Kickstarting Do & So Can You

Posted on May 9, 2011 in Articles | 2 comments

A lot has happened since I last posted, a lot of game design on Free Spacer as I push towards the end, but more notably Daniel Solis’ Kickstarter for “Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple” has become one of the biggest things in the Indie Community. The ongoing overwhelming success of this Kickstarter is incredibly intimidating. The...

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Holidays Killed My Game

Posted on Dec 20, 2010 in Blog | 1 comment

I ‘tis the Season for traditions and family, all normally scheduled programs are off the air, you have holidays from classes and work, and unfortunately most game sessions are put on hiatus too. Unfortunately, Newton’s Laws affect games too, to paraphrase the late great father of physics: A session on hiatus tends to stay on hiatus. So if you’re anything...

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Size Matters

Posted on Nov 8, 2010 in Articles | 2 comments

I’m sure as you stroll threw your Friendly Local Gaming Store, you’ve noticed there have been a subtle change in some of the game books populating the shelves. Since the 1980′s these RPGs have been published as the standard 8.5 x 11 format hard or soft cover books. The first book I had in an alternate format was the one off RPG for the Dark...

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RPGs: Boards, Boxes, & Cards

Posted on Feb 1, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments

In June 2008, Dungeon and Dragons: 4th edition was released and, love it or hate it, was a revolution in Roleplaying. D&D 4e brought new conventions from board games and collectable card games into Roleplaying. The new D&D emphasises miniatures and tactical maps. At the end of last year, November 2009, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay upped the ante, with...

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What is a Roleplaying Game?

Posted on Dec 8, 2009 in Articles | 0 comments

Nearly every Roleplaying Game book has a very strange section in it; called “What is a Roleplaying Game?” Like most gamers I just took this for granted, but when I started to plan Free Spacer, I started to wonder if this section was even necessary. I’ve never run across a novel with a “What is Narrative literature?” section or a Cookbook with a “What...

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