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After almost five years, I recently reached an exciting, but scary stage in my content production business—the scaling stage. My scaling strategy involves building out a comprehensive marketing education portal. That's the exciting part. The scary part—I can't get to it because I'm so strapped for time.
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**Ritika: What is your experience with virtual assistants?**
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A Binghamton University physicist and his colleagues say they have unlocked one key mystery surrounding high-temperature superconductivity.
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How many of you started some RPG campaign of any genre by meeting a group of people in an inn, bar, tavern, or Mos Eisley Cantina? Raise your hand, because you know we've all done it. How good was it? Yeah, it pretty much sucked. I don't think I've ever heard someone say, "And it was so awesome how we all started as characters who didn't know each other sitting around a table at a tavern when..."
Part of the reason this motif gets eye-rolls is because it's SO contrived with nothing supporting the players. Why would strangers be loyal to each other? Or if they knew each other, why didn't the motivation for the campaign arise from their shared experiences and history? Why are the characters suddenly risking their lives on a tip taken from one of the least reputable places in any town?
Another reason it usually stinks on ice is that the people in the tavern or inn are transient. They aren't staying in one place, even the barkeep and stereotypical barmaids are easily replaced. Hence, there's nothing for the players to ever really come back to for validation, help, or enrichment. The tavern little more than a springboard and then forgotten, at least in my experience and in all the anecdotes I've ever heard. It's sad how the tavern where the adventure began becomes so astonishingly unimportant to the action later on.
I would like to see someone take this tired, lifeless old trope and really make it good. I've played a few modules that tried (like Return to the Tomb of Horrors), but none did a very good job. I lament the tavern meeting for this: it is usually so unsatisfying that it leaves a blotch on the memories of those who have played using it, and I want people to have the best experience they can playing RPGs.
So, if you have some great tavern stories OR a theory on how to improve ye olde tavern campaign kickoff, I'd love to read about it in the comments! :)
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
What is TPK?
Short one this time around. I hate gamer-talk sometimes. We develop our own jargon that we assume everyone gets but really just creates a taller barrier to entry to new people into the hobby. If you're reading this entry, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if you typed, "What's a TPK" into Google after seeing it on a post at RPGnet or something. I'm here for ya.
TPK is an acronym for Total Party Kill. It's simply when everyone in an adventuring party (usually a traditional fantasy, sci-fi, or horror RPG) ends up dead after an encounter. It could be because of player error, GM error, a combination of both, or some really bad luck on the dice. It happens.
Anyway, I'm defining this here because I plan on using this jargon (and linking back to this post) in a future entry and just want to have my bases covered.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Relay the Message: Early Fall Kickstarters
Heya guy,
Hope you are having a good harvest season. There's a pretty good crop of Kickstarters I'm following, and I thought I'd share them with you.
First, we have Warlocks. I'm usually more of a tabletop guy, but I'm getting more and more interested in video game design as that medium gets more and more democratized like RPG publishing did in the early 2000's. This game is a pretty cool fighting game with old-school pixilated graphics. If that's your sort of thing, I encourage you to give it a look.
Next, I submit Smoke and Glass by Shoshana Kessok. It's a SteamPunk setting for Fate Core. I still haven't got my SteamPunk itch scratched by a game yet. I'm still looking for something I can't put my finger on. S&G looks pretty cool, so if you're like me at all, you can check it out. :)
Finally, we have Broken World which is powered by the Appocalypse. I've enjoyed other AW spin-offs like Dungeon World. If that system is your thing, check this game out!
Hope you are having a good harvest season. There's a pretty good crop of Kickstarters I'm following, and I thought I'd share them with you.
First, we have Warlocks. I'm usually more of a tabletop guy, but I'm getting more and more interested in video game design as that medium gets more and more democratized like RPG publishing did in the early 2000's. This game is a pretty cool fighting game with old-school pixilated graphics. If that's your sort of thing, I encourage you to give it a look.
