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When Writing Fantasy, Kill Your Darlings. Literally.
How to kill your characters to achieve maximum story efficiency.
Nov 21
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UFO50, the Only Game You'll Ever Need
Any game longer than 3 hours is a mistake.
Nov 1
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October 2024
Tips For Writing a Video Game Story That WORKS
(Where "works" means "makes more money.")
Oct 9
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September 2024
Why Video Games Are Tough For Storytelling
A good story can help your game make money, but the medium will fight you every step of the way.
Sep 26
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Our Next Game and Kickstarter ... Avernum 4: Greed and Glory!
As in days of olde, we are artists searching for patrons.
Sep 18
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How To Write a Good Story That Doesn't Give Me Headaches
Logic, clarity, and making sense are missing more often than they should be.
Sep 11
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August 2024
The Deck of Many Things: Peak Game Design
What is Dungeons & Dragons for? Why not just get crazy with it?
Aug 28
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June 2024
Picking Apart Baldur's Gate 3, Part 3 (The Only Thing You Should Care About: Loot.)
If I have to wade through your story, I want my dopamine hits, darn it.
Jun 12
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Picking Apart Baldur's Gate 3, Part 3 (The Only Thing You Should Care About: Loot.)
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May 2024
Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #4. Dragon Magazine, September, 1981.
Building the Tabletop RPG was a huge team effort.
May 29
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Gamer Deep Lore, Exhibit #3. The Tomb of Horrors.
Balancing turn-based RPGs is hard.
May 15
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Indie Postmortem 2: Geneforge 2 - Infestation. Avoiding Utter Disaster.
Yeah. I grovel. I got product to move. I'm not proud.
May 8
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Indie Postmortem 2: Geneforge 2 - Infestation. Avoiding Utter Disaster.
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Indie Postmortem 1: Geneforge 2 - Infestation. Funding and Building.
A weird development process that actually sort of works.
May 1
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