A Long Overdue Update

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 As things would turn out, I've Kickstarted a d6-based fantasy game (Six-Hack), so my life is mainly focused around working on both that and an untitled game of far future car racing right now (rather than playing/running any games). Expect me to revisit the Atrocity Vaults after those two projects are finished. 

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