Next, I submit Smoke and Glass by Shoshana Kessok. It's a SteamPunk setting for Fate Core. I still haven't got my SteamPunk itch scratched by a game yet. I'm still looking for something I can't put my finger on. S&G looks pretty cool, so if you're like me at all, you can check it out. :)
Finally, we have Broken World which is powered by the Appocalypse. I've enjoyed other AW spin-offs like Dungeon World. If that system is your thing, check this game out!
Thursday, September 04, 2014
What Do I Do if I Find Myself Designing a Heartbreaker?
Back in the saddle after a nice long summer break. I hope all of you are well. It's good to have you back at Socratic
This blog entry was inspired by THIS THREAD. Back when that thread was active, I just did
not have the time to sit down and write the kind of response I really
wanted. I was swamped. If I had said anything, it would have just
been something dismissive or insensitive to the OP, and that's not something I
wanted to do.
For context, I highly recommend you read my oooooooooooold
article from 2006, What is a Heartbreaker?
I'm not going to critique Xarcell's design in this
entry. I think the folks on Story-Games
did a pretty thorough job of explaining the potential problems, challenges, and
reception Xarcell could expect. Instead,
I'm going to try to offer some advice to him (any anyone) who wants to still
drive ahead and publish their D&D-like Medieval Fantasy game.
To begin, let me say I've been there. I've done it.
My first published RPG was a Fantasy Heartbreaker in every single
definition. My friends and I spend years
creating a derivative of Rolemaster. We
spend thousands printing up books. And
we sold probably less than a thousand.
So I'm not some ivory tower dude passing my judgment down on the great
unwashed. I've lived it. It's not pleasant.
But if we're going to go ahead with it anyway, what should
we do? There are five things I think a
person should do if they are going to publish a Fantasy (or Sci-Fi or Vampire
or Cthullu or whatever) Heartbreaker.
1.Play it! If you're
not playing it when you go to start the publishing process, then I personally
think you're doing it wrong. You must
stay in touch with what makes the game fun.
You must still be excited about it.
People get excited about things other people are excited about. If the game isn't still worth your time, how
can it be worth theirs? Also, continuing
to play will improve the game quality, and you're going to need the quality to
be as high as possible.
2.Put it up for free first.
You need to get the game out there somehow, even if it's just a plain
text or PDF version. 1km1kt will
host your file for free, and it doesn't require any special accounts or logins
for people who want to get your game.
It's easy and easy is good. There
are plenty of other sites who will also do it, but that's just the one I
like. You need your game on the Internet
for free because you're going to have to do a lot of ground work to make this
thing successful. You'll need to be able
to give everyone who hears about your game a frame of reference. A free copy does that, and it creates a good feeling in those whom you
contact. If you're willing to give the
text version away for free, it must mean you're confident in the quality of
your game.
3.Build up a community.
The first two points are easy.
This is where things get a little harder. You need to get people involved in your
game. You need a community who is
anticipating your game's release and is excited about it. It may be tempting to go find a way to host
some free phpBB forum and try to get people to come there to talk about your
game. That is almost certainly going to
end in disaster. Messageboards require a
lot of activity and a lot of participants to be truly successful. A Heartbreaker game just isn't going to
generate that much interest at the start.
Instead, I recommend starting a blog, Facebook page or G+ account for
your game. Start liking, friending,
circling, and linking other people.
Create lots of entries on your blog/Facebook/G+ about your game
INCLUDING actual play reports. Be
excited and promote other people's games on it as well. It'll make you feel good for helping others
and it may encourage others to link your game on their social media site. That's what you need. Building a network and a community where
people can come, read, and easily comment on your work. Just make sure you get the people playing the
game with you from Step 1 posting and commenting as well.
4.Try a Kickstarter.
Kickstarter is great because not only does it get funds to ideas the
market wants, it denies funds to ideas the market doesn't want. Once you've laid the ground work for your
game by posting it for free and building up a community, it's time to see if
the market wants your game or not. I
can't tell you what your goal should be.
