Month: January 2013
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Sinister Secrets
Read More: Sinister SecretsBefore we get into this week’s news, I wanted to thank everyone for their input on last week’s post about the an ETU website. If you haven’t spoken up it’s certainly not too late, feel free to jump on the Pinnacle forums and share your ideas! Speaking of things seen on Pinnacle’s website, have you…
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Class Notes: Raven’s Report redux
Read More: Class Notes: Raven’s Report reduxBack very nearly 10 years ago when we released our first product, Last Rites of the Black Guard, one of the ways we distinguished ourselves from the crowd was by giving away MP3s that could be used by the GM as in-game sound effects. Those MP3s ended up being even more popular than we’d expected,…
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Class Notes: Archaeology of Words
Read More: Class Notes: Archaeology of WordsHaving recently celebrated my birthday, I’ve had cause to muse over the peculiar benefits of growing older. I was reminded of one such benefit a couple days ago while flipping through some game books that I’d nearly forgotten buying. Tucked within the pages were some some post-its with hand-written notes for Degrees of Horror. Like the…
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Class Notes: A Pinebox Primer
Read More: Class Notes: A Pinebox PrimerOver the last month or so, I’ve had a couple of people ask on forums “What is Pinebox? Is there a gazetteer somewhere?” I realized that a lot of fans have come to Savage Worlds since we went silent, so maybe this is a good time to bring everyone up to speed. 12 to Midnight became the…
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New Year, New Adventures
Read More: New Year, New AdventuresIt’s traditional at the death of the old year to reflect on the past. For 12 to Midnight, 2012 can be summed up as the year we finished the revisions for Degrees of Horror AND the world didn’t end. I’d call that a pretty good year. Now let’s look ahead. I know y’all want to…
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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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