Sometimes We Need Project Managers
Earlier this week, I mentioned that sometimes we need mediators. Sometimes we need project managers too, for similar reasons. The people who get into any creative business—especially those
Fateful Concepts: Hacking Contests SRD
When I released Fateful Concepts: Hacking Contests, I said that when it went Silver on DriveThruRPG, I would release the rules here as a Creative Commons SRD. Ten days later, it hit silver. I put out a call for people to report any errors they found, and with the help of three awesome people, I’ve got
Sometimes We Need Mediators
There’s a systemic problem in the hobby games business: most of us accidentally fall into business roles we neither expected nor trained for. How many heads of RPG publishing studios
11 Rules for Board Game Rules Writing
I occasionally get hired to edit board and card game rules. I drafted a short list of dos and don’ts for a client, and figured some of you
A Quick Introduction to GREP Search in InDesign & InCopy
Adobe InDesign (and its editorial counterpart, InCopy) has robust search features that make copy editing game text easier, but they require more training to use effectively than standard text searching. This document gives a basic introduction to using the advanced method of searching called GREP1, where you use special formats called “regular expressions” to find
Fateful Concepts: Hacking Contests
Around six months ago, I released Fateful Concepts: Character Aspects, which has been a bit of a hit! I’m happy with the response—it’s currently an Electum seller on DriveThruRPG—and