You have to decide based on how much the cover will cost, how much the
interior art will cost, how much your time on it has been worth, and whether or
not you'll offer a print version. If I
were going to do a Kickstarter for The Holmes and Watson Committee today, I'd
probably set the Kickstarter goal at $1,000 to get a new cover, new art, and
maybe a map of Victorian London. But
every person is different, and every game has its own needs. If the first Kickstart fails, you can try a
second a few months later. If a second
campaign fails, the market is telling you that your game is A) best left as a
free game on the 'net or B) needs a lot more work.
5.Finally, even with a successful Kickstarter it's important
not to keep sinking your own money into the game. More money does not equal more success. Vincent Baker made a great post on what to do
with a game once it's published. Continue
steps 1 and 3. That will drive future
sales of your game (if continuing sales are something you want). But whatever you do, do not sink thousands of
dollars promoting or selling your game.
Do what you can for free and let the sales grow organically.
Well, that's the best advice I can offer. Avoid using your own money as much as
possible. Stay excited about your
game. Help promote other people's
games. And build up a community before
going to Kickstarter. If you do these
things, there's a chance (just a chance) that your game will be a successful
business venture.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Socratic Design Anthology #9
Heya Guys,
Summer is fast approaching and that's when I usually take break from blogging. I hope the first half of the year has been a productive one for you. Before I go, I'm doing my annual anthology. For those who may be new to Socratic Design, every year I post links to all the articles I've done in the last 12 months or so as well as links to previous anthologies. This way, people can easily catch up if they recently discovered my blog. Enjoy! :)
What is Creative Agenda?
What is an Endgame?
What is Chopping the World in Two?
Does Setting Still Matter? part 5
What is Rule Zero?
Equipment Lists - A Lament
Design Journal Entries:
Design Journal #1: Envisioning Play
Design Journal #2: Brainstorming
Design Journal #3: Distractions
Design Journal #4: Breaking Up My Game
Previous Anthologies:
Socratic Design Anthology #1
Socratic Design Anthology #2
Socratic Design Anthology #3
Socratic Design Anthology #4
Socratic Design Anthology #5
Socratic Design Anthology #6
Socratic Design Anthology #7
Socratic Design Anthology #8
Topical Index:
SD Topical Index #1
Summer is fast approaching and that's when I usually take break from blogging. I hope the first half of the year has been a productive one for you. Before I go, I'm doing my annual anthology. For those who may be new to Socratic Design, every year I post links to all the articles I've done in the last 12 months or so as well as links to previous anthologies. This way, people can easily catch up if they recently discovered my blog. Enjoy! :)
What is Creative Agenda?
What is an Endgame?
What is Chopping the World in Two?
Does Setting Still Matter? part 5
What is Rule Zero?
Equipment Lists - A Lament
Design Journal Entries:
Design Journal #1: Envisioning Play
Design Journal #2: Brainstorming
Design Journal #3: Distractions
Design Journal #4: Breaking Up My Game
Previous Anthologies:
Socratic Design Anthology #1
Socratic Design Anthology #2
Socratic Design Anthology #3
Socratic Design Anthology #4
Socratic Design Anthology #5
Socratic Design Anthology #6
Socratic Design Anthology #7
Socratic Design Anthology #8
Topical Index:
SD Topical Index #1
Friday, May 02, 2014
What is Rule Zero?
Today I'm looking at a topic that became
a really hot-button issue in the early 2000's.
And even to this day, arguments over it will arise on one online forum
or another. It's called "Rule
Zero." If you don't know what that is,
it's probably a good thing, but more than likely, you've had some experience
with it whether you know it or not.
Rule Zero basically states, "If you
don't like something about the rules [provided for you in this game's text],
change it!" Well, that's the nice way to
put it. I've sometimes seen it also
called "The Golden Rule" which basically says, "The GM may ignore or change any
rule at any time." If that looks like a
Social Contract disaster filled with GM Fiat punts, then you are right.
