Cawing Crow Designs

09/09/2025

https://www.salisburypost.com/2025/09/06/thrills-and-skills-salisbury-man-creates-role-playing-game-book-based-in-ancient-egypt/

Local news about my game.

Karen Kistler [email protected]   SALISBURY — Ancient Egypt first captured Matt Balent’s attention as a teenager when his mother took him to a history museum. For the man who has also been involved in role-playing games from a young age, it seemed only natural to combine the two. ...

08/21/2025

Vote for the book!

07/31/2025

Made it to Gencon

07/12/2025

Just finished my sixth online campaign session with my Oregon group. If you're interested in learning more about The Valley of the Pharaohs and how to run a game, feel free to reach out.

07/10/2025

Got my banner for Gencon

06/26/2025

Working on a new flyer for Gencon.

06/24/2025

Gathering ideas for the Hall of Records supplement for Valley of the Pharaohs. More spells, creatures, possibly psionics ( unrelated to heka ), city / town generator, adventures in the Duat, etc. Anything you want to see?

06/17/2025

The Valley of the Pharaohs is a table top role playing game set in the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt during the reign of Thutmose III (1450 BCE). The Egyptian Empire is on the march; the gods, intrigue, and magic are in the air.

Your adventure awaits...

Go to cawingcrowdesigns.com for more information and to order.

Publisher of The Valley of the Pharaohs - 40th Anniversary Edition A Role Playing Game set in the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

06/07/2025

Just had a wonderful visit with my good friend Kevin Siembieda at the Palladium Books offices and took a peek at the proofs for the upcoming TMNT books. Very nice indeed.

05/05/2025

The Saturday group for my VoP adventure at Wagoncon in The Dalles, OR

05/01/2025

On my way to Wagoncon in Oregon

05/01/2025

Check out the Glitterbois Podcast on the game

Today we're talking about the recently-released 40th Anniversary Edition of the Valley of the Pharaohs RPG, by Matthew Balent. This is a pretty amazing game,...