
Month: September 2012
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Class Notes: The Stumble
Read More: Class Notes: The StumbleFirst and foremost, this week I’d like to recognize two people who posted on the Pinnacle Forums earlier this week – Corwyn and Patrick. Your support couldn’t have come at a better time. Thank you! Unfortunately, the reason I so desperately needed your encouragement was because I got sick shortly after last week’s Class Notes.…
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Class Notes: Week 2 Sprint Results
Read More: Class Notes: Week 2 Sprint ResultsIt’s been two weeks since I started my “sprint to the finish” on the last 60 pages of Degrees of Horror. What do I have to show for it? Well, lessee… Hmm. I’ve managed to whittle down from 60 pages to 54 pages remaining. Wait a second. That’s shameful! That’s less than a page every…
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Class Notes: Week 1 Sprint Results
Read More: Class Notes: Week 1 Sprint ResultsLast week I announced that I had only 60 pages remaining to reach the end of the revisions for Degrees of Horror. I set a goal of completing 2 pages a day so that I would finish the revisions in one month. Here were are now a week later and I’ll bet you’re wondering how…
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Class Notes: Sprint to the Finish
Read More: Class Notes: Sprint to the FinishEd and I have taken a long–and sometimes torturous–road to finish this game. In retrospect, the lack of hard deadlines merely enabled us to procrastinate. Degrees of Horror is a game that is literally years in the making, and quite frankly we need the closure. I’ve looked at the remainder of the Degrees of Horror manuscript and…
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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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