I wish I knew who coined the phrase
"Rule Zero" in this usage. My first
contact with it was in the Amber Diceless Roleplaying System, where it comes
right out and says that the GM can change any rule he or she wants. I know the White Wolf Games used the "Golden
Rule" terminology in its texts. I
suspect, whether this empowerment of the GM and/or players to just change the
rules on a whim was officially termed early or late in RPG history, people were
doing it from the beginning. I don't know who first recognized this was
going on, but the point is, once the idea took hold, designers started incorporating
it into their games and RPGs have suffered ever since.
Why was Rule Zero/The Golden Rule
Rule Zero/The Golden Rule came about
because the early RPG texts that set the template for all RPGs to follow did a
horrible, awful job of communicating how to play. You don't have to take my word for it. Listen to what the man himself, Gary Gygax,
had to say about his own game in his introduction to AD&D1e, "D&D hasturned into a non-game. There is so much variation between the way the game is played [that] there is no continuity and little agreement as to just what the game is and how best to play it."
This could only happen if the text did
not explicitly lay out what the game was about, what the players were supposed
to do, and what the characters were supposed to do. I have my copy of the 1978 AD&D Player's
Handbook right next to me, and there is not one page devoted to what players
should be doing at any given moment of play, during a session of play, or for
an entire campaign.
As a result, it became necessary for the
DMs to improvise, change, and modify the rules at will. D&D never empowered the group as a whole
to make these decisions and since the DM was seen kind of as a replacement for
the referee in wargaming, the players looked to him/her for what to do when
nothing made sense.
Why is Rule Zero/Golden Rule bad?
There are several reasons why relying Rule Zero is a
rotten idea for designers. If you haven't read my
article on The Impossible Thing Before Breakfast, it's some good background
knowledge to have for this article.
The first reason Rule Zero is awful is
that it encourages lazy design. By
including it, often in the introduction to a game, the designer is letting himself/herself
off the hook. Why worry about making all
the rules work tightly together when the GM/Players will just change them
anyway? While it's true that the
designer cannot control how people actually play his game, it seems
contradictory to in one breath prescribe how to play your game and in the next
tell the players to just make it up as they go.
Second, players are disinclined to
actually try playing by the rules. By
including Rule Zero in your game, you give them carte blanche to start changing
things before they even play. Thus, they
often try to bend some new game into some old game they are more familiar
with. Consequently, they miss out on a
new experience. Is that what you would
want for your design? Wouldn't it be
best if they were encouraged to at least try to play by the rules? Isn't that why your wrote your game in the
first place?
Of all the games that have been Rule
Zero'ed more than any other, OD&D stands first. Yet, read this account of a group howfastidiously followed the rules of OD&D (as much as humanly possible) and
how much fun they had as a result and how much they learned about the emergent
properties of the game. It's
brilliant! But I know of very few groups
and very few players who've stuck by the letter of the OD&D books, or any
version of D&D for that matter (with the possible exception of 4th ed. at
game shops while playing Tuesday Night Encounters).
Incorporating Rule Zero in a text shows
me that the designer has a lack of confidence in his or her game. Be confident.
As a customer, I am naturally pre-disposed to trusting you to produce a
fun game. I WANT to play the game the
way you intended. If you tell me upfront
I don't have to, then you break that trust.
And I probably won't play the game the way you envisioned.
Third, incorporating Rule Zero/The
Golden Rule overtly into your rules can often lead to heavy use of force by the
GM or players to "keep things on track."
This could be an entire article on its own (again see my entry on
TITB4B). Force is basically covert,
social manipulation used by the GM to nullify player input in order to form a
narrative during play that fits the GM's vision alone. How many of you like to be manipulated by
other people? How many of you enjoy
having your creative endeavors subverted then negated by someone else? That's what the use of force and application
of Rule Zero often bring to the table.
And it's something we've hopefully left behind for the most part.
Finally, no other type of game invokes
anything like Rule Zero. One of the
things that really bugs me about this is that this sort of behavior would be
totally unacceptable in any other format.
Imagine if Pat Sajack suddenly started changing the rules for Wheel of
Fortune right in the middle of an episode!
