Toothless

Toothless
Scott Purdy compresses at least 1000 words with this image.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

been super quiet...

thinking, testing rolling dice,making sketches... wasting time on twitter... true update soon.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

synopsis...

need one for Jon at Gothic green games... perfect getting in the way of good currently.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

projects projects projects

Taxes are finally over. The sun will rise on a new day filled with talking to people about toothless and the dark yew... coming soon news about a classic style abstract board game, the martyrs' crusade. also look for fast paced paper doll card game, hipsters hate springtime.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Period games.

Contacted the good folks at gothic green oak, see what they have to say before I beat my head against a wall learning carving.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Doing it right

The more I keep hammering at this game the more the style comes into focus. Mechanically, almost impossible for a war themed game to do something new. Sprinkle of innovation, but others have done similar, and in addition, with a complexity I don't find enjoyable. But a new game done as if from 12th century... much more unique. Time table, increasing rapidly. Realistically will be some time before completion. The Dark Yew is going to be heavy, bleak, complex. Going to make something quick, easy, simple. A palate cleanser.

map update

Been playing around with GIMP, open source Photoshop, seems good but only have vaugest sense of what I'm doing with software. First iteration was text book map, regional borders, a few highlighted rivers, margin art, all done. Not in keeping with new slant towards historical feel. First thought, Jerusalem as center traditional view. Skewed too far south. Going with optical illusion of curved surface. regions to left and right of center slightly smaller, center slightly larger subtle lines impressing curve. Also funnels conflict into center.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Finished again.

Didn't just listen for enjoyment this time. Listened with a critical ear. Very satisfying. Heard more quibbles more nit picks, inconsequential. Depth of meaning, appreciation of skill required for difficulty of on the fly creation, increase great. Going to actively seek out other dragon moon press titles someone there has an eye for gem finding maybe chaff separation, is podiobooks a mine or a field of wheat?
Feel ready to make public reviews, going to write out, edit, rewrite edit. Not word spasm of blog. Absence of pronouns inappropriate for public consumption. Insertion of self similarly inappropriate.
Comment, review, share for correct reasons. Toothless is great flat out. Reinvigorates, more than one tired genre. Humor, black as pitch not tongue in cheek.
Also need conciseness. Avoid hyperbole as tempting as it is.