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Class Notes: Trivia Edition!
Read More: Class Notes: Trivia Edition!The oldest Degrees of Horror-related file on my computer is called Majors2, and it was last modified on 12/16/2005. That’s seven years ago, for those of you playing at home. 12 to Midnight attended Origins in 2007 and playtested the first plot point — Sweat Lodge. At that point we’d written a good chunk of…
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Class Notes: Endings and Beginnings
Read More: Class Notes: Endings and BeginningsTo officially confirm the news that broke last night on Facebook, the revisions to Degrees of Horror are done and the new manuscript has been sent to Pinnacle. The last couple of weeks have been a pretty exhausting push, to be honest. I looked at what was left and figured I could wrap it up…
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Class Notes: The View from Here
Read More: Class Notes: The View from HereThere’s a lot I’d like to say right now, but the more time I spend blogging the less time I’m working on Degrees of Horror. Hopefully when it’s returned to Pinnacle I’ll be able to spend more time elaborating on the revision process. For now, I’m still shooting to finish up before the next Class…
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Class Notes: Crunch Time
Read More: Class Notes: Crunch TimeIn the week since I last wrote, I’ve done so much stuff I can hardly remember. Off the top of my head, I’ve statted out about a dozen archetypes, reviewed all the Edges and Hindrances one last time for consistency, clarified how Jaded, Hardened, and Recovery works with Fear Effects, and generally organized, shuffled, and…
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Class Notes: Lap Completed
Read More: Class Notes: Lap CompletedAs reported Monday night on our Facebook page, I officially reached the end of the manuscript! Yeah me! Mark that as one giant leap closer to being done. Granted, my “sprint to the finish” took 60 days instead of the original 30, but I got a LOT done. Speaking of getting a lot done, does…
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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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