Seven Sagas

15/05/2026

Second part of the interview with Hélder Araújo

Silent Læke is a unique game that uses cards instead of dice to enhance player interaction with uncertainty. Cards create ongoing tension and allow players to navigate moments rather than just react. The custom deck, while not essential, adds depth and texture, enriching the overall gaming experience. Backing ends today....

Silent Læke is a unique game that uses cards instead of dice to enhance player interaction with uncertainty. Cards create ongoing tension and allow players to navigate moments rather than just reac…

12/05/2026

Site Notes, Tiny Heroes, Durandal News, and One Very Long Interview

A short Se7en Sagas update: future website plans, a spotlight on Thread & Thimble, news about the coming Durandal print on demand edition, and the beginning of a huge interview with Hélder Araújo about Silent Lake and its explosive BackerKit launch....

A short Se7en Sagas update: future website plans, a spotlight on Thread & Thimble, news about the coming Durandal print on demand edition, and the beginning of a huge interview with Hélder Araú…

05/05/2026

Thread & Thimble is Out Now on DriveThruRPG

Thread & Thimble is now live on DriveThruRPG. This cozy fantasy RPG of patchwork magic and small kindnesses is out now, while Se7en Sagas prepares a major site refresh. After that, work begins on a print on demand edition of Durandal, with upgrade discounts for existing PDF owners....

Thread & Thimble is now live on DriveThruRPG. This cozy fantasy RPG of patchwork magic and small kindnesses is out now, while Se7en Sagas prepares a major site refresh. After that, work begins …

30/04/2026

A while ago I was asked to do a small presentation on the history role-playing games and diceless role-playing, by the cool people behind Universo 42. This is what came from it, and shows a bit of Se7en Sagas' philosophy behind my cool and weird games.

19/04/2026

18/04/2026

13/04/2026

Backing Silent Læke, Because We Should Show Up for Each Other

Backing Silent Læke by Helder Araújo and Newborn Games is, for me, about more than one campaign. It is about supporting fellow Portuguese creators, celebrating different ways of making games, and helping a melancholic horror project I genuinely hope finds the success it deserves....

Backing Silent Læke by Helder Araújo and Newborn Games is, for me, about more than one campaign. It is about supporting fellow Portuguese creators, celebrating different ways of making games, and h…

06/04/2026

Blood of the Irminsul is live on DriveThruRPG

Blood of the Irminsul is now live on DriveThruRPG. A folk horror, mythic chivalry adventure for Durandal, set on Charlemagne’s cold marches. Ride as sworn envoys, uncover a burned grove’s truth, survive Modraniht, and bind a settlement under witness at the ash ring....

Blood of the Irminsul is now live on DriveThruRPG. A folk horror, mythic chivalry adventure for Durandal, set on Charlemagne’s cold marches. Ride as sworn envoys, uncover a burned grove’s truth, su…

31/03/2026

Zelik makes a decision

Zelik chooses truth over delivery. He will not offer Raoul's lie to something that old. Roderic cannot follow but gives him the herald's horn. The relic bleeds. Zelik blows the horn alone on the marsh track, invoking an ancient truce. It holds. Barely. The chapel hill is waiting. The Blood of the Irminsul adventure is almost here....

Zelik chooses truth over delivery. He will not offer Raoul’s lie to something that old. Roderic cannot follow but gives him the herald’s horn. The relic bleeds. Zelik blows the horn alo…

07/03/2026

Zelik’s adventure continues

Zelik 's adventure continue, demonstrating the power of Durandal's solo oracle cards. MArch is my birthday so there's a huge sale on DriveThruRpg on all the titles....

Zelik ‘s adventure continue, demonstrating the power of Durandal’s solo oracle cards. MArch is my birthday so there’s a huge sale on DriveThruRpg on all the titles.