Month: December 2007
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SteamWorks Designer’s Journal: Technology in the World
Read More: SteamWorks Designer’s Journal: Technology in the WorldSo far, I’ve talked about how technology affects the party, and some of the mechanics regarding technological characters; this week, I’m going to talk more about how technology affects your campaign setting. Integration of technology into a setting is a big deal, and isn’t something to be done lightly. Just as with psionics or any…
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Download Five Days Until Christmas
Read More: Download Five Days Until ChristmasEveryone should extend Mike "Bloodshadows" Dukes some holiday cheer, because we all have him to thank for a special Christmas-themed Bite of Midnight. That’s right! Just in time for some holiday gaming, we are pleased to offer you a new, free adventure called Five Days Until Christmas. In this adventure for the Savage Worlds system,…
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Midnight Charity Project: Autism and Diet
Read More: Midnight Charity Project: Autism and DietWe are taking off the month of December with regard to the ETU Designer’s Journal to instead bring you a series of articles on Autism in support of the Midnight Charity Project. Even though this isn’t game related, we hope you’ll take a few moments to read it. There are many theories regarding Autism and…
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Become Immortalized in an RPG and Help Defeat Autism
Read More: Become Immortalized in an RPG and Help Defeat AutismPINEBOX, TX – 12 to Midnight is auctioning off a role in their upcoming college horror campaign book ETU: Degrees of Horror to benefit the Autism Research Institute. The auction is just one of the fundraisers being held this month as part of the Midnight Charity Project. All fundraisers are in support of autism research.…
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SteamWorks Designer’s Journal: Technology at the Gaming Table
Read More: SteamWorks Designer’s Journal: Technology at the Gaming TableLast time, I talked about how technology’s feel compares to the flavor of other similar classes. This week, I’m going to focus more on mechanics, and how a technological character works from the perspective of a player. Balancing technology is tricky work. On the one hand, it doesn’t have to be a limited resource like…
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Designer’s Notebook: Exams
For those who haven’t played ETU before, one of the core mechanics is that each Advance corresponds to an exam (either mid-terms or finals). You ARE a student after all, so that means making choices between investigating a haunting or attending a study session. Your academics can be improved or worsened based on extracurriculars and…
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Designer Notes: More Setting Rules
First, I want to say thank you with all my heart to those who have backed Fresh Blood on Kickstarter. It means so much to Preston and I and we hope you like and appreciate our efforts. Our fans are awesome, and I can’t wait to hear all of your tales and adventures in Pinebox. …
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One Crazy Idea
I (Preston) published a version of this article on my Substack back in early April. If you want the early scoop about my writing projects, that’s a good place to subscribe (for free). A couple months ago when we were building up momentum to talk about the Kickstarter for East Texas University: Fresh Blood, I…
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