I’ve been playing Massive Chalice lately, and it bothered me enough that I feel the need to write a review. No spoilers, because the game doesn’t really have a story. Long-view Gameplay There are two core gameplay mechanics in Massive Chalice. The first is long-view gameplay, which takes place over the course of three hundred years. […]
Shadows of the Limelight: Post Mortem
Spoilers for Shadows of the Limelight follow. If you keep reading, not only will none of this make sense to you, but you’ll also deprive yourself of enjoying the actual book. So if you haven’t read it, get out of here. I still intend to finish up the second appendix and write an epilogue, and I […]
Creating superpowers through “Yes, And”
Okay, so I’ve never actually done improv. But one of the basic principles is that you’re never supposed to deny and offer made by your partner. If your partner says “I just bought a pet zebra”, you don’t say, “No, you didn’t buy a zebra” because that leaves the scene with nowhere to go. Instead, […]