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[the-captured-and-the-free]

“Ruv, c'mon! This way!” sarvente exclaimed, pulling the other along. Over her regular nun outfit, the young girl had a very oversized jacket on. “What're you even trying to find here?” Ruv asked flatly. They were in the woods, completely alone. It was a miracle it hasn't gotten dark yet.

‹ @whitty-wednsday-night ›

The trees blotted out the light as they walked, the soft glow of the setting sun dim behind them.

Far off in the distance there was a yellow glow, almost like firelight.

[the-captured-and-the-free]

Odd…

He kept himself on-guard, glancing around every so often. Could there be someone down here? It was certainly possible, especially if they had dug there way down, but still…

Ferris didn’t usually leave the prison, but this was a special case. They needed materials, and he wouldn’t send one of his employees somewhere so dangerous, not when he could do it himself. Besides, he was quite good at surviving, and he had been feeling a little… cooped up.

In any case, the deep dark was still a hazardous environment. He had best be careful down here… - @the-captured-and-the-free

· · · Indeed, the deep dark was deep, and dark. But strangely enough, it was directly under spawn. Not just that, the only naturally–generated way in was rather small. Regardless, he was there. And even stranger, it felt like he wasn't alone. Not necessarily like he was being watched. And not necessarily because of the warden that was always a looming threat. It was more like... A feeling that he wasn't the only one roaming the decrepit halls of the ancient city today.

[apollocontinuum]

Unpub – (Been) There and (Going) Back Again

We’re now in Unpub month, as most of the Game Designers of North Carolina have taken to calling it, with less than 3 weeks until Unpub 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. I wanted to take a look back at my previous Unpub experiences and take a look at what’s going to be different this year.

Unpub 6

Unpub 6 was my first Unpub convention, since I missed out on the Kickstarter for Unpub 5. It was a weekend away in an otherwise dark time for me personally. My mom had been in the hospital for weeks and would pass away a month after the convention. This was basically my last bit of game design in 2016 – the rest of the year would be taken up by my duties as executor and selling/buying/moving houses in the fall.

I was still mainly a one game designer at that point, since I was working a crazy retail schedule. I took Valley of the Mammoths, which I’d been working on for a couple of years at that point. While I got some good plays, my main issue at the time was that I thought it was too close to done to get meaningful feedback. (Oh how that feeling changed once I was able to step back from working on just one game.)

I also took a very new design, which was called Superbrawl. It was basically a tabletop MOBA, although I didn’t even know the term at the time. I wanted to make City of Heroes into a simple PvP board game. I learned a hard lesson in player assumptions, because it was super simple to me in my head, and nearly impossible for my playtesters. After two tests, I put it away and brought back out Valley of the Mammoths, and Superbrawl now only exists as scattered components in drawers.

I was also a little bit of a victim of positioning, as I had a table on the far end of the hall from the entrance, and had a lot of downtime. Based on my emotional state at the time and the state of my prototypes, etc., it may have been my one and only Unpub, except I had already won a table for…

Unpub 7

Unpub 7 was lightning in a bottle. I had returned to actively designing at the beginning of the year. I took Valley of the Mammoths again, but the game that got table time was The Library is Burning!, which had started in late 2015 as a design called Serapeum. (Best name change ever, by the way…)

I ended up with a table near the center of the hall, and the crowds were crazy compared to the previous year. I ended up with 19 playtests in 16 hours of table time. I even managed to make some fairly manor revisions to the game between days of the convention, and I had early testers coming back to play again and giving me feedback on the changes.

This was really the convention that solidified that I could still design, and that I’d become an Unpub regular. There was a sizable GDofNC crew there to support each other, and it set the stage for my first trips to Origins and Gen Con later that year, where I finally started pitching my games to publishers. It was also where I met Tony Miller and a bunch of his crew, since we had very different games with basically the exact same theme. It’s a group I still hang out with to this day.

Unpub 8

By this point, I felt like a seasoned veteran, at least within the Unpub system. It was the third convention, and the first (for me) at a new location. The GdofNC contingent grew some more, and I hoped to bring some brand new prototypes. Well, that didn’t happen.

