After Terrene Odyssey was published, I started going to trade shows. At one I would met Brad Talton from Level 99 Games. We exchanged copies of Argent and Terrene Odyssey and eventually we became friends. After Terrene Odyssey came out I discovered the game was incredibly fun in a draft format. I had not designed…
Category: Game Design Thoughts
Paragon Spotlight: Cataclysm
Welcome to the designer blog for Cataclysm! Be warned that this article has spoilers for the Rogue Sun comics, which I highly recommend you read, if you haven’t already! Cataclysm is a Rogue Sun villain who struck a dark bargain with powerful malevolent forces to be able to kill the previous Rogue Sun, Dylan’s father….
Paragon Spotlight: Pyre
Welcome to the designer blog for Pyre! Be warned that this article has spoilers for the Dead Lucky comics, which I highly recommend you read, if you haven’t already! Pyre can control the flames around him, and he can burn through his cards to turn the heat up on his enemies! By exhausting an extra…
Paragon Spotlight: the Dead Lucky
Welcome to the designer blog for The Dead Lucky! Be warned that this article has spoilers for the Dead Lucky comics, which I highly recommend you read, if you haven’t already! Bibiana Lopez-Yang is a war veteran suffering from PTSD, and at the start of your game with her, she doesn’t have access to her…
Paragon Spotlight: Inferno Girl Red
Welcome to the designer blog for Inferno Girl Red! Be warned that this article has spoilers for the Inferno Girl Red comics, which I highly recommend you read, if you haven’t already! Cássia’s story is one centered around the theme of confidence and believing in one’s self. To capture that, Inferno Girl Red is very…
Paragon Spotlight: Rogue Sun
Welcome to the designer blog for Rogue Sun! Be warned that this article has spoilers for the Rogue Sun comics, which I highly recommend you read, if you haven’t already! Dylan Siegel inherited the powers of the Rogue Sun from his father, who lives on inside the suit and tries to steer Dylan down the…
Paragon Spotlight: Radiant Black
Welcome to the designer blog for Radiant Black! Be warned that this article has spoilers for the Radiant Black comics, which I highly recommend you read, if you haven’t already! — Brian McKay Despite Radiant Black’s abilities having fairly simple text boxes, he has some tough decisions to be made in regards to his playstyle….
Terrene Odyssey Retrospective
Terrene Odyssey is a game where you play as a part of adventures and fight against another party of adventures. In a nut shell, it’s a combat system similar to Final Fantasy games except head to head! This would be my first self published game. Starting Party Comp At the start of the game, players…
Re-Templating Old Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
Let’s take a look at some old cards and give them a modern look! The hardest part about reading Yu-Gi-Oh! cards is the text box contains both game rules set, summoning text, and finally rules text. They aren’t always listed in that order on the card. Here’s a re-templating of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards in an attempt…