Being A Kid Ain’t Easy
Adventure Comes in
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Welcome to Pinebox, Texas. This 2024 ENNIE Award nominated setting is meant to evoke the creepy adventures of staples like Stranger Things®, Goosebumps®, The Goonies®, and It®! Evil is afoot, and it’s up to a group of scrappy young kids to set things right. But this is no nostalgic trip back in time: modern tech and modern problems are in the mix to complicate the balance between family, school, and horror!
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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…
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Designer Notes: More Setting Rules
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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,…