When I start writing on a new creative project, early on I assemble a gigantic playlist on my iTunes to listen to as I type, set on shuffle and repeat. Since my musical tastes are quite eclectic, this often leads to a really odd combination of songs. I select music based on project genre/tone/theme, then for stuff that inspires me along the lines ( Read more... )

Yesterday, when talking about the S7S Dingbat font, I mentioned the Minor Islands, and how I was expanding them on the S7S wiki.

Here's an example...

F'chmelch

[ Extant information on F’chmelch can be found in S7S, p. 78. ]

The name of this island is pronounced “fishmilk.”

What F’chmelch Is LikeA small cloud-island, low in the Dome and close ( Read more... )

Take a gander at this:

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Fred/drivingblind and I have been rethinking the Piratz Tavern S7S shingdig idea, slightly.

The upshot is that instead of a release party, it would be more a signing party. That is, probably AFTER the pre-order period for S7S has closed ( Read more... )

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http://drivingblind.livejournal.com/427851.html

Covers.

This Overview is going to be another off-model one for a couple reasons:

1. Xenolithik is my own game-in-design-hell.

2. I'm talking about playtesting and workshopping more than the actual game here.

[ Underkoffler's Overviews Archive ]

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I'm back from NJ and the con.

Had a really good yet really weird time. Awesome ( Read more... )

So, I think I'm completely packed for Dreamation 2009.

Game Bag: Dice, notebooks, writing implements, badge-holder, ZoZ demo kit (made for GenCon 2008), S7S quicky-material and spiffy character sheets, PDQ# download and some ideas for a space opera game, Xenolithik alpha playtest material.

Clothes (et al.) Bag: Clothes for the weekend, ditty bag ( Read more... )