Zev Mir 🐹

This is true, in fact, for everything that you can argue *might* be structural disadvantaging of men. Domestic violence shelters? Mental health care? Paternity leave? Abolition of the draft?

Feminists have literally argued for all of it.

Which was part of my point in the original thread.

as such, you can use that instrument to play different genres, to varying success. but still, that does not invalidate someone’s choice to run the game in an atypical way.

we should be way less judgmental about how people play. I know I failed in this regard in the past.

I’ve changed my mind.

surely we can say „this game is hard to get useful play out of“ or „this feels clunky and weird“; but somewhere there‘s a person that loves the game exactly because it is hard to pick up and play.

the mount everest of game design. but definitely not for me.

little support for utility and typical RP things. they were far less important.

anyway, games are like musical instruments, there’s absolutely no point in fighting over what is the best instrument.

do you enjoy playing it or not? only thing that matters. it is highly personal.

note: 4e didn’t have that particular problem. it clearly was intended as tactics game, and maybe that’s also part of why a big chunk of the old audience disliked it. it was a commitment to combat and gamey mechanics.

I liked that it was easy to pick up. Didn’t like that it had little support for..

This post is tongue-in-cheek, but it is worth considering why it doesn’t sound like it is, and why it elicited strong responses in both directions. Specifically, it illustrates one of the reasons some of this design stuff actually matters.

Michtim: Fluffy Adventures Digital+ by Georg Zev Mir A heartwarming TTRPG about hamster-like beings saving their woods. Contains all digital extras!

you‘re very welcome. I love how varied d6 systems end up to be. I discover many new mechanics and feels by reading a lot of games. you should check out Michtim if you want to see my take.

claim a community copy

grimogre.itch.io/michtim

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can’t yet say, I don’t think they’d be easy to stomach

personal wealth and capital should top at 99 millions, like in old school video games. make it illegal to hoard money. it is an atrocity onto itself. nobody deserves to own that much, while others suffer.

let’s eat just one

they’re a ruling class of narcissistic sociopaths; I absolutely want that class to be abolished. the atrocities they commit actively and passively should have been reason enough for us to do something about it.

NOBODY'S GIRL A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Watching the Epstein atrocities continuing to expand, one of the horrors is knowing that many of these men feel absolutely nothing for their victims beyond annoyance - they are gross narcissists who see the world as FOR THEM and to hell with the rest whatever the destruction and pain wrought

„Let them“

@melrobbins.bsky.social

Just been reminded of this fabulous truth

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I recently saw a couple advertisements for ER and it is a wonderful setting, inspired by LoZ, Ico, Last Guardian and Hollow Knight.

The setting is beautiful and full of wonder, but the mechanical part is equally fascinating. It uses the #WildWords engine by Felix Isaacs, and that’s a wonderful one

@felixisaacs.bsky.social much love for your projects. I cannot remember when I followed you on X, a lot of my time since 2020 and now has been a blur. but I discovered I own Wildsea, and I recently backed Eternal Ruins.

Wild Words is really cool, love your work on it. As a fellow d6 designer I 👏

Pico-8 is so addicting. I’ve published my second game for it, and I’m already thinking about what I could create next

Mein Bezirk Hermagor Zeitung Krampus fegt die straßen der stadt

Krampus sorgt für saubere Wege in Hermagor Und ein Artikel über einen Krampus, der den gehsteig fegt. Mit Foto.

Irre Szenen in Hermagor

Epstein, Epstein, alles muss versteckt sein. (Aus dem Dictionary: Bekannter Reim eines amerikanischen Kinderspiels, ca. 2025)

Die Selbsthilfegruppe „Männer ohne Geschenke” lädt wie immer zur Jahreshauptversammlung morgen um 11 bei Douglas ☝️

who wants to test my #pico8 game where you have to pick berries off a bush and evade fruit bats. You have to fill three baskets with berries. #indiegame #michtim #gamedev

I didn’t expect it, but I really do like #pico8 very much. I’ve created something in @love-framework.bsky.social before, and looked at @godotengine.org all very cool. but there’s something relaxing about those limitations. maybe it forces me to actually finish a game for once. that would be nice.

Look at my partner and me at the #PitbullClubbing #Bear Event in Vienna!

thanks for the LÖVE! in every way!

This week: @eisenfuchs.bsky.social is turning their tabletop RPG into one you can play on the computer!

As a game designer, I have opinions on crunch vs "flavor". If a game unifies too excessively, and all characters play EXACTLY the same, I don't consider it an interesting game. It might play fine, and make good stories (my own GOSS game is like that), but dedicated mechanics for subsystems is nice.

who is coming to #Graz #GameDevDays #GDDG25?

I’m coming! @ramiismail.com when did we meet, was it 2023 or last year?

also, unrelated:

meanwhile I have my own flat, a well paid job and an amazing partner. just remembered the pain I went through back then. glad this is all in the past! yay.

here's a quick sketch of a character sheet. the character sheet of games is their centerpiece. it is a vital piece of design, and should obviously have inspirations and references on it, to ease play. for this game, I'm use a "menu" approach. you can configure your loadout by filling dots on it

Some abilities need two slots to work or have requirements.