GM Taylor’s Gaming News #2 – Electric Boogaloo

My Friends,

Newsletter number two! Yeah! In this issue, I plan to talk about QAGS 2e (Quick Ass Game System 2nd Edition) and my QAGS-based game offerings. I have also added a list of games in development to the list of available games. And I have broken the Coming Soon section into two parts, Coming Soon and Appearances. 

I also want to give credit where credit is due. If not for Eric Woodward’s Win At Work: Get Hire Fast program, I would not have the confidence (and correct mindset) to step out and try this venture. I also want to credit my personal coach, Dan Caputo, and my entrepreneur coach, Ben Rodriguez, for giving me great advice and ideas on how to make this work.

Quick note, all my games are currently available for $5 a session. This introductory price will end January 1st. At that time, all games will go up to $20 a session.

Please send me your thoughts, questions,  and suggestions for this newsletter. I can be reached at taylorkent1968@gmail.com or on Discord @snarkdogg68. You can also join my gaming community here.

It is not easy getting the word out about my game offerings; I would appreciate your help.

Ways you can help:

  1. If you see a game you’re interested in, sign up if it fits your schedule
  2. Forward games or this newsletter to people you know who might be interested
  3. Tell your friends about how much fun you had playing games with me
  4. Please leave me a GM’s review on StartPlaying.Games
  5. Join me in a game I am playing

I am also available for private games, parties, and corporate team-building events. For more information about these events, send me a message at taylorkent1968@gmail.com.

Let’s kick this thing into overdrive.

Taylor’s Thoughts:

So, QAGS (Quick Ass Game System), it may very well be my favorite TTRPG (tabletop role-playing game) system. It is simple to learn. It is fast-paced. It is versatile. It only requires one type of die, 20-sided. It uses candy (yum yums) for experience points. And it doesn’t get in the way of telling a great story. (You can get a copy of the main rules or the quickstart on DriveThruRPG. Both of them are pay-what-you-want now.) QAGS 2e is published by Hex Games.

QAGS also offers a wide range of supplements and settings, such as Sharktoberfest, Hobomancer, Edison Force, and M-Force. (Good luck finding a copy of M-Force. I got my physical copy used through Noble Knight Games several years back.)

I am currently offering a Sharktoberfest (I am a sucker for a good sharksploitation film) game, The Rust Sharks of Mars, set under the domes on Mars; and I have two more in development, The Void Sharks Of The Asteroid Belt (asteroid miners release an ancient evil and most find a way to stop it from spread across the galaxy)  and The Menace Of The Squark (still working on the specifics of this one). (I am running The Void Sharks Of The Asteroid Belt and The Rust Sharks of Mars at Gary Con 2026.) Sharktoberfest is my favorite setting for QAGS. I describe it as we are making a shark movie like you would find on the SyFy channel (back in the good old days of SyFy anyway).

Next up we have M-Force or Monster-Force. The premise of this setting is that monsters are real and you as a member of M-Force have to deal with them to protect the general public. I have three games in development for this setting: The Depths Below (a sea going kaiju adventure), Mutant Werewolves of the Arctic Wastes (Werewolves spreading havoc across the Arctic Circle), and Facility 17 (a secret M-Force facility has gone off line and you have to find out why).

Finally we have a creation of my own. Tales of the Vegetable Police. The games take place in Veg City where all the vegetables are anthropomorphize and sentient. The stories revolve around the exploits of the Veg City Police Department. Currently in development we have: Vegetable Police: Dark Night Of The Chopper and Vegetable Police: The Chopper’s Revenge. Both revolve around a serial killer terrorising the resident of Veg City.

So keep your eyes peeled for these QAGS based games in development to go live. They should all be a lot of fun to play and run.

Well those are my thoughts for this week. I hope you found them informative and entertaining. Tune in next week to see what is new with me.

