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So technically you don't even need to produce a game, merely present a compelling pitch, and you retain all rights to your work regardless. The winnings are too small to justify anything other than paying yourself or a single artist however. I warned folks that the #ORC license would bite...

I have no problem with funding prior to completed design. It can be an effective strategy, and in some cases the only one practically available. However the fact anyone thought this minor change was worthy of an update doesn't give me much faith in the process. And it not only implies the...

Right now it's essentially a hybrid blog and mailing list, but I'm still not seeing the value proposition. I mean how is this meaningfully different from something like #DiceBreaker which already provides far more? Honestly they'd be far better off simply running a #Patreon.

So the last 'article' I spotted there was a ZWEIHÄNDER Reforged press release, and the RPG.NET merger interview was hidden behind a subscription wall, free though it may be. If they intend to present press releases in this manner and hide actual reporting behind subscriptions they're going to...

If the system avoids explicitly ordering player turns I can see how it would give them more tactical leeway and opportunities to cooperate, as the mechanics will make sure it becomes the GM's turn eventually.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: This game doesn't do anything that #Smallville did far sooner and far better, and it still suffers from the same trait tagging issues other #Cortex, #Fate, and #CityOfMists games do. But if discussing what words mean is more your speed than which rules...

Good. Maybe the new owner will respect CCPA and GDPR requests, especially in light of the data breach which leaked my data.

Where is this? I'm actually surprised you can talk about it at all, as one of the most important aspects of an NDA is to avoid setting expectations which will not hold in the final product.

Honestly the 12degree system doesn't do anything which couldn't be done with 5e or BRP and just ends up an unnecessary barrier to entry. I was only mostly sarcastic with my original sarcastic comment, but to put a finer point on it, FoF is an idealized version of history while CG is a...

Nowhere yet, but thanks for your interest. Tangentially, my biggest problem has been the fact that the design community has moved from technical analysis to emotional support. And while I realize you need both, it's gone so far in that direction that getting functional feedback has become...

While executing the humor aspect is certainly important let's not forget that #Discworld is also on occasion deeply and profoundly profound. A large part of Pratchett magic is in simply presenting all the standard fantasy tropes from an entirely different perspective and asking questions about...

Annnd that Nazi 'dogwhistle' is still on their announcement page. Which is weird, as the graphic was produced by a woman of color, and Lin was made aware of and acknowledged it. But how else am I supposed to interpret a completely out of context '88↑'? Think I'll stick to my guns and continue...

To be fair the root cause is when the system presents incentives which do not match the intended outcomes. What's the fancy word for it: Ludonarrative Dissonance. Luckily we're not talking about the real world but ultimately a set of procedures with lead to certain outcomes naturally emerging...

The initiative system is genius: Basically every action you take adds 'points' the GM can use against you on their turn, and you can take as many actions as you want until you choose to end your turn or roll with fear, at which time it becomes the GM's turn. And while I'm not a fan of the cards...

Flames of Freedom is basically Hamilton the RPG, and I genuinely don't understand why they bothered to license Colonial Gothic at all.

Or you could just ditch them and save on that second tooling and potential delay 😉

So how does this ontology help us design/define games? Can you provide an example for each?

#Hasbro posted over 5 billion in losses, sold their movie/television studio, took a massive hit from the lack of success of the #StarWars license, severed their distribution agreement with Penguin, delayed the 50th anniversary books and won't make #GenCon, discontinued their Portuguese...

Dagger in the Heart Now why does that sound so familiar?

And if they buy the core book then they no longer need to buy the starter set at all. They own D&D. Whether they'll be making anything at all is becoming more questionable by the day. Thankfully I doubt they can either afford it or justify it to shareholders.