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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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Writing: Meet Johnny Doe
Read More: Writing: Meet Johnny DoeAs I mentioned a week or two ago, Ed and I have been batting around the idea of writing new Pinebox short stories to be collected into a shared world anthology. Â The general idea is to create a “Scooby gang” of characters who would appear in a variety of adventures set on and around the…
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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: All Hallows Eve
Read More: Class Notes: All Hallows EveHowdy and welcome to another edition of Class Notes. Also, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Ed and I talked about whipping up a Halloween-themed one-sheet for Pinebox, which would have been fun. At this point though, I am 100% committed to finishing Degrees of Horror and didn’t want to divert my attention even to another relatively short Pinebox-related…
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Class Notes: Charging Ahead
Read More: Class Notes: Charging AheadAs I did last week, I’d like to begin this week by recognizing and thanking some individuals who made a point of letting me know they were still following these posts. Anarxus, J Gregory, and Darren– THANK YOU! The news this week is almost the polar opposite of last week. In fact, it’s pretty great…
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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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