The World of Steel Dragons – Part 2
Steel Dragons, as you may recall, is a digital adventure board game I’m designing for Quickcharge Games. The game is set in a steampunk version… Read More »The World of Steel Dragons – Part 2
Storyworlds
Weave a Web of Magic
In the Empire of Venom & Silk fantasy storyworld, the world has been been invaded by giant, sentient spiders. Today, thanks to the generosity of… Read More »Weave a Web of Magic
The World of Steel Dragons – Part 1
As a guy who specializes in creating storyworlds, I’ve found Steel Dragons to be a blast to work on. It’s been a fun challenge to… Read More »The World of Steel Dragons – Part 1
Putting the “Story” in “Storyworld” – Part 3
Welcome to the third part of my series on how stories and storyworlds relate to each other. We’ve already discussed how storyworlds only exist to… Read More »Putting the “Story” in “Storyworld” – Part 3
Putting the “Story” in “Storyworld” – Part 2
Welcome to the second part of my series on how stories and storyworlds relate to each other. As I previously noted, storyworlds only exist to… Read More »Putting the “Story” in “Storyworld” – Part 2
Meet the Creepers
As you might expect, the Empire of Venom & Silk storyworld is full of spiders. But while they’re all giant spiders, there are actually several… Read More »Meet the Creepers
Putting the “Story” in “Storyworld” – Part 1
As you might guess from my endless blog posts, RPG projects, and various freelance projects, I’m a little obsessed with storyworlds. But obsession isn’t always… Read More »Putting the “Story” in “Storyworld” – Part 1
Expecting Expectations
Last week, I wrote about how storyworlds can adjust their focus from one story to another, but need to adjust their audience’s expectations to match.… Read More »Expecting Expectations
A Web of Truths
Over on the Patreon, I’ve been talking about getting back into the Empire of Venom & Silk storyworld, and how the first step is to… Read More »A Web of Truths
Pretty Good Expectations
Today I write in defense of the Star Wars prequels. Seriously. A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Star Wars prequels had a different… Read More »Pretty Good Expectations