put 500+ hours into the first one
wondering if the sequel is going to eat my entire life too
early signs point to oh no i’m fucked
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put 500+ hours into the first one
wondering if the sequel is going to eat my entire life too
early signs point to oh no i’m fucked
Spotted from @remotegamejobs.com; GameDev.tv is offering 5 indie game devs $500 each as a sponsorship and applications close March 8th. That may be comparatively small to some, but to a lot of teams that can be a big help, and I love to see this kind of generous support.
gamedev.tv/p/indie-game...
JOB OPENING AT GB PATCH GAMES 🗣️
We're looking for new Ren’py programmers to join our studio! Our team is currently working on a slice-of-life visual novel called Our Life: Now & Forever, and we are bringing on at least one new programmer to help complete the game.
#gamejobs #programmer #renpy
Finished reading GRAVITY tonight! A really cool approach to thematic, characterful GMless play. I know at least two of my projects this’ll be a good touchpoint for, both of which could — with a little tweaking — work straight up as GRAVITY playsets.
Also: I feel pretty insecure about how few TTRPGs I’ve actually *played*. I love em, I read em, I talk about em, but I haven’t had great luck (or put the work into) expanding my play beyond a handful of games.
If we include solo games, I’ve started chasing those a little more aggressively: just this year so far I’ve played, at least partially, 1000 Year Old Vampire and A Visit to San Sibilia, and keep trying to start Project Ecco too.
For me, if we’re not including solo games:
— Roughly every 2 weeks I DM my home game of D&D 5e, and every so often play in a D&D (soon to be Kids on Bikes) campaign
— Maybe ~1 a month?
— Averaging maybe 1 every 1.5 years at this point? Last few years I’ve done Wickedness and Rom Com Drama Bomb
TTRPG folks:
— How often do you play (any) TTRPGs?
— How often do you read/learn a new (to you) TTRPG?
— How often do you play a new (to you) TTRPG?
I’ve almost read my way through GRAVITY and started in on BLEAK SPIRIT, and the games are good folks. The games are good.
New Kickstarter from Exalted Funeral that I hope you'll check out - I'm really excited to work on it!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/exa...
I don’t want to memorize what year the edition was released in order to communicate which edition I play.
YES. GOOD. Delineating them by year was bullshit, and also very annoying.
Hi pals, looking for recommendations of solo journaling rpgs that deal with the theme of self love/care! Reply below if you know of any 💖
ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday!
Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced.
… AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.
Melbot Studios is looking for a Story Writer to help craft wild, satirical narratives for their roguelite game with Adult Swim vibes.
🛰️ Remote, Contract
🎭 Comedy sample required
🧠 Game development XP a big +
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Writing is hard. Writing is great. Writing sucks. I love writing. I wish I could stop writing. I cannot stop writing. Please help. Please leave me alone, I have another 3 pages to get through. Please read my work. Please never perceive this garbage I've created. Respect me. Ignore me.
TTRPG industry folks, can you help me get in touch with someone from White Wolf please? Our old contact is no longer with the company and going through Paradox PR is getting crickets. Cheers!
ITS REALLY INTERESTINGGGGG it took me a while to figure out how it flows but it’s really cool and it makes you make some rouggggh choices sometimes too. I played a few hours today and felt like I was just scratching the surface. You gotta pick it up and we can compare notes!!
This weekend, tried three video games that I absolutely see myself diving deeper into: 9 Kings (roguelike deckbuilding autobattler), Sultan’s Game (card-based narrative strategy game) and Nightmare Frontier (tactical RPG extraction roguelike from the Rogue Waters folks).
Games are good, gang.
The draft page for chunking...
Dragonfly Motel is a TTRPG about surrendering to surreal impulses and drifting through dream logic weirdness, watching absurd elements suddenly align and form something strangely satisfying.
Final hours on Kickstarter now!
PWYW for digital.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
FYI for fellow narrative designers/game writers: the studio in question is Sentona Games and it’s my understanding they are currently interviewing to replace me. Be very careful with them. They were very nice to me and easy to work with right up until I needed the money I was promised.
YO are you making a zine for this? Are you PRINTING that zine, makin it exist IRL? Do you think it'd be cool for that zine to get sold out of a vending machine in a game bar in Portland, Oregon? DM us!
(Think: A6-ish or smaller, $25 or less retail)
I’ve had positive experiences with Ghost, though I haven’t been using it that long (and I primarily think of mine as a blog that also emails out to folks)
They’re gorgeous!
A picture of three TTRPG books: Gravity, Threadcutters and Bleak Spirit.
New mail!
it's the final stretch, the end of the Endtimes is nigh
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
This is exactly what marketing yourself on social media feels like, actually.
save me from myself young jeffrey dean morgan you’re my only hope
