Every failure has made me a better designer. Seeing the fail states if games, either in playtesting or after publication, has shown me a dozen different areas where I can hone my craft. Recently I decided to step back and look at the broader patterns which highlighted four different core design structures that need to […]

  We just released our first major public announcement for Fate of the Galaxy, and we are blown away by the enthusiasm fresh out the gate. One of the key aspects of the game is that we are trying very intentionally to design the game with a focus on inclusion, and we need your help. […]

February is a cold and dark time, with our eyes eagerly searching out the sun. It’s time to look to the future. Inspiration and art, from fresh faces and bold voices, will drive us forward into the New Year. For the month of February, we want to spread these stories. We want you to publicly […]

This was originally prepared using Storify. Six months later, that company announced that the Storify platform was being discontinued, so I salvaged it on my blog for future use. Sorry for any formatting bugs!  RPG Design Curation – Likes for Wisdom RPG designers share tweet-sized insights into game design and publishing. Memes are relatively common […]

Hello to all listeners of the #RPGDesignPanelcast! To date, I have been hosting this podcast on my website, which has worked well for years. Unfortunately, it’s using an in increasing amount of server resources and it’s interfering with the website itself working as intended! To that end, I have just migrated the website over to […]

There is only one true city; a place of multiversal trade, cultural exchange, and mixed blood. A place where monsters come to scheme and gods come to die. Sig is the nexus of the multiverse. It’s a city connected to everywhere, a refuge for the oppressed and a prize for tyrants. It’s a place where […]