combos. Snake Strike was added to the Punch Special Maneuvers on page 168. Koppoken was removed from the list of styles listed under Kung Fu on page 176.

A link to the folder for SFRPG translations, such as Warrior’s Fist; the whole folder can be downloaded as a Zip file 🙂 Some of my Street Fighter creations can be downloaded from this folder. 🙂

Warrior’s Fist 49 Street Fighter Translation

Firstly, a few minor errors corrected in #WF5 and #WF48. Here is the translation for the Street Fighter RPG (SFRPG) Brazilian fanzine: Punho do Guerreiro (Warrior’s Fist). Thank you to Eric and the team for this edition, also an extra thank you to Eric for translation assistance. The first article looks at the idea of Run and Gun gameplay. Optional rules about Variable Speed Interruption. Alternate Combat Cards. Character Funnels in SFRPG. A look at Fight: Seeking the Strongest. The scenario based upon the film Shootfighter. A NPC with a Deadly Modelling agency, Jordi ‘Sharp’ Calazans. The Maneuver of the Month is Footstep. The Circuit Legend is Sho’Nuff, the protagonist from the epic fun The Last Dragon. Plus several Arena maps. Warrior’s Fist 49. I’ve updated the Punho do Guerreiro (Warrior’s Fist) PDF Article List and the online spreadsheet.

SFRPG The King of Fighters Updated

Eric has changed the explanation and listing of New Styles on page 175 of The King of Fighters. Additionally, the front cover image was updated, characters are better highlighted.

SFRPG Glory Times & Circuit Guide Updated

Eric has changed the explanation and listing of New Styles on page 63 of Glory Times.

Eric has updated the Board Game section, adding some random tables for Adventures in both Circuit Guide and the Basic Circuit Guide.

RWBY for SFRPG

I was contacted by Humble Writer, The Linguist about their RWBY supplement for Street Fighter. I have heard of RWBY, but I’ve not watched it yet; so many great things and so little time. From the RWBY Wikipedia page:

It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors (“Huntsmen” and “Huntresses”) to protect their world from monsters called Grimm. The name RWBY is derived from the four main protagonists’ forenames: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long, and their respective thematic colors (red, white, black and yellow).

As I don’t know the lore, so I cannot comment on the accuracy of this supplement, but I can definitely comment on the effort that has been put in. At 72 pages, the creator has clearly put a lot of energy into creating the supplement. The setting prioritises weaponry over unarmed combat, which makes sense given the stakes of the world of Remnant. This is definitely worth a look, lots of the new ideas and mechanics for Street Fighter, such as weapons, traits, styles, Special Maneuvers, plus also Semblances. Another lovely addition to SFRPG (SF:tSG). Even if you don’t intend to play a game set in Remnant, a group can always add RWBY characters or Semblance to their existing games. Download the PDF from their website.

SFRPG Killer Instinct Updates

Killer Instinct Updates, Eric has added Regeneration to Eyedol and has also added a Power Point cost to the Special Maneuver Elemental Embrace of Elemental (Fire) 5. Killer Instinct.