Month: May 2026
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ETU: Fresh Blood Designer Notes, Part 2
Read More: ETU: Fresh Blood Designer Notes, Part 2Heroic Horror Ed:The sandbox of Pinebox was always meant to be a place of Heroic Horror. This is because Preston and I like to believe that good always defeats evil. In ETU, the heroes are not victims. They are students that stand up to evil, fight it, and come out stronger on the other side.  Some…
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We’re Launching a Kickstarter, and We’re Grieving
Read More: We’re Launching a Kickstarter, and We’re GrievingThis is an incredibly difficult article to write, so I hope you’ll extend us grace if I get the words wrong. Like the title says, we’re launching our ETU Kickstarter on Tuesday, May 5. But we also received some crushing news about the loss of our longtime friend, Jodi Black. We got to know Clint…
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Designer Notes on Chickens in the Mist Graphic Novel
Read More: Designer Notes on Chickens in the Mist Graphic NovelEdChickens in the Mist was one of our greatest adventures and a convention favorite that we have run for almost 20 years now. So many characters have met their end racing down the muddy dirt roads and crashing into the Piney Woods or pecked to death and eaten by the giant mutant chickens. So many…
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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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