I definitely thought I’d be following up my last post to talk more about The Serket Hack, but the mecha thoughts have been hounding me this week. In particular, the thriving mechsploitation community over on bluesky lives rent free in my head. Let’s talk about Full Metal Bones. The core of FMB is purely a … Full Metal Bones: 1
I’ve got two ttrpgs I’m cooking in the oven currently. The first is a mecha rpg called Full Metal Bones and it’s been on the backburner while I figure out exactly how I want to differentiate it from other mecha rpgs. The second is a fantasy rpg with the working title The Serket Hack, which … The Serket Hack: 1
Gadda has my gears turning again. A couple days ago he made a post over on bluesky talking about the aggro mechanics for the Log Horizon TRPG. Now I can’t stop thinking about aggro and enemy combat behavior in general, and I want to refine my thoughts so I can add some mechanics to my … Aggro, Hate, and Enemy Targeting
Let’s take the fact that System Matters is given. How do we determine whether a specific system is a good or bad fit? What are games, actually? The good news is that people have been giving this a lot of thought for a long time. The bad news is that there are no clear definitions. … system anatomy: theory 103
In July 1999, Ron Edwards posted an essay called “System Does Matter”. A copy of this essay is available on the now-defunct forums of The Forge, which was a community of people interested in publishing their own RPGs. A large percentage of all ttrpg discussion and discourse can be traced back to this fundamental concept. … system matters: theory 102
Jargon is necessary to have deeper conversations from an academic perspective. In order to build upon ideas, we develop a shorthand to refer to foundational concepts. I don’t want to assume that any readers of this blog are already familiar with pre-existing jargon, so I’m going to explain foundational concepts as they come up. rules … rules elide: theory 101
I’ve been wanting to blog for a while now, but Gadda is the reason the ball is rolling. He said something a little while back about wanting to publish a blog post for every week of the year, and that really lit a fire in me. “52 posts? I could do that, probably,” I struggle … look at the sky
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