Paula It was morning, she thought. Most days it wasn’t but today she had a feeling in her bones. No alarm to tell her otherwise, just the closed door and the subtle daylight trying to make its way around the edges of curtains. No clock to tick and keep her awake in her bed at … Continue reading The Monsters in our Pockets (P-R)
JB’s Game Design Template
I’ll be the first to put my hand up and say that I’m an amateur game designer. I have an A-Level in maths and a loose interpretation of the prisoner’s dilemma. However, within me there is a passion to create and share experiences with people. What I also lack is the will power to stay … Continue reading JB’s Game Design Template
The Bogglesnot
Working a literature festival, you end up joining in on some odd activities. This character was designed from children’s workshop for designing villains. This was the character that I created and will (hopefully one day) get round to drawing and pitching as a children’s picture book. Have you heard of the Bogglesnot? And the way he plots and grots and blots. He’s made from … Continue reading The Bogglesnot
The Town of Charlotte (Dead Eden)
For the RPG, Charlotte was the first town that the players start in. A small settlement of 60-70 people, trying to get by and survive in the world. They have some small defences available, and it’s usually enough to deal with the upstarts trying to make a bad name for themselves. The players would have … Continue reading The Town of Charlotte (Dead Eden)
Life is bigger than the NaNo
Is it over yet...? It is, it actually is! If you’ve been watching the blog, you may have seen a post a little while ago about starting the NaNoWriMo (which I found out I was pronouncing wrong about half way through). So now that you’re reading this, I can happily say that saved to the … Continue reading Life is bigger than the NaNo
The Monsters in our Pockets (M-O)
Mike “Could you answer the question please?” The microphone was held at the end of a small piece of metal, barely the size of a 5 pence piece. He coughed a couple of times, his throat empty, but a few precious seconds to think were all he could scramble for. “Could you rephrase the question for me?” … Continue reading The Monsters in our Pockets (M-O)
NPC (Library Help Desk)
Skill ranks cap at level He said ‘I’m looking for a book.’I said ‘You’ve come to the right place.’‘I can’t remember what it’s called though.’An awkward grin upon his face.‘Well then, what do you do?’ I asked.‘A lot less than I’m supposed to.’ He said‘I meant what course, what modules, classes?’‘I don’t know, sometimes I … Continue reading NPC (Library Help Desk)
II – Days Please (Ali’s Shoe Project)
delays from his rosehere and to beobligation the better concernthe evil as a constructionthe oldest vessels anchoreddone to be roughinfamous pieces offloaded without disappointthe hopes of a month the letter had expiredoutsiders at his contracthe brought ten daysthe end replyready with bluffantagonise in the years aheadto be a baneful lessonthe silk beingHosea belonged his value … Continue reading II – Days Please (Ali’s Shoe Project)
Reunion (A Hidden Pasts RPG)
This was the second RPG I mentioned at the end of my post on fear in RPGs. The base premise for this RPG is to create a sense of unease between the players, hidden identities and secrets that could cause a lot of issues between the characters. Not necessarily scary, but I wanted to tap into tap in … Continue reading Reunion (A Hidden Pasts RPG)
Preparing for the NaNoWriMo
The NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a self-imposed challenge which pushes you write an entire novel in 30 days. How much is a novel? According to the challenge, the goal is to write 50,000 words which translates to around 1,667 words a day (quite a difference from the 1000-3000 deadline I set myself a … Continue reading Preparing for the NaNoWriMo