Old vs. New in TTRPGs
My RPGs are small and simple, with The Nullam Project coming in at 16 pages and Reanimated at 20. The upcoming Quest Nexus is sitting at 368, but that is still running on my writing style of extreme efficiency and...Read More
War Were Declared
Not What I had PlannedI had a blog post planned about live music and being a forever GM, but that is getting pushed back, because of an issue plaguing the gaming community. I also tend to avoid politics while wearing...Read More
6 Years
It is July 1st and that means it is the anniversary of Trapped Chest officially becoming a company, and time to look back at what has been accomplished. The last year has seen the release of several products, both paid...Read More
Gaming is Not a Luxury
It's hard to not notice that the world is getting more expensive and many people are tightening their budgets, but the most damaging thing is that many of these people are stepping away from gaming, or at least spending less...Read More
Ashes
This is not the blog post that I wanted to be writing, fate dictates that it must come to pass. In 2015 my family suffered a house fire. Within minutes a lifetime of progress was reduced to ash, family heirlooms...Read More
Conventions, Marketing & Upcoming Stuff
A month after the release of Reanimated and things are starting to actually gain traction. A few reviews, an interview on EN World the windup to convention season and most surprising is people contacting me asking for review copies, which...Read More
The Rising Cost of Manufacturing
A new year has come, I finally trained myself to stop writing "2024" on everything, and a print run for Reanimated is on the way, which which means that I had to take a look at the cost of printing...Read More
Unexpected Success
Halloween is right around the corner and here in Manitoba that means that this past weekend was Winnipeg ComicCon, which I attended as part of the Manitoba Board Game Designers, a small group that helps local designers with advice, play...Read More
An Indirect Use for AI?
Recently Tom Vassel released a video, showing off Google's new AI, NotebookLM. Unlike ChatGPT, which just scrubs the internet, this one has you upload a PDF to take data from, and this is a very interesting approach, as it gives...Read More
The Steam Wishlist
While I may only develop tabletop games, I do enjoy playing games in all of their forms, and after a long day at work when I just don't have the mental energy or when some friends are online I like...Read More