Thinking Aloud About Game Design: The Contents Page
Designing a NEW Solo Table Top RPG Out in the Open
Most people whom I see in the Solo TTRPG space have either already designed a game, are in the process of doing so, or hope to do so one day…
I think it illustrates that Solo Roleplaying attracts a wide range of people linked by a creative streak…
When Alex T and Alan Bahr announced that Under Ashen Skies would be designated under Creative Commons, I hopped over to DriveThru to download the files. Immediately, I was captivated by the setting, even if the rules and mechanics clearly needed some work.
That was the beginning of my quest to one day publish a game in the already-crowded world of Solo TTRPGs. And I’m doing it right out there in the open—”showing my workings”, as it were…
This page is a Contents page that collects the posts I am writing in this series. Keep an eye open—there is a lot more to come…
Thinking Aloud About Game Design: #1 The Character Creation Process
This is the first post in a series about my ongoing quest to fix, reimagine and expand Blackoath Entertainment’s Under Ashen Skies.
Thinking Aloud About Game Design: #2 Rolling the Bones
I checked back, and it’s been a month since I wrote about my ongoing project to revamp and expand the abandoned Blackoath game Under Ashen Skies, which has now been made available under a Creative Commons licence.
Thinking Aloud About Game Design #3: What Do YOU Want From a Game?
Does anyone else remember the hype surrounding Bethesda Softworks RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim back in 2010?
Thinking Aloud About Game Design #4: How Important is "The Setting" in Solo TTRPG?
Yeah, pretty much what it says in the title! How important is the setting, lore and narrative underpinning when it comes to game design?
Thinking Aloud About Game Design #5: Cliches and Tropes
The most recent post in this series on Game Design mused on the importance of setting, theme, lore, and worldbuilding when considering the many challenges we face in designing RPGs. You might find this post makes a bit more sense if you read that one first— and here’s a link …
Thinking Aloud Game Design #6: Trackers, Trackers, Everywhere...
I don’t know how many followers of this series (thank you, by the way) have studied the core rules for the game Under Ashen Skies.
Every time I read one of your notes/articles, I hear your voice hehe. It’s like the pod :).