A Unit of Awesome
I’ve been spending some time this week pondering how to put the war into the Spider Siege war game. As I mentioned on Monday, it’s… Read More »A Unit of Awesome
World-Building
Interwoven
After working up the game board for Spider Siege, I went back to the original design docs to see what I needed to do next.… Read More »Interwoven
Web of Pinsperation
(Get it? Pinterest + Inspiration = Pinsperation! I’m so clever I think I’ll go play in traffic.) Earlier this week, I showed off Eric Lofgren‘s… Read More »Web of Pinsperation
Visions of Venom & Silk
One thing that truly defines a storyworld’s setting is its unique imagery. This is something I’ve been wrestling with in regards to Empire of Venom… Read More »Visions of Venom & Silk
Behold the Board!
As I threatened earlier this week, I’ve actually put together a rough draft of the Spider Siege game board. And I do mean rough draft.… Read More »Behold the Board!
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
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
Circles, Faces, and Elder Shrines
The records are unclear as to how long the people of Shunadar have lived in the land. Scholars believe it’s been hundreds of years, but… Read More »Circles, Faces, and Elder Shrines