At the beginning of the year, I started working on an ambitious new design – an asymmetrical co-op about managing disasters across the United States. A month before Unpub, it landed with a thud in some early playtests, and I realized that I did not have the time or the experience with co-op games to get it ready for Unpub 8.

So for the second year in a row, The Library is Burning! Got the majority of the table time during the convention. It had gone through a year of pitching and publisher evaluation, and was vastly improved. This time, instead of making major changes, I was able to run playtest after playtest with the help of my wife (her first Unpub event), and gather data to make small tweaks. The crowd was good, and there was a family who remembered me from the year before, and was excited to play it again. A couple of publishers and a Gen Con exec were also at my table at various points during the weekend.

I also had Small Town Rivalry, which I had been working on since the previous September, and had recently run through the finals of the Ion Award. (It didn’t win, but I got some great feedback from the judges that ultimately led to a big simplification of the game.) A few early-rising couples were able to give me good feedback before the room got busy and I switched to the game with the larger player count.

Unpub 9

Now we’re up to this year. This will be my first Unpub convention with all new games. The GDofNC contingent has grown again, since we’ve added a Charlotte chapter and an Asheville chapter. I’m very likely going to be on a panel about starting and maintaining a design group, which should be fun. Here’s what’s making an appearance (player count permitting):

Airboat Bayou

I’ve been working on the swamp for almost a year now, since I started the design right after Unpub 8. It’s missing something, but I’m not sure what it is. I’ll probably bring this out only when a larger group comes to the table, and maybe with designers after hours. I need to find that spark that will make everything come together. It’s such a large game compared to most of my designs that it’s hard to take a 30,000 foot view and still see all the moving parts.

Dome Sweet Dome

This one has evolved rapidly in the last month, and I think a couple more weeks of testing is going to put it into a sweet spot for Unpub feedback. I expect it’ll get the majority of the table time at Unpub 9. It’s grown into a larger design than the concept that it came from, but it combines drafting, set collection, spatial arrangement and a little bit of a roll and write feel in a real satisfying decision space. I haven’t felt this good about an early design in a while, and I’m finally making a space game!

Used Planet Dealer

Or two! The 18 card game that was Silvermaster Spy Ring in the Buttonshy/GenCan’t contest works really well with the new theme and the new distribution of suits. It’s short enough that I was able to get it playtested multiple times at a recent meeting, and we came up with a better method of scoring that doesn’t require a lot of math, as well as a solid method of tie breakers for the RPS turn order issue. This will be my go-to game when couples want to play something, or when people only have a few minutes. I’m hoping that people like the puzzly aspect of it!

Until April, keep playtesting!

[minrcrafter]

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We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy".The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related.

For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer: [Trailer]

Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: [Album of Capital Cities]

A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the [Kingdom of Perth]

Server Summary

*1: World Building Lore Server

*2: Voice Chat Discord

*3: Community of friends

*4: Dedicated Forums

*5: Light Elements of RP

*6: No griefing/cheating

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If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Website

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Server Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application.

Server Hosted Location: USA

Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial

Version: 1.12.2

[the-captured-and-the-free]

Kraken’s pupil narrowed into a slit and he let out a low growl, flattening himself against the ground. He looked absolutely feral.. “grrrh..” That was the bitch who tried to get his friend, right? Or did they just, look similar? She didn’t have any armor on, and she seemed pretty friendly with the weird him-lookin’ guy.. “..E-Ey, you betta not try anythin’ ok? I ain’ no pushover!” He clicked his teeth for good measure. Beams eye flicked between the two of them, trying to simultaneously keep an eye on Ayana and get a closer look at Agoti.

Kraken swam through the oddly shaped river, climbing out onto the bank after checking for people. “Huh, this place is we-heeird! Heheh.” He crept around in the shadows, going from a standard forest to the edge of a city. ‘Wuh oh, too close! Back to the water boys!’ Well he would’ve but something caught his attention. ‘Woah wait a second, that guy looks kinda like me!’ His eyes widened and he crept a bit closer, ready to bolt back to safety if he needed. - @the-captured-and-the-free

( >:] )

A.G.O.T.I was simply crouched down poking at some ants. Ayana next to him and chuckles.

“Aggy did you want your ice cream or nah, man?” The taller of the two looks at her.

“Gib.” She does so before glancing over in Kraken’s direction, furrowing her brows and squinting.

