Creeping Ever Closer
Despite taking a short break to publish a small Pathfinder RPG sourcebook, I’ve been slowly hacking away Spider Siege, the Venom & Silk board game.… Read More »Creeping Ever Closer
Game Design
Lords of Perfection
Like many creatives, I suffer from a type of fear known as “perfectionism.” For months, I’ve been taking baby-steps towards publishing my own RPG materials.… Read More »Lords of Perfection
Spider Control
Yesterday I awoke without Internet. My devices were flashing and beeping, parched and panting for their data streams. Cycling the modem’s power did nothing. I… Read More »Spider Control
Under Siege
What can I say? I’m a sucker for alliteration. The concept of this Empire of Venom & Silk board game originally came to me as… Read More »Under Siege
Playing with Spiders
Over the past few weeks, we’ve developed Empire of Venom & Silk, a fun fantasy storyworld full of grim heroics and giant spiders. That’s cool,… Read More »Playing with Spiders
Doomed Faster
Last week I had the opportunity to playtest Doomed Colony two nights in row. I was pretty giddy at this turn of events because it… Read More »Doomed Faster
Doomed Update
You know why I’m such a big proponent of taking notes during board game playtests? The biggest reason is that there are always a few… Read More »Doomed Update
1d6 Game Design Tips
I like to throw out bits of game design wisdom when I can. It’s usually stuff that I’ve picked up through study, painful experience, or… Read More »1d6 Game Design Tips
Doomed Playtest
I did it! I ran an actual playtest of Doomed Colony with actual playtesters and it actually wasn’t terrible. Oh, it wasn’t great. It wasn’t… Read More »Doomed Playtest
Doomed Pre-testing
With sweaty palms and a lump in my throat, I’ve scheduled the first Doomed Colony playtest for this week. Will the game be a great… Read More »Doomed Pre-testing