How do you hold down a job, maintain a life and self-publish games?
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I've been making and publishing games for 13 years. For all but 3 of those years, I held down an unrelated job in addition to other responsibilities. Over those 13 years I managed to produce over 15 titles. Sometimes at a rate of two a year. Staying productive and focused is nearly impossible in the face of Xbox, Netflix, HBO, movies, comics, ipads and legions of other distractions. But somehow we manage to do it. Let me share some of my tips and tricks with you—in addition to variety of dire warnings.
Who really works on your RPGs? How much do RPGs really cost to produce?
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In RPG-land, hidden behind the desks of long-suffering freelancers and the labor of lovelorn game designers is a legion of shadow workers. These people dedicate their time and expertise to making games at little or no cost. What does a game truly cost once you factor in their value to the process? What does this say about how we value the games we love so much?
Torchbearer is a new RPG from Burning Wheel HQ. Come and find out what it means to bear the torch below the earth when you hungry, exhausted and your Beliefs are on the line.
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Torchbearer is a new dungeon-crawler RPG based on Burning Wheel HQ's award-winning Mouse Guard RPG. Come and find out what it means to bear the torch below the earth when you hungry, exhausted and your Beliefs are on the line. This is a talk for folks interested in the new game. We'll answer questions about the game, the cards and the upcoming additions we have to the Torchbearer line.
Relive the days of yore when the command line was king! GO WEST and LIGHT LAMP in a live-action text adventure with a few hundred of your closest friends.
Learn five dirty secrets that the game industry doesn't want you to know. Use them to make your games better. Designers Luke and Jared share their jaded, sometimes humorous view, of the world of game design. Jared will do this entire seminar in a character voice!
Games compel people to make irrational decisions that they would not otherwise undertake. Come and watch Luke and Jared make fools of themselves as they try to prove this point. We promise; we will control your minds!
One year later, your patrol has taken some hard knocks, but it has learned a lot. Spring is here and it's time to hit the trail again to keep the Territories safe. Join the new guard for all new missions.
One year later, your patrol has taken some hard knocks, but it has learned a lot. Spring is here and it's time to hit the trail again to keep the Territories safe. Join the new guard for all new missions.
Return to a land of action, a land of castles, RETURN TO...ACTION CASTLE! Many years have passed since a new king was crowned...find out what happens next in this massively multiplayer live action text adventure game!
We roleplaying game designers love to make lists, categories and qualifications. We love to make sense of the world in the pages of the game. Talk to Luke Crane (designer of Burning Wheel, FreeMarket and Mouse Guard) about the fundamentals of game design as seen in these crazy lists!