“Whatcha looking at?” She point.

“Huh?” A.G.O.T.I looks over blankly.

[badleafsickjokes]

Ladies, Gentlemen, and the rest of you wretched Vault Dwellers, put your hands together for.... PUBG with a Fallout Skin! It's just like Fallout 4, but without the roleplaying!

Look, real talk? I'm not into PVP. Whenever I get invaded in Dark Souls I groan, because that fuck has come to spoil my good time. And yeah, some are sportsmanly (naked fist-fights, bowing, etc) but the majority are just there for the griefing.

When I think "Open world, free-roam shooter" I think co-op Stalker, or PUBG, or Day Z. Yeah, it's a cool experience, I get that, but there's not really any depth past that. When I sit down and boot up Fallout, I get into the character I'm playing. He's a souless merc, he's a charming junkie, he's literally Buddy Holly with a katana. The point is I like to RP. I like the world. I like the characters.

A Fallout themed shooter-mc-scriggler isn't what I wanted to see Bethesda work on. Maybe it's just me, but I am putting my foot down and refusing to buy this. Maybe the game IS good, cool, but it's not the direction I personally want to see the series go in, and if you feel the same way maybe you should too.

Thanks for bothering to read all that.

[thomasroach]

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 Endgame Detailed in New Trailer

Ubisoft has released more details regarding Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’s endgame.

Fans can learn more with the endgame trailer below:

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2: Endgame Trailer | Ubisoft [NA]

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 features campaign, co-op, and PvP modes for players to enjoy. Fully customizable agents and gear will also be included.

The game will come out for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on March 15.

Source: Press Release

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[the-captured-and-the-free]

Lola was suddenly dropped in. She didn't know where she was and she sure as hell didn't want to be here long enough for Lilith to realize that she was gone. Void let out a sigh, seemingly nervous about being here. He honest to god hoped nobody would see him.

- @a-gang-of-misfits

Char looked at the kid, narrowing his eyes and slowly walking backwards. Thy hadn’t noticed him yet, so maybe he could just… leave before they saw him? He didn’t know of she was a hunter, but he didn’t want to chance it. Besides, most other players thought he was a wither skeleton and tried to kill him anyways. Splinter slipped on a loose rock, falling on splinters back. “…shit-”

[the-captured-and-the-free]

( @spiteful-bomb) “F U C K-“ Well lookie here. Ya got BB, Hex, Tabi, Ruv, n Spiteful. “Where the hell are we?!” Hex sheugs. Ruv looks around as Spiteful sighs. “I think based of the world textures… we’re in Minecraft.”

They hear screaming and a humanoid creature with a tail falls out of the sky. “AAAAAAAAAA-” He fell into a small pool of water near them. “God fucking dammit always with the falling and shit-” Spike grumbled, pouting in the water. He suddenly noticed the other people, immediately pushing himself backwards to the other end of the pool. “Ahah SHIT- Don’ fuck with me I ain’t drop anything good ya hear?” Beam looked a little nervous, beams eyes twitching between each of them. He looked like he was on a hair-trigger, ready to move or fight at any moment. Until he saw spiteful that is. Spike screeched in surprise and fear, quickly clambering up a nearby tree (you know those big oaks that spawn sometimes? yeah). “Oi oi oi the bitch leaves his fuckin’ office?! Didn’t know ya knew how t’ do more then make shitty propaganda videos and get off t’ the fact you think you’re a good person!!” He was obviously panicked, even shaking slightly. “don’t FUCK with me I WILL BITE YOU-”

[minrcrafter]

Hermertia [Semi-Vanilla] {Whitelist} {Roleplay}

Visit us on www.hermertia.com to create an account and make an application!

We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy".

The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related.

For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer:[Trailer]

Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: [Album of Capital Cities]

A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the [Kingdom of Perth]

Server Summary*

1: World Building Lore Server*

2: Voice Chat Discord*

3: Community of friends*

4: Dedicated Forums*

5: Light Elements of RP*

6: No griefing/cheating*

7: Application Required

If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Websitewww.hermertia.comServer Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application.

Server Hosted Location: USA

Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial

Version: 1.12.2

[minrcrafter]

Hermertia [Semi-Vanilla] {Whitelist} {Roleplay}

Visit us on www.hermertia.com to create an account and make an application!

