Category: Game Making

Making a Game Into a Book – Editing

Posted by Tracy Barnett | Nov 14, 2018 | Game Making

I’ve worked on the publishing side of...

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Getting Started on the DMs Guild – Part 1: Your First Product

Posted by Jennifer Adcock | Nov 12, 2018 | Game Making

In early 2016, Wizards of the Coast and...

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Uncanny Game Feel(ings)

Posted by Kira Magrann | Sep 24, 2018 | Game Making

I’m really interested in the types of ways...

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Design Flow: It’s Your Game Now

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Aug 24, 2018 | Design Journals, Game Making

There is a thing about designing a setting that...

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Why Polyhedral Dice On A Deck Of Cards Will Never Work… Or Will They?

Posted by Matthew J. Neagley | Mar 21, 2018 | Game Making

A few months back, I was reading a post over on...

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How to Create When You’re Angry

Posted by Kira Magrann | Feb 5, 2018 | Game Making

Whew, there’s a lot to be angry about in...

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Quick-Start Settings and Campaign Frames

Posted by Tracy Barnett | Jan 8, 2018 | Game Making

I’ve been thinking a lot about how...

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Design Flow: Removing A Good Rule

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 22, 2017 | Design Journals, Game Making

Often we think of playtesting for rooting out...

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Design Flow : Conveying Table Culture

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Dec 1, 2017 | Design Journals, Game Making

“What is your game about?” Your first reaction,...

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Using Your Creative Obsessions & The Three Things Trick

Posted by Kira Magrann | Nov 20, 2017 | Game Making

Today’s guest post is by Kira Magrann, who...

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Campaign Frames – How to Tell the Kind of Story Y’all Want to Tell

Posted by Tracy Barnett | Nov 17, 2017 | Game Making

Like I said in my first post about campaign...

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Design Flow: UI and Neighbors

Posted by Phil Vecchione | Sep 29, 2017 | Design Journals, Game Making

For the past few months, I have been wrestling...

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Diners, Dungeons, & Dives – How to Make Campaign Frames

Posted by Tracy Barnett | Sep 28, 2017 | Game Making

A few weeks back a buddy of mine mentioned on...

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Troy’s Crock Pot: Immersed in the Jungle

Posted by Troy E. Taylor | Sep 8, 2017 | Crock Pot, Game Making, Game Mastering, General, GMing Advice

Grab a vine and give a mighty Tarzan yell....

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Making a Thing: Being Visible as a Creator

Posted by Tracy Barnett | Aug 30, 2017 | Game Making

If you write, draw, paint, sculpt, build, or do...

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