Posts related to game creation and writing advice.
Hi everyone! I am reasonably well-known not just for creating tabletop roleplaying games, but also for expanding those universes into comics, novels, card games, and other formats. Recently, I have been streaming one of the inspirations for my upcoming tabletop RPG, Era: Marscape, Doom Eternal. Not everyone who might love your work is actively looking…
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Hi everyone! Era: Marscape is coming in January, so naturally Leo and I are continuing our extremely serious and highly professional research by diving straight back into Doom Eternal today! You can join us at https://www.twitch.tv/shadesofvengeance for the stream live, or a highlight later. Part 1 was a four hour expedition into pure chaos, screaming,…
Hi everyone! I am often asked how I make sure I finish the projects I start. This is one of the reasons I wrote How to Be Creative (and more recently Voices from the Void): so I can describe some of the techniques I rely on. No technique matters, however, unless you understand one core…
Hi everyone! Today I want to talk about fulfilment, which I seldom talk about… and nor do many of the industry contacts I speak with. Whenever I do speak with someone in my position, they tend to recommend handing it off to one company or another – “More hassle than it’s worth”. I tried that…
Hi everyone! Today I’m going to talk to you about printing. I think this is something a lot of people don’t understand very well, especially when it comes to the difficulties of producing a very large book. Anything over about 300 pages – which is quite common in tabletop roleplaying games – presents certain challenges….
Hi everyone! Today, I am preparing for my next big roleplaying game convention. That made me think I would share some tips with you about how I prepare. At that convention, I usually run around 13-15 games from Tuesday to Sunday (16 last year!). I thought it might interest people to know how I design…
Hi everyone! Ed here, and today I’m going to talk to you about three ways that a planned timeline of events can make your work seem especially awesome. 1: It helps you figure out how the story will progress This is a really important part of writing; knowing where your story is going to go allows you to ensure that…
Hi everyone! Ed here and today I’m going to talk to you about how to build a hero. There are a few things that I think you ought to realise when you’re trying to build a protagonist for your story. I’m primarily going to focus on heroes as opposed to anti-heroes in this particular article. A…
Hi, everyone, Ed here! Today I’m going to talk about what you’re what you need to do if you’re going to reach the limit of what you’re capable of. Every creator will run into a blocker from time to time – you will find something that you’re not able to do. Personally, I’m not much of…
Hi everyone, Ed here! Today, I’m going to talk about five reasons why writing the book you always wanted to is definitely worth your time. 1. You don’t have to write it all at once… There are methods by which you can prompt yourself to write a book all at the same time. NaNoWriMo is an…
Hi everyone, Ed here from Shades of Vengeance! Today, I’m going to be giving you my three best quick tips for writing your story. 1. Start with Feelings Begin what you are trying to create with the feelings that you want to evoke within the universe (not necessarily within the reader!). How does it feel?…
Hi everyone! Today, I am talking creativity and universe building. Here are 5 simple things you can do to make sure your universe is as complete and immersive as possible: 1. Understand How it Feels to Live in the Universe Start with the feelings that people within the universe experience. This is an absolutely vital part…
Hi there! Everyone has spare energy at some point during the day. And it’s often very difficult to know the way in which you can change this into actual productivity and break that silence in your creative life. Here are three thing that I do in order to ensure that I remain creative and use…
