Gary. 35. Belgian, based in Montréal.
Writing and tabletop RPGs since adolescence. At some point the question became obvious — why keep this a hobby?
Zero Cooldown Publishing
Zero Cooldown is an independent publishing house based in Montréal, Québec. We create tabletop RPGs (indie TTRPG) and dark fiction — in French and in English.
The belief behind it is simple: stories are how humans process reality. TTRPGs are one of the sharpest tools we have for that — collaborative, improvisational, alive. We build things that take that seriously.
We’re not interested in safe. We’re interested in real.
What we’ve built so far
Novdorod — The Fall. A dark fantasy novella. 76 pages. Written in 2018, published in 2025. French and English. The story of a guard captain who goes looking for the truth underneath a dying city — and finds something worse than he expected. Available now →
Hubris at Fort-Graven. A complete TTRPG one-shot for 3–7 players. Done in 3 hours, no experience needed. Built to be the first game for people who’ve never played a TTRPG. Pay what you want — including nothing. Get it free →
Where we’re going
There’s a new game in development. Science-fiction. Two years in the making, eight months of real production, six playtest groups. We’re not talking about it yet — but it’s coming. Stay close.
Questions, ideas, or just want to say something — reach out. Or find us on X and YouTube.
Zero Cooldown Publishing — Montréal, QC, Canada
English 
French