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System Balance in TTRPG Design
When half your game is feeling underdeveloped, how do you give it the extra juice that brings your project balance? Fight Or Fright development…
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Opening the Game Design Toolbox
Recommendations for someone starting their journey designing tabletop roleplaying games, from someone who's nearly finished designing his first game…
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How I ran a playtest for my TTRPG, and why you might want to!
Playtesting is a key step in game design. In this design update, I'm talking about what I prepared for my first playtest, and what I learned from my…
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Design Update #7 - The Master of Candies
What does the Game Master in my Tabletop Game actually do? In this design update, we'll explore that and more as this game nears completion!
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Design Update #6- Dice bring Theme to the Table
In lieu of a new episode, I'm breaking down the new dice system for the Halloween Game, and how feedback is such an essential part of the game design…
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Design Update #5 - Killing Your Darlings
In this week's update, design issues come to a head and we make a descision set to affect the whole game. Dice mechanics, scope, and everything is up in…
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Design Update #4 - The right direction?
How do we know our game is heading in the right direction? Today, I'm taking a closer look my spooky game project handles character creation
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Design Update #2 - Scouting the Landscape
Being a first-time TTRPG designer, I felt like I didn't have a grasp on what made good design. After the second episode of Wait, Roll That Again, I…
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Design Update #1 - The Concept
So, what's this tabletop game about?
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