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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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ETU: Fresh Blood Designer Notes, Part 1
Read More: ETU: Fresh Blood Designer Notes, Part 1Ed WettermanSo, back in 2019 or so, I wrote a series of plot point adventures that involved some of the history of Golan County. We were thinking it would be published in a serial format, but things changed after Covid, and it sat for a while. About 2022, Preston and I decided it was time…
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Preston on Pinebox Perils & Study Abroad
Read More: Preston on Pinebox Perils & Study AbroadEd and I have previously written about what a big undertaking East Texas University had been for us. It had been written, re-written, re-re-written, and so on, over the course of several years. On top of that, due to may graphic design experience with 12 to Midnight I was also the layout artist for both…
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ETU Actual Plays and Reviews
Read More: ETU Actual Plays and ReviewsEast Texas University has captured the imaginations of gaming groups all over, some of which who stream their games online. Here’s a roundup of ETU live games, reviews, and interviews. We’ll update this post when we catch the ones we missed. Wildcards Solo Games Skryme Praetor’s Rejects GamersTable RPG Media NRVA IGoA Okay, this one…
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The Making of Degrees of Horror
Read More: The Making of Degrees of HorrorEd: Preston and I have written together so often that I honestly can’t tell what he wrote and what I have written in the same document. We work very well together and I can’t imagine having a better ttrpg writing partner. That being said….we do have our disagreements. Preston is much more focused on the…
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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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