The Disc 2 Jam invites participants to provide commentary, extras, and additional content for their existing games. So I decided to write about what brought abo...

Hello! It's been awhile, but the time has come to make a fairly major update to The Walled and the Wood and also to prevaricate on these upcoming modifications...

Salve Esploratori! È giunto il momento di parlare della Modalità Veloce, o Quickstart: ANTARTICA Quick Icebreaker. Immaginate di immergervi direttamente nel c...

(This is a companion piece to Gila RPGs/Spencer Campbell’s recent stream about healthless TTRPGs , which is well worth your time if you have an hour to spend...

I recorded a 20 minutes designers talk about the game, the creation of it and the thoughts I have around some parts of the design. I hope you like it! Let me al...

This is a design commentary. It's also downloadable as a PDF in the game text! It's attached to the new 0.7 update and covers all the new changes! DESIGN COMMEN...

Salve Esploratori! Oggi vogliamo immergerci nel cuore pulsante di Antartica, esplorando il delicato equilibrio tra libertà narrativa e struttura tematica che d...

Salve Esploratori! Oggi vi condurrò attraverso il ghiaccio e il vento dell'Antartide, immergendoci nei meandri del game design mentre esploriamo le Relazioni t...

So, a friend of mine--who is helping me with game development--suggested I launch a Patreon. I did a while ago under the guise of wanting to post some deeper di...

One of the great joys of maturing as a game designer is that I've got very good at making complex systems as simple as possible. But it turns out when you decid...

After I had published “Issue 0” of Echoed Invocations, I decided my next issue was going to be themed Deviations , as it was going to focus on optional rule...

(En español a continuación) Dear backers, I am glad to announce the first creation jam for The Lantern. The idea is to get together and create new playable ch...

Doing the first design exercise of applying the mechanics of Wandering Blades to media that inspired elements of the game was so fun, I had to do it again! Comb...

A member of the Asians Represent Podcast Discord community (thanks, Izen) suggested that I produce an episode breaking down cinematic action scenes as if played...

Hi all! Just to say, AfterGlow has received a rules clarification update based on some feedback - the digital files have been updated accordingly! Thanks to Ale...

Hello! Just a quick couple of notes about the considerable changes to the game. The main focus for the development of the new version of the game was two-fold...

Today I'll be tackling the design of all four callings all at once! Mechanically, there's not as much going on with them, but I think Callings are a really inte...

The third (and final) of the three classes - today we're digging into the Packrat. Design Story : The Packrat is the youngest of the three, and it's also the on...

Another design blog! This time I'm digging into the Splinterhead. Design Story : When I started with the idea that would become Myco-Alchemist, I also was looki...

Welcome back! This post is going to be a quick one. I've been busy wrapping up the Kickstarter campaign for Glide - Repacked these past few weeks and touching u...

So after years of trying to design my perfect game, I finally have it in my hands... And what do you know, it turns out it's very similar to Maze Rats. Hell, it...

News from the printer We got the printing proofs, which highlited area we need to improve, nothing major or unexpected at this point...

I thought it would be fun to dig into the three classes, their inspirations, what they've got going on mechanically, what's exciting to me about them! This one...

Between February 1st and February 29th, many indie TTRPG publisher will show case their project to the world, and we are so here for it. Zine Month Zine Month i...

Hello, This week for the devlog I'm touching on the world event s system that will be included for Courier - Repacked edition. As briefly discussed in the Facti...

What are you talking about? Ok, lets roll back a little, before talking about "playing in PDFs", let's talk about PDFs. As it turns out PDFs do a lot and someti...

Hi there! Last class overview devlog, because after these two we’re out of core classes! Introducing the final two, Tactician and Windmagus. Just in time for...

Version 6, Updating Shuttles One of the biggest updates of V6 will be the inclusion of all shuttlecraft stats . I've poured over all the existing books, gone th...

With Notorious Style, we tried to make the PDF a lot more accessible than ZIMO's Getting up in a few different way Jargon One of the most difficult task is to f...

Hi there! Valiant Horizon v1.0 is coming out on January 23rd! So we’re devlogging fast now. As noted in #1 , all role/sub-role talk is referring to Total//Eff...

Hello, This weeks post is about combat and defending yourself against the dangers of the wasteland. This will be a shorter post as I've spent a lot of time stre...

Hi there! Valiant Horizon v1.0 is coming out on January 23rd! So I’d better get moving on these devlogs. As noted in #1 , all role/sub-role talk is referring...

Eine Spielleitung schreibt mir: Ich leite morgen wieder eine Bad-Bründlholz-Runde und hätte eine kleine Regelfrage. Bei einem Misserfolg oder Teilerfolg im Sp...

Welcome back! This week we are looking at the contracts and the business side of Courier - Repacked. Contractor Work Contracts are a core mechanic of Courier -...

Welcome to the first devlog for Courier - Repacked edition! To start off the devlogs I've chosen to discuss the changes to the factions system and how they impr...

Hello, my fellow Magical Girls and Guardians! We have a relatively large update that I felt would best be shared here. There's a bit of good news, a bit of bad...

Hi there! Long time no see! Now that Valiant Horizon is nearing full release, this is #3 in our design series. We’re back with the Commander and Dark Knight...

Hey Drovers, The setting of Autostede is something that I've had a lot of trouble with and lately, as I've had an ongoing campaign running, both the reasons tha...

Welcome back! Do you ever look at a finished project and want to do it over? Add the extra bit of shine to it, tweak a few mechanics, or fix the layout? I do th...

I've droned on an on about the importance of the Weird in other articles, so maybe it's about time I sat down and wrote about it. We live in a paradoxical world...

Version 0.5 of Voyager: Tactics is out now! This has been a lot of work and I'm glad to finally have it out for you all! There has been way too many changes bet...

Working on 100 Ironsworn Locations and should be out by the end of the year. Since they're mainly waypoints, they won't be so in depth. Wondering if I should co...

It’s no secret that I’m drawn to so-called “difficult” ergodic texts. I regularly cite books like House Of Leaves, The Raw Shark Texts, and The Unfortun...

I’m looking back at a very successful Itch.io Black Friday Sale, which saw many purchases of Block, Dodge, Parry, almost a full year after its first release...

¡El primer suplemento para Perros sin Dios ha llegado! Explora La Zona, un lugar lleno de radiación, anomalías y peligros repleta de carroñeros, bandidos y...

His Majesty the Worm is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: the classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities...

His Majesty the Worm is a new-school game with old-school sensibilities: the classic megadungeon experience given fresh life through a focus on the mundanities...

Redditor DarthAvner asked the other day about porting ships into Captain's Log, and I decided, since I've done quite a bit with shipbuilding, I'd chime in. Now...

I know what you’re here for, mechanically. Let’s talk shop about The Grid™️. Loadout and Construction Every mech in this game is defined by a grid like...

I have been meaning to work on the overhaul of Taels of the Heisty Vixens for a long time, but I kept getting distracted by new projects. I do have a lot of ide...