I used to present a public business report almost every January! Eventually my biz got too complicated, and it still is too complicated really, but I thought it was a good practice and I figured I’d resurrect it. This report was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting me on […]
Author: Vincent Baker
Pirate Rummy: a Family Card Game
This free game was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting me on Patreon. My mom passed away this year. It wasn’t covid-related. We’d been expecting it for a long time, 5 years or more, and then this year it happened. I got my love of games from her. From […]
Powered by the Apocalypse, part 5
Using Apocalypse World to Outline and Draft Your Own RPG Here in Part 5, I’m taking a quick aside to talk about some different ways that moves can fit into the conversation of play. This article was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting me on Patreon. Here’s What Apocalypse […]
Powered by the Apocalypse, Part 4
Using Apocalypse World to Outline and Draft Your Own RPG Here in Part 4, I’m talking about playbooks, by request. What are they, do you want them in your game, and what are the alternatives? This article was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting me on Patreon. Thanks to […]
Powered by the Apocalypse, Part 3
Using Apocalypse World to Outline and Draft Your Own RPG Here in Part 3, I’m diving back into Apocalypse World’s basic moves. I’ll go through them one by one to talk about how and why they work the way they do. This article was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining them by […]
Powered by the Apocalypse, part 2
Using Apocalypse World to Outline and Draft Your Own RPG Here in Part 2, I’ll walk through the beginnings of taking Apocalypse World’s parts and using them as the basis for a whole new game. This article was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting me on Patreon. This is […]
Powered by the Apocalypse, part 1
Using Apocalypse World to Outline and Draft Your Own RPG Here in Part 1, I’ll lay out Apocalypse World’s philosophy and foundation, describe the fit and purpose of its systems, and talk about which features are central to its workings and which aren’t. This article was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining […]
Game Design as Acquired Skill
This article was made possible by the generous support of my patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting me on Patreon. Hello, my friends and fellow game designers! There’s this chart that does the perennial rounds among my visual arts friends. It’s a skill acquisition chart, and it shows how we acquire skill at drawing out of step […]
Under Hollow Hills is Live!
That’s the whole post. Under Hollow Hills is live. Under Hollow Hills on Kickstarter
Under Hollow Hills
There is a traveling circus under the Hollow Hills. It travels by moonlight, small wagons creaking in the night silence. It travels lost roads, where fireflies and whisps hover to watch it pass, where goblins peer down from their treebranch perches, and owls. It travels the night world and the day world, fairyland and the living earth, and […]