by H.Osborne | Nov 7, 2023 | Chatter, Games
So, a few weeks ago, when it became clear that our family member was going to be fine, we gained back some emotional energy, and we gained back some time. This led us to decide, at just about the last minute, to go to Metatopia with some of our games. Getting there...
by H.Osborne | Oct 25, 2023 | Games
Lambda Centauri nebula, courtesy of NASA/JPL-CalTech/UCLA Nebula is our free-form game of competitive star formation. At the end of a game, your playing surface should be covered in gleaming colors. Nebula playtest Nebula grew from a seed of desire planted when I was...
by H.Osborne | Oct 18, 2023 | Chatter, Games
Where have we been? Following the raven. The Unseelie Saga cover art by Teresa Guido That is absolutely true. But it’s not the whole story. We have been following the raven. Creating The Unseelie Saga was a fabulous experience requiring a lot of time and...
by H.Osborne | Apr 10, 2023 | Cypher, Games, Worldbuilding
Glacial iceberg in Argentina, CC BY 2.0 by Ilya Haykinson Note: I published this article a little early, as I will be away from my keyboard on Wednesday. This started out as a post about names. Like a lot of my writing, my intention has twisted in my grip and the...
by H.Osborne | Mar 29, 2023 | Chatter, Games
Image © Heather Osborne Our worldbuilding series took a brief, unscheduled pause last week as we focused on editing a video for our upcoming Kickstarter. Sign up to be notified when it launches here! Since we already interrupted ourselves, we decided to talk a little...