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LEVEL 0: How to start designing your first tabletop role-playing game?
LEVEL 0: How to start designing your first tabletop role-playing game?
Don’t know how to start your game design project? This questionnaire is going to help you get started
Bruno Lauris
Sep 4, 2017
In retrospect: “Doki Doki Literature Club!” is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
In retrospect: “Doki Doki Literature Club!” is a wolf in sheep’s cl...
“Doki Doki Literature Club!” looks like a regular anime dating simulation game. Right? Don’t be fooled by its appearance.
Bruno Lauris
Oct 21, 2017
In retrospect: “The Coma: Recut” is about how unhealthy our school systems can be.
In retrospect: “The Coma: Recut” is about how unhealthy our school ...
“The system’s dark side casts a long shadow… Even a dead body is not going to stop the exams from happening.”
Bruno Lauris
Nov 22, 2017
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In retrospect: I have The Kings Dilemma; Is this game worthy of a King?
In retrospect: I have The Kings Dilemma; Is this game worthy of a King?
“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.” ― Mark Twain
Bruno Lauris
Mar 9, 2022
In retrospect: I got lost in Darkwood, but now I live there.
In retrospect: I got lost in Darkwood, but now I live there.
Better forget about the "road home", Meat. Around here all the roads lead to nowhere. - The Wolfman,
Bruno Lauris
Jun 3, 2018
LEVEL 3.5: “Be safe, friend. Don’t you dare go Hollow!” Progress report.
LEVEL 3.5: “Be safe, friend. Don’t you dare go Hollow!” Progress report.
Horror is about trying to understand the things that we do not wish to face and about surviving that face-off.
Bruno Lauris
Feb 6, 2018
In retrospect: A serial killer left me “The Letter” and it`s too long for me to finish reading it…
In retrospect: A serial killer left me “The Letter” and it`s too long for me to finish reading it…
Imagine if the ghost of a serial killer like Jack The Ripper sent you a letter urging you to help him… or else. What would you do?
Bruno Lauris
Jan 7, 2018
LEVEL 3: “Can I see your CV… *Coughs* I mean your Experience Points.”
LEVEL 3: “Can I see your CV… *Coughs* I mean your Experience Points.”
Experience points are not the only way to do charachter progression in games.
Bruno Lauris
Nov 6, 2017
LEVEL 2.5: “I’m on the Death Drive to hell.” Progress report.
LEVEL 2.5: “I’m on the Death Drive to hell.” Progress report.
The Death Drive is a controversial concept taken up by Sigmund Freud in his essay “Beyond the Pleasure Principle”
Bruno Lauris
Oct 7, 2017
LEVEL 2: “I Have no Health, and I Must Respawn.” First obstacle report.
LEVEL 2: “I Have no Health, and I Must Respawn.” First obstacle report.
Characters show us what our game is going to be about and what the players will be able to do. But be cautious about making assumptions!
Bruno Lauris
Sep 27, 2017
LEVEL 1.5: Progress report. “To dice or not to dice, that is the question.”
LEVEL 1.5: Progress report. “To dice or not to dice, that is the question.”
Choosing dice mechanics is hard. But, don’t worry, at this stage in the design process your game`s dice mechanics are not that important… …
Bruno Lauris
Sep 17, 2017
LEVEL 1: Why are there so many dice? Do I even need dice for my game?
LEVEL 1: Why are there so many dice? Do I even need dice for my game?
“God doesn’t play dice with the universe” by Albert Einstein.
Bruno Lauris
Sep 13, 2017
LEVEL 0.5: Progress report, first quest and level up!
LEVEL 0.5: Progress report, first quest and level up!
Progress report on designing my tabletop role-playing games` concept.
Bruno Lauris
Sep 8, 2017
- Document, don`t create, said Gary V. - My response… Let`s do this!
- Document, don`t create, said Gary V. - My response… Let`s do this!
My plan is simple. I am going to document the shit out of me creating my own tabletop horror role-playing game.
Bruno Lauris
Aug 28, 2017
Remember those content creators you love? Beware, censorship might destroy them!
Remember those content creators you love? Beware, censorship might destroy them!
You do not have to like the ideas other people have, but please, don’t shut ideas down from the discussion table only on principle!
Bruno Lauris
Aug 20, 2017
This is what happens when we “welcome our AI overlords”…
This is what happens when we “welcome our AI overlords”…
We make them play Dota 2 against pro players. When the bot wins, we call this another omen for the robot doomsday scenario. C`mon!
Bruno Lauris
Aug 17, 2017
Why Killing Floor 2 is great comfort food?
Why Killing Floor 2 is great comfort food?
An outbreak of blood-hungry grotesque humanoid mutants has caused governments to collapse. Global communication systems to fail.
Bruno Lauris
Jul 18, 2017
Why Resident Evil 7 is a Horrific Biohazard?
Why Resident Evil 7 is a Horrific Biohazard?
The constipated horror franchise has been rebooted for another time. I can’t wait to see how they are going to betray us once again.
Bruno Lauris
Jul 11, 2017
Sick and Tired of Hiding My Personal Reasons for Designing a Game.
Sick and Tired of Hiding My Personal Reasons for Designing a Game.
Because games help me deal with depression. They have helped me find my community and I want to make a game that can do the same for others…
Bruno Lauris
Jul 7, 2017
One Does Not Simply Start Randomly Writing Articles about Depression on Medium
One Does Not Simply Start Randomly Writing Articles about Depression on Medium
People like to ask me: “What is living with depression like?” “Go and watch The Lord of The Rings, and focus on all the scenes with Frodo.”…
Bruno Lauris
Jun 24, 2017
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