Invisible Sun Design Diary 1: Stats
Although Invisible Sun has been in the works for a long time, only now am I actually putting words to […]
Invisible Sun Design Diary 1: Stats
Bring a Setting to Life
One of my favorite parts of games design is working with artists and Bear, our art director, to bring the
Lich Monkeys, Mermaids, and Piggies: Taking No Thank You, Evil! for a Test Drive!
Update: We’re Kickstarting a reprint and new adventures for No Thank You, Evil! The 5-year-old girl (“I’m going to be
Lich Monkeys, Mermaids, and Piggies: Taking No Thank You, Evil! for a Test Drive!
Designing a Game for the Whole Family
Update: We’re Kickstarting a reprint and new adventures for No Thank You, Evil! When we set out to make a
Designing a Game for the Whole Family
Playtesting No Thank You, Evil!
Update: We’re Kickstarting a reprint and new adventures for No Thank You, Evil! No Thank You, Evil! playtesters getting into
Playtesting No Thank You, Evil!
Ordering Art for Games
I’ve written many art orders over the last two decades. From a game designer point of view, an art order
The Spirit of Numenera
In conversations over the last few weeks, I’ve found myself talking about Numenera to interested people–not so much the rules,
Adventures! (Numenera Product Line-Up, Part 2)
There’s a well-accepted “truism” in the tabletop industry nowadays: Adventures don’t sell. There’s only one problem with this bit of
Adventures! (Numenera Product Line-Up, Part 2)
Game Mastering Numenera
The Numenera corebook’s design and development are complete. There’s still a lot of editing to do, a few illustrations and
Numenera Product Line-Up (Part 1)
This weekend, I finished making the last few adjustments to the Numenera rules based on playtester feedback. Sean Reynolds, the
Numenera Product Line-Up (Part 1)
Four Types of Numenera
When originally thinking about technology in the Ninth World, I mostly thought in terms of how it was used, and
Distinguishing It From Magic
I keep bringing up Arthur C. Clarke’s third law, that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” when I