🌈🚀 Reliable wonder engine. I make narrative role-playing games that imagine a weirder, queerer, more connected world.
Defy the Gods is alive!
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Hi Reader, It's good to see you again. Please, sit down—let me move these stacks of paper. And these. I'll put them—somewhere. On the sofa. As you can see, this place has been a hive of activity since the Kickstarter launched on Tuesday. I meant to get together with you before now, but there's just been so much to do. Oh hey, didn't I tell you? The Kickstarter is live! If you haven't already, please go check it out—including all the art I'm showing off there. Yesterday, Jay Dragon released a Patreon post warning about the complexity of large projects—saying, "Heed my warning wary travelers, and beware the allure of the big game. It will envelop you and there will be nothing left." It's so true. I identify with what Jay says...and also with the impulse that led Jay to make big games anyway. I'm glad it's not just me. As Cat Tobin, my Horizons mentor, wryly told me today, "You're living the dream." Not to mention living up to the "Hectic" in my brand name! But enough about me. On Wednesday, I revealed the cover art for the special edition of Defy the Gods, and I wanted to make sure you saw the mockup. Isn't it beautiful? The whole game in one image—an embrace of sword and sorcery in the midst of destruction. Thalie has such a sense for these characters. Now go tell your friends about the Kickstarter. Tell your enemies! Cheers, |
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🌈🚀 Reliable wonder engine. I make narrative role-playing games that imagine a weirder, queerer, more connected world.
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Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in. It's getting blowy out there. On the table, we've got flame-orange dahlias. The Raccoon Sky Pirates Kickstarter is doing well beyond my wildest hopes. But, for once, I'm not here to talk about that. I recently read Lin Codega's diaries of their experience playing Over/Under, the massive, 30-day game on Discord that started a year ago. Here's what I said about it on Bluesky: Me when O/U was happening: Man I wish I had time for this. Me after it ended: Man I...
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