I'm BoRyan Crum, a professional designer from the Pacific Northwest. I write, illustrate, layout, and publish analog adventure games under the name gravy press.

In case you're wondering, Gravy is the name of my cat, Gravy.

Free Release

Free Release

Spell of the World-Weavers

Two figures are seen walking home through a desert, a titanic androgynous statue dominates the sky

Created for the Appx. N Jam!

This is a short adventure for Cairn 2e. Mother, one of the titanic machines who shaped the earth, has always been a protector of Town-Beneath-Mother.

Now, a killing light pours from her heart, lighting the night sky with a dazzling aurora.

The party must set out on a doomed venture to stop the light, and repair the spell that keeps the titans magic contained within its heart. Can you survive long enough within this ancient fusion of flesh and machine to save your village?

New Release

New Release

Murder at Murder Manor

"A deranged, hyper social murder sandbox." — Brad Kerr

Murder at murder manor cover image. An old-fashioned house covered in climbing vines. Light, the color of blood, shines through the windows.

A brand new adventure for Shadowdark RPG

  • A nightmarish evening for a party of low level crawlers
  • A ghoulish manor, host to nightly cannibalistic parties of the uber-elite
  • Living statue-lords with a unique taste for cruelty
  • A fleshed out staff of dubious morality
  • An escalation clock that ensures a night of chaos!
  • Physical copies available on the webstore

Fully funded

Fully funded

Pipesong for mothership rpg

Over 400% funded on backerkit

Pipesong cover image: an industrial sci fi housing block dominated by enormous pipes

A full color digest zine for Mothership RPG:

  • A cast of NPCs and their many crimes
  • A bustling hab-town brimming with potential scores
  • The Tangle, a vast, dangerous network of pipes, control stations, and towering storage tanks
  • Unfolding events and consequences, as a new boss comes up in the mob, and security cracks down
  • Dangerous and irresponsible slickware and cyberware suited only for a life of crime
  • 40+ pages of content

New release

new release

Beneath the muckfort

A mud-splattered dungeon delve for Cairn 2e. Only $6 on itch.io!

Beneath the muckfort cover image, a group of goofy looking skeletons in different fantasy outfits, posing together as if for a group photo.

Venture into the perilous Undermuck, and return the rightful ruler of the Oxbows to the Mudseat. That is, if you can survive!

  • 36 illustrated pages of danger, whimsy, and lots of mud
  • Unusual and creative magic items to discover
  • Brave the initiation rites of an ancient martial order
  • Face off against a capable party of rival adventurers

Still not convinced? Beneath the Muckfort enjoyed a favorable review on the Between Two Cairns Podcast!

adventures

adventures

I publish adventure modules for Old School tabletop games, like Cairn 2e and Vaults of Vaarn. I endeavor to create engaging sandboxes that prioritize player agency, providing emergent gameplay in a dangerous environment.

My work tends towards a blend of whimsical and gruesome. Enjoy!