Now that the discourse has died down, and my birding has lessened, I want to talk about lists in rpgs.
I like what both sides of the debate make. So, like everything else, "good" isn't about which side you choose but how you execute the idea. If you choose to use lists, use them well.
"What's that?" I hear you ask. "Why," I say, "it's the new DEAD LETTERS about Jay Dragon's EXPRESSIONIST GAME MANIFESTO!" we discuss 20th C. art movements, struggle, rejecting rules, ~Metaphor for the Queer Experience~, subversion paradoxes, and more! come listen! open.spotify.com/episode/68SY...
FINE I'LL START BLOGGING! For your convenience and for easy reference, I've taken the massive bluesky thread of crowdfunding advice I posted a while ago, and edited and organized it in blog form.
rpg design hidden technique: map-making
How I set up my small game of cataphracts:
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I had the delight of talking to @samsorensen.bsky.social who has very different tastes in games than I do. I loved hearing about his play-by-post OSR Mega games and the way they creat emergent narritve.
User-friendly definitions, tips, and tricks for graphic design in rpgs.
it's me!! we talk about wargames, third-class relics, the resonance of chaos, unplanned stories, cannibalism, ritualistic hair-cutting, old-school design aesthetics, simulationism, and avuncular relationships!! give it a listen!!
celebrating pride by walking at 1.5x speed
Crowdfunding can be an extremely useful tool. It not only can fund your indie TTRPG project, but also generate sustainable marketing buzz while uniting your community. Unfortunately, crowdfunding can ...
new DEAD LETTERS episode! this time, it's the vast, legendary, landmark WOLVES UPON THE COAST, written by that one bald guy! we talk about the Adventure Writing Trust Horizon, reading, horses with unhinged jaws, poetic monster manuals, legwork, and the GM as medium! open.spotify.com/episode/2Z1e...
NYC TTRPG Book Club! a week from today at @boshis.place! we're reading Snow's SONGBIRDS (3e revised, the most current one on itch)! come discuss with us!