We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy". The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related.

For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer:   Trailer  

Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: Album of Capital Cities.

A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the Kingdom of Perth.

Server Summary

1: World Building Lore Server

2: Voice Chat Discord

3: Community of friends

4: Dedicated Forums

5: Light Elements of RP

6: No griefing/cheating

7: Application Required

If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Website!

www.hermertia.com

Server Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application. Server Hosted Location: USA Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial Version: 1.11.2

[minrcrafter]

Hermertia [Semi-Vanilla] {Whitelist} {Roleplay}

Visit us on www.hermertia.com to create an account and make an application!

We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy".The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related.

For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer: [Trailer]

Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: [Album of Capital Cities]

A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the [Kingdom of Perth]

Server Summary

*1: World Building Lore Server

*2: Voice Chat Discord

*3: Community of friends

*4: Dedicated Forums

​

Server Rules:

*1: Light Elements of RP

*2: No griefing/cheating

*3: Application Required

​

If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Website

www.hermertia.com

Server Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application.

Server Hosted Location: USA

Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial

Version: 1.12.2 ---> 13.1 coming soon!

[minrcrafter]

Hermertia [Semi-Vanilla] {Whitelist} {Roleplay}

Visit us on www.hermertia.com to create an account and make an application!

We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy".The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related.

For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer: [Trailer]

Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: [Album of Capital Cities]

A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the [Kingdom of Perth]

Server Summary

*1: World Building Lore Server

*2: Voice Chat Discord

*3: Community of friends

*4: Dedicated Forums

*5: Light Elements of RP

*6: No griefing/cheating

*7: Application Required

If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Website

www.hermertia.com

Server Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application.

Server Hosted Location: USA

Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial

Version: 1.12.2

[minrcrafter]

Hermertia [Semi-Vanilla] {Whitelist} {Roleplay}

Visit us on www.hermertia.com to create an account and make an application!

We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy".The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related.

For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer: [Trailer]

Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: [Album of Capital Cities]

A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the [Kingdom of Perth]

Server Summary

*1: World Building Lore Server

*2: Voice Chat Discord

*3: Community of friends

*4: Dedicated Forums

*5: Light Elements of RP

*6: No griefing/cheating

*7: Application Required

If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Website

www.hermertia.com

Server Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application.

Server Hosted Location: USA

Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial

Version: 1.12.2

[minrcrafter]

Hermertia [Semi-Vanilla] {Whitelist} {Roleplay}

Visit us on www.hermertia.com to create an account and make an application!

We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy".The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related.

For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer: [Trailer]

Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: [Album of Capital Cities]

A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the [Kingdom of Perth]

Server Summary

*1: World Building Lore Server

*2: Voice Chat Discord

*3: Community of friends

*4: Dedicated Forums

*5: Light Elements of RP

*6: No griefing/cheating

*7: Application Required

If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Website

www.hermertia.comServer

Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application.

Server Hosted Location: USA

Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial

Version: 1.12.2

[minrcrafter]

Hermertia [Semi-Vanilla] {Whitelist} {Roleplay}

Visit us on www.hermertia.com to create an account and make an application! We are a community of players, who have been playing together for over years now. To spice up the usual survival gameplay, we included roleplay elements. Parts of the map are divided in different countries. These have their own citizen, which interact with each other and foreigners. The thematic topic is "medieval/asian fantasy". The average age is proably around the mid twenties, with a couple of exceptions above that and a few below that. We communicate over our Website and Discord. Every few weaks we come together for Co-Op builds and/or PvP Battles, which are lore related. For a quick and inspiring overview of our Server, watch our trailer:[Trailer] Some Examples from various cities across the Empire: [Album of Capital Cities] A detailed example of one of our cities is Dunn, which is located in the [Kingdom of Perth] Server Summary* 1: World Building Lore Server* 2: Voice Chat Discord* 3: Community of friends* 4: Dedicated Forums* 5: Light Elements of RP* 6: No griefing/cheating* 7: Application Required If you are interested in our server and want to join our awesome community, apply on our Websitewww.hermertia.comServer Address: Will be forwarded to you after the Application. Server Hosted Location: USA Game Play Type: Vanilla Survial Version: 1.12.2