Over the weekend, I participated in 24-Hour Comic Book Day. This is a 24-hour challenge to write, draw, ink, and letter a 24-page comic book, by yourself, within 24 hours. This was my first year attempting this, and I recruited a friend (you may recognize him from the Solar Panel Project) to help get me […]
How I write a Timewatch Adventure
This is just my basic formula for writing and running a scenario to run in Timewatch. Step 1: Play Historical What-If First, I start with an historical “what if” scenario. It might be a cause or an effect. A “cause” would be something that happened and ripples forward in time. This is the most common […]
The Musketgears RPG
I present to you game #3 in my 14 in 2014 challenge! I wrote this in response to Matthew Bannock’s Steampunk RPG contest. This is The Musketgears, a steampunk RPGÂ Â set in mid-19th century France, during the reign of Emperor Napoleon III. The players take the roles of Codenames: Athos, Aramis, Porthos, and D’artagnan, the espionage […]
Crone Kickstarter: I’m a Stretch Goal!
Over on the Crone Kickstarter, the project is now fully funded and starting to hit some stretch goals. It’s currently just over $2,500 in funding. Personally, I hope it raises another $7K. Why? Because look at the stretch goal for $9,250: $9,250 Legend by Stephanie Bryant - “A comet heralds an otherworldly visitor. Is it an angel, […]
Two Free Microgames
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about games, and reading games, and wanting to design games. A couple of years ago, Wil Wheaton issued a challenge to “just make stuff.” It was limited in scope– for one day, just make something, and then release it for others to enjoy. I make stuff all […]