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Oh. Apparently I worked on this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIuI...

Thursday! What a concept!

psst, no one is struggling with this - we are trying to create singular things that resonate with a huge audience or resonate hugely with a specific audience. We "struggle" with how tech and VC funding has broken almost every creative economy we have. So thanks but no thanks

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I want so badly to write a C64 game… in assembly.

Anyone making/running an app should consider how much this drawing blew up just because it WAS NOT AI!

Looking for help overcoming my K-Pop Demon Hunter obsession. Otherwise, I risk making a Blades playbook for Rumi, Mira and Zoey - like I did for Jinx a few years ago.

- Ehy, @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com , I have an idea for a game that... - Have you finished Ashlight? - Nope, but... - Have you finished Dust of Nightmares? - Nope, but hear me out... - Have you finished Doomfire? Forge of Lore? Delve in the Dark? - NOPE. But here the pitch. How can you not love it?

as I was saying…

"Wishlist quality" is a handy shorthand that implies: 1) Some sources are lower quality 2) Some wishlisters (people) are less committed But really it's all about YOUR GAME. Some games will get more "hell yeah" wishlists than others. Some games have a more attractive launch offering.

Thursday! What a concept!

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

I have some free time in my schedule between now and December. I'm renewing my invitation to anyone with a game design resume or portfolio to review: feel free to contact me. Of course, I'm doing this for free. And if you are not directly interested, feel free to spread the word. #indiegame #gamedev

AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.

NEO-N is back! Join us tonight at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST for the third episode of our cyberpunk magical girl story featuring @evilhat.bsky.social's Girl By Moonlight and benefiting @feedingamerica.org! Welcome to the future. Welcome to Garden. What will take root inside of you?

I made a "barebones" version of Cairn. Sort of. It's the 2e rules but with swingy and random character generation (no tables, no implied setting). I'm still tweaking it a lot so expect some changes. It's SRD only now, but here you go I guess. cairnrpg.com/barebones/

It's always a joy to talk to Meg and Vincent. Ben facilitated a really fun conversation here, orbiting around Apocalypse World and spinning off into all kinds of game design thoughts.

So, I'm thinking a lot about how a horror is different than a fantasy-action, and about failing a roll. Why does rolling badly mean failing an action? How can this add tension to the game? I have no answer :D For Eye of Leviathan, I drafted this, pushing on the costs and consequences of the actions.

So the artist, the visionary, the one who points the way for the video game industry, is actually someone who's afraid to take a stand and is cringing at the controversy raised by Turkey? I wonder why I'm not surprised.

You don't need gen AI, not even if you're not an artist. I'm not an artist, but I wanted to make an illustration of a monster's eye... something like an "eldritch eye." I cannot do by scratch, so I downloaded free images, and mixed them until I got something I was happy with. Here the result:

I honestly feel that out best defenses against toxic AI, and may other things, can be found in the disciplines of design. So much so that someone more conspiratorially minded might attribute some intent to the multi-decade attempt to crush the souls of its practitioners.

I'm not sure if I will ever use it in one of my hundreds of incomplete games, BUT I had fun trying this out.

BTW the cover art was done by both @nightjargames.bsky.social and @matteosciutteri.it and the final result is absolutely stunning. I love how it spreads from the front to the back cover ^^

T minus 7. We're launching the KS next Monday, one week from today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

Only a handful of rogues away from 100000000 followers!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw... Well, 100000000 in binary. But still, that's twice as many as 10000000, which, you must admit, is quite impressive.

Every Rob threat is a must to read.

Hey check it out! 11 days to launch. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

I'm so proud of @roosterema.bsky.social and @need.games

Blades '68: Crews

Magic of Inventorying... A roleplaying game to declutter your loot and banish encumbrance forever! mailchi.mp/grumpybearst... #TTRPG #MarieKondo

As always, threads super interesting by Yochai.

I recently published an adventure for Cairn 2e, and I'd like to talk about the development process a bit, it folks will indulge me.

we need to more signups help me out folks www.kickstarter.com/projects/myt...

Sooo... I'm apparently working on a little game using the Boundless system by @farirpgs.com

Here me out: Blades in the Duck. Blades but with PK and Darkwind Duck character’s style.

Once again, Fred brings you a look at our financials.

I was asking how crafting works in my fantasy hack merging Forbidden Lands and Blades. Here the answer. If a player has a blueprint or a formula, they can create an item or an alchemical compound (a potion, a poison, etc.) following this simple rule.

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

MORE THAN 100K IN 10MINS! Fabula Ultima TTJRPG Celebration Edition + Bestiary Vol . I is now live on #Kickstarter! 💎 Back within the first 48 hours to get an exclusive bonus cloth patch! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndg...

I haven't mentioned my games in a while but if you don't have it, you can grab a copy of MORIAH here at: urania-games.itch.io/moriah I say this because for the Folklore jam I'm planning to write a couple of new roads based on the tales of Maria Makiling and Ibong Adarna solely for use with MORIAH.

It's my 45th birthday this week 🎂 Come celebrate with poetry games at 45% OFF! Featuring: • The Western Cantos, incl. Gentleman Bandit & its ghastly hack, Dark Highway • The gay seafaring GB hack, Gentleman Pirate • Telegraph poetry generators, original & Occult Edition itch.io/s/78055/poet...

Looking for playtesters for an upcoming sci-fi horror game kind of like shadowdark meets ten candles meets mothership. If you want to test it with your group, send me a DM on Bluesky and I’ll send you a free copy.

#FabulaUltima Celebration Edition + Bestiary Vol. I is coming to Kickstarter Tuesday Sept. 30! Sign up now to make sure you dont' miss early pledge bonus!| www.kickstarter.com/projects/ndg...

DAY. ONE. Hell yes. youtu.be/XtCS5tuvCKs?...

This whole "only AI uses endashes" discourse is especially funny from the perspective of a guy who has the ALT+numpad codes for en- and emdashes memorised so he can still use them when posting from desktop terminals which lack his accustomed keyboard shortcuts.

Examine and analyze the conceptual models that underlie games. Examine and analyze the ways that the game's processes embody its underlying models. (These diagrams are about our game Under Hollow Hills, from this blog post: lumpley.games/2021/04/07/p...)

Me and the game industry