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But ask your heart how many such people you need. Pick an actual number. Is one too few? How about 10? I think you'll find it's far fewer than the fear whispering in your ear. Then look at the folks that supported you, and are in your comments here. It's probably more likely than you think. ^_~

So keep doing what you love. And keep putting those rad colors in. And find joy in spaceships and robots. And if that joy comes through (and I'm here to tell you peeking over your shoulder it does) trust that one person will smile and have as much fun as you. If there's more? Amazing! ^_^

But if your game truly affects someone deeply, that's an accomplishment few manage in their lives. And all we can do as designers is realize how powerful that is and make things we love, and show them to people, and hope that in turn they love them too. That's art.

Some people will simply put it on a shelf. Some will trash it to make themselves seem smart. But some will truly love it: and while you may never meet most of those people ... it matters. For some it will be their first game. For others, their last. You never know who will end up playing it or when.

Those of us that write these don't need the books. Our groups have been playing with us without it. Making a book is for all the others. The book is an immense amount of labor you're doing for literally everyone else.

Hey, here's the thing. I can't define success for you. Only you can. But I can tell you that when I've had to think about this I realized that I didn't care if if twas 10k, or 1k, 10, or (and this is serious) 1. If someone truly gets it, and truly loves it: one is enough for me.

You're doing fine fren. No apologies necessary.

There are a shockingly few that actually go through the marathon that is putting out a full book. To quote Dogma — finishing a book "... is like an endurance trial". Last 20% and all that. ^_~

I love seeing these pretty updates though!

Suddenly this seems a lot more relevant <_<

Did you happen to need another tester to kick the tires?

You know... while Blood Bowl is not the kind of football I saw (BB is not the kind you play with your feet), I think you're onto something.

Gaming and wargaming (like 40k type things) are not far apart. And 40k is huge in england which makes the next step pretty reasonable.

Zoomed in pic of the website which looks like a cloud map. This one is TTRPG Creators & Community, where the user is just up and left of the middle.

Somehow I'm not super shocked where I fall!

This is a cool site (bluesky-map.theo.io) as much for seeing where you fall in clusters of interest, as to see which groups are close/related.

Color me surprised that football (aka soccer) is so close to the TTRPG space — I wonder where the overlap is?

I love this piece.

I know it's such a minor thing, but I really enjoy how you use the same but more dense lines on the right of the shield to give it depth/shadow.

What brush did you use for the background?

Thanks so much for the kind words! They really mean a lot!

Sharing games is both my favorite thing, and how I ended up being a game designer. So hearing you get a chance to do the same thanks to something I wrote is amazing! ^_^

Well good luck ^_^ I'm curious to see what you make! LMK if you post it anywhere.

I just got linked this today. ^_^ It's amazing!

Seeing something you made inspire and and bring joy to others is what reminds me that there are very good reasons to make games (aka art) even in the apocalypse.

I guess I remain surprised to hear folks are still playing my games, and how much they mean to them.

YouTube video by Dizzy The Bard Dizzy The Bard - The Black Frontier | Spaceship Engine Thrust Visualizer

As a game designer most of the time the folks playing your game have no idea who you are, and vice versa.

But sometimes, if you're very lucky — you can stumble across some strangers joy and creativity tied directly to your game.

Someone made Scum & Villainy music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIg8...

Steven. STEVEN. Whyfore are we not playing Steven.

Not sure if it's possible once you're done (usually you do it with a Give Up or a save which is reset once you're back home). But something to keep in mind for the future! ^_^

Hopefully, this standalone version and KS will help make it better known. I certainly think more folks should give it a try. ^_^

You can save the seed for another run at lower fear?

Let me know if you want or need a whistling aficionado for a collab ^_~ (also I'd love to hear this cover)

I have discord/zoom and we don't have to plan lengthy trips to make this happen ^_^ Just let me know what times work for you!

If you're curious go check out some actual plays (I did some Sunday Mornings using old sword and sorcery cartoons for our eidolons).

And if you're convinced go back it by Crom! ^_^

Finger with a ring with two silver and black bands with d6 pips on them.

It's also got a flexible form factor. You can tell a four hour epic, or shrink it down. I've played it with a dice ring (below) in a long supermarket line.

This game stretches your gaming muscles, forcing you to think and describe things in ways you're not used to. To this day I often still describe "the Thunder" (or the threat on the horizon) in action scenes I run in other games.

I love the way every player picks a piece of art as an inspiration (I still have a folder online just for this!) called an Eidolon.

The artists they have on deck to make Eidolons for the KS (Goran, Shel, Jabari) are absolutely incredible. I have Shel's art hanging on my wall right next to my desk.

I have been a huge #SWoM fan for a decade now. I remember chasing down Eppy to play some early versions at Gencon and Metatopia back in the day, and being able to get a standalone copy is a real treat.

It's a game that stretches my creative muscles, and helps me be a better player.

It's really, really strong. The format is also kinda genius (little to no music where the sound of the machines is sort of the background beat, and one continuous shift where you see cause and effect play out often). It's got a few incredible performances. Well worth checking out.

If I may suggest one feature a few basic dice rolling commands for chat would also be lovely ^_~