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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
Proof of Life
It's been a while since I last posted an update, so I just wanted to drop in and talk about what I'm working on. I've started a part-time job to help manage my expenses while…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
Finding Helion
Today I'd like to take a moment to talk about the Helion Triptych, a collection of three games. Each can be played as a stand-alone game. However, when combined the triptych…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
The State of Loreshaper Games, August 2022
It's been a while since I've officially updated stuff. I often do a lot of stuff with very few public updates, and I'm not even sure that I've officially announced everything I'm…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
AI and Creativity: A Game Designer's Perspective
AI and creativity is a hot topic. I like to think that I'm on the bleeding edge of it, since I'm both a professional creative type (at least for now, please buy my stuff, thanks…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
What I've Learned from Writing a Game Every Day
I'm not a stranger to writing a game every day. Back in May, I did one game per day (and an extra), but not on a perfect daily schedule. Anyone who wants to be creative should…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
The Art of the System Reference Document: Types of SRD
A system reference document covers a portion of a game's content and collects it for future use. I will use four system reference document types to describe various strategies of…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
The Art of the System Reference Document: Licensing
Let's take a moment to talk about the uses and value of a system reference document to a game designer. This post will focus on system reference document licensing. I'm working…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
The Art of the System Reference Document: Uses
Why Make a System Reference Document? There are a few different reasons you might want an SRD. First, it's a handy core of resources that you can use when developing your…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
Using Midjourney for Character Portraits, Part 2: Prompt and Output
Midjourney is an AI-powered image generation tool that uses a text-based prompt. The quality of a prompt, especially character portrait prompts, can be the difference between…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
Using Midjourney for Character Portraits, Part 1: Setup
As a game designer and player who has writing skills, a background in graphic design, and no drawing ability, I've constantly dealt with the fact that I can't produce artistic…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 2 years ago
Game A Day May Post-Mortem Part 1
I wrote 32 games in as part of an experiment I'm calling Game a Day May. The shortest games were 200 words long. I designed these to fit on a business card. The longest was more…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Updates on the May Game Collection (Part 1)
Loreshaper Games is having its best month ever. If you've been following us for a while, you may have noticed that Carrion Birds and Kenoma haven't released. Carrion Birds is…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Carrion Birds Update #3 and the May Microgame Collection
I've been making progress on Carrion Birds, but I underestimated how much remained to do. The editing process goes more smoothly when the rules are written intelligibly, and a…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Carrion Birds Update #2
I was hoping to have Carrion Birds out by today, but it looks like it'll probably need a couple more days of work. It's not that far from being done. I just want to add some…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Carrion Birds Update #1
Let's talk for a moment about Carrion Birds. It's been a long time since I developed velotha's flock. From what I can see I wrote it back in 2018, and I probably wrote about it…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Firebird Worlds Out Now, Announcing Carrion Birds, and a Status Update
I’ve been incommunicado for a while working on stuff, but I now have a few updates related to games. First, I have a new game out (images after the break). It’s small, just a…
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loreshapergames (67)in #gaming • 3 years ago
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Review
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is the most recent installment in the Borderlands franchise. Though nominally a spin-off, it is closer to the Pre-Sequel in its role as an alternate…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: A Game Designer's First Impressions
I don’t have a progress update on games, unfortunately. I’ve had some health issues, and while I don’t want to blow them out of proportion—they’re unpleasant, not…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Cybrine Dreams Update #4
Now that Consoles and Controllers is out, I'm back to just Cybrine Dreams and Kenoma again. There are still some visual updates to make for Consoles and Controllers, but I…
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loreshapergames (67)in #tabletop-rpg • 3 years ago
Consoles and Controllers: Designing with Charge
Consoles and Controllers has been out a couple days now and I've already given it its first update to give the interior a little more polish and text. Normally I like to give…
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