Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in. Let me take your coat. Can you believe it snowed today? None of it stuck, but still. I've got a saucepan full of hot chocolate in the kitchen. Mugs are in the cupboard. So. Some wild things happened since we last met:
Aren't they amazing? Can you believe you get to play these characters?? I'll share the colors as soon as I get them! What else happened? Hm... That's about it. Boring fall. Just kidding! The U.S. had a presidential election. For me, it was catastrophic. I'm still reeling. It feels like the '80s all over again. It also makes tabletop RPGs feel worthless. 80 million people just showed enormous cynicism about politics. The coming years will only foster even more cynicism—about government, about truth. Right now, though, I'm so grateful for tabletop RPGs. Here, we make real community. We look each other in the eyes. Our made-up stories—whether sweet, horrific, violent, or flirty—nurture real ideals. A cynical age needs ideals. Living, strong, load-bearing ideals will sustain us—and each other. Please find your friends and tell some stories together. Cheers, P.S. I'm setting up the Kickstarter for Defy the Gods! Currently slated for (gulp) March. I'm working with more artists, Rue Dickey for copy editing, Sean D'Souza for Sumerian world-building, and Cris Viana for graphic design. This game is looking sweet. Next time, I'll send you the launch page for the Kickstarter! |
🌈🚀 Reliable wonder engine. I make narrative role-playing games that imagine a weirder, queerer, more connected world.
Hi Reader, How are you? Please, come in. Have a seat. I'll take your raincoat. The weather's been all over the place lately. These innocuous-looking white flowers on the table are bloodroot. Don't break the stems—the sap is poisonous. What a sword & sorcery flower. Last week, I went to GAMA Expo as a Horizons Fellow. "GAMA" is the Game Manufacturers' Association, and "GAMA Expo" is a professional conference of retailers, publishers, and distributors. The Horizons Fellowship is part of GAMA's...
Hi Reader, Welcome back to game night. I'm briefly out of the smithy—Udo has to bury all the bronze swords in the backyard for that weathered look, so the ball's in his court. Still, I've been busy. I'm working on enamel pin designs. What do you think? Can you tell what B is? I've also been publicizing the game. I contracted with a consulting company called LaunchBoom to help me, because I don't know from marketing. Little did I know it would drop me into the crossfire of tabletop games...
Hi Reader, [heat, banging] Welcome! Please, come in. I'll be right with you. Just need to stick this blade in the quenching bucket ... [steam, hissing] There we go. Whew! It's sweaty in here. Put your coat wherever. No, not there, that's hot. Why is our game night in a smithy? I've been working on Defy the Gods. Turns out, in a sword & sorcery game, there are a lot of swords. So, thank you for coming to my workshop while I continue to hammer away. But look what I've turned out! I've scheduled...