Available Games:

In Development:

  • Art of Wuxia
    • Blades Beneath the Jade Moon
  • Dragonbane
    • Drakborgen’s Depths
  • Dreams and Machines
    • The Last Builder Node
  • Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC)
    • Sailors on the Starless Sea
  • Garbage & Glory
    • The Last Pizza Crust
  • Never Going Home
    • The Lost Messenger
  • Pirate Borg
    • The Cavern Of Cursed Tears
  • M-Force (Monster Force) (QAGS)
    • The Depths Below
    • Mutant Werewolves of the Arctic Wastes
    • Facility 17
  • Sharktoberfest (QAGS)
    • The Void Sharks Of The Asteroid Belt
    • The Menace Of The Squark
  • Tales of the Vegetable Police (QAGS)
    • Vegetable Police: Dark Night Of The Chopper
    • Vegetable Police: The Chopper’s Revenge
  • Troika!
    • The Green Ink Conundrum

Coming Soon:

  • GM Taylor Publishing
    • Voidlight 2-Page Adventures

Appearances:

What I’m Playing:

Thanks,

Taylor Kent

P.S. This newsletter will be published on Mondays going forward. Look for it in email, on my Discord servers, and my blog

GM Taylor’s Gaming News #1

Hey Friend,

Welcome to the first installment of GM Taylor’s Gaming News. In these newsletters, I intend to talk about life as a Game Master, the games I have available on StartPlaying.Games, and whatever else comes to mind. At some point, I will move this newsletter to an email newsletter. For now, I am going to put it where everyone can find it.

It is not easy getting the word out about my game offerings; I would appreciate your help.

Ways you can help:

  1. If you see a game you’re interested in, sign up, if it fits your schedule
  2. Forward games to people you know who might be interested
  3. Talk to your friends about how much fun you had playing games with me
  4. Please leave me a GM’s review on StartPlaying.Games
  5. Join me in a game I am playing

That all being said, let’s get dangerous – I mean started.

Taylor’s Thoughts:

This week, I am posting some info so you can get to know me better:

Naming Preference: Michael is his first name, but he goes by his middle name, Taylor; and his pronouns are He/Him/His

Interests: Enjoys games of all kinds, especially video/computer games and tabletop role-playing games, and enjoys watching all sorts of movies in the theater

Veteran Status: Is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served as an Engineer Laboratory Technician on submarines; served during Operation Desert Storm; and carried a Secret Clearance while in the Navy

Pets: Has a pet cat named Leo

Volunteering: Served for one year as Vice President of the Quad Cities Anime board, served in the Programming Department of Anime Fusion for several years, served in the Art Department of Anime Detour for a few years, served as staff for several years at Anime Iowa, founded and held the post of President and CEO of the non-profit Twin Cities Anime and Manga Society for five years, ran an anime room for CONvergence for a few years, served in the Programming Department at CONvergence for several years, has run numerous hours of games at Gamehole Con and Gary Con for several years, packed food for Feed My Starving Children on a few occasions, and worked on various projects for Bridging

Two Truths and a Lie:

1)Has attended every Abney Park Online Concert 2)Still has all his wisdom teeth 3)Has been playing tabletop Role-playing games since the initial publication of Dungeons and Dragons

Please send me your thoughts, questions,  and suggestions for this newsletter. I can be reached at snarkdogg@gmail.com or on Discord @snarkdogg68. You can also join my gaming community here.

Available Games:

Coming Soon:

  • Tomb Of The Defiled | A mini-campaign for D&D 5e (2014)
  • Vegetable Police: Dark Night Of The Chopper
  • Can You Survive The Void Sharks Of The Asteroid Belt
  • Gary CON
  • An unnamed Voidlight game, more shark mayhem, more Tales of the Vegetable Police, and a Pirate Borg game.

What I’m Playing:

Thanks,

Taylor Kent

Professional GM!? Yes, I am.

I did it. I am venturing into the world of being a professional GM (Game Master). I’ve been out of work since July with few prospects, so I’m taking the chance to make some money doing something I love.

I am set up on StartPlaying.Games. My profile can be found here. I also have a few games posted. Check out my offerings; you might find something you’d like to try. You can access them from my profile or from the links below:

Play A Racoon Hunting For Garbage & Glory In The Trash Run

Learn To Play Dreams and Machines

Can You Escape The Rust Sharks Of Mars