Or what if Dr. Richard Garfield had written into the original rules of
Magic: the Gathering- "Eh, if you don't like the mana system or any of the
other rules of the game, just make them up as you go. It won't matter." It would be a catastrophe. Now, creating recognized variants of the game
(say, Commander or Cube in the case of M:tG) is fine, because everybody is on
board with the modified rules set from the beginning. But imagine if Rule Zero applied to something
like Poker at something during a Pro Tour?
If other games don't tolerate this, why should we?
Wait, you might be wondering, if
variants are okay, then is Rule Zero actually a real thing? What about house rules and hacks?
Good question. So, after everything I've said, I'm going to
contradict myself for just one tiny second.
If you take the "you" in my original definition of Rule Zero to mean the play group as a whole, then it's not really a bad thing at all. People can play however they want. Coming to a group consensus on how a game
should be played is a very functional thing.
Who hasn't hacked a game they loved or mashed two great games together
to form something new? We've all done it
and had a blast! As far as play goes, the real problem with
the rule comes when that "you" is interpreted to mean just one person- usually
the GM. In these cases it is one person coercing the players to play according to a single, non-negotiable vision. This can very often lead to arguments,
disenfranchisement, and a big 'ole heaping helping of the 20:4 ratio most
ESPECIALLY when rules are ignored, modified, or added during play without group consensus. I don't see this as a particularly desirable design element. Do you?
So, when making your game, I suggest not
even including anything in the text that even remotely resembles Rule Zero/The
Golden Rule. It's not helpful, since people will ignore/modify your rules anyway if they want. It's poor design, because you're letting yourself off the hook instead of working to find a real solution. And it just obfuscates the real intent of
your game, which is why you're writing this thing in the first place, right?
Monday, April 07, 2014
Design Journal #4: Breaking Up My Game
Welcome to my design journal entry # 4. In case you missed the first three, you can
find them HERE, HERE, and HERE.
I've brought this up before, but I use a Design Outline when
I create a game. I think about the
different aspects of my RPGs very compartmentally. Chargen is one things. Resolution is another. Character Advancement is third. Equipment is its own thing. Now, all of these different aspects are tied
together thematically in my current RPG, but I work on them separately. So I got to thinking: If each of these are
separate in my mind, why I am I putting them all in the same book?
Now clearly, separating the core rules of a game into
separate books is as old as RPGs themselves, right? So I'm not breaking any new ground by doing
this, but I have noticed that games which are not following in D&D's
footsteps (and even many games that are) have gone away from a multi-book
approach. This just was not working for
I want a character creation (Chargen) process that is more
elaborate than what I currently get out there.
Therefore, I am pulling that entire process out into its on manual. All the combat, resolution, spell casting,
and character advancement stuff runs off very similar mechanics. So that's going in its own book. The player options, equipment lists, spells,
powers, feats, etc. have their own book.
So will the GM stuff. And finally
the setting books will be separate from all the rules.
The reason I'm doing this is because is, I want these
concepts to be digestible. Packing all
this into a 200+ page tome just seems ridiculous to me. I wouldn't want to read that from cover to
cover. I know I'd skip a lot, or just
make assumptions. I want to present my game in bite-size chunks that are an easy read while you eat at the dinner
table or ride the train to work.
So that means I'll probably have some saddle-stitched, kinda
homely looking books when I get done.
That's fine with me. I am so over
having a pretty cover. For me, the game
needs to work. Then it will sell itself.
My goals for this game are modest atthis point anyway.
Anyway, the lesson from today's entry is this: don't lock
yourself into producing everyone in a single volume because it looks like it
will save costs or because that's what your favorite author did. Evaluate the needs of your game and the needs
of your target audience. If splitting
everything up into their component parts works for you, then embrace that. You'll be glad you did.
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The Sugar Bowl selected No. 11 Oklahoma to face No. 3 Alabama in its game, a decision that surprised some, who believed tenth-ranked Oregon would have been a better choice.
Oklahoma football: Was Sooners' selection for Sugar Bowl a business decision?
An Alabama-Oregon game would've matched up the teams many believed were destined for a meeting in the BCS National Championship Game. The Ducks, though, lost at Stanford on Nov. 7, and then were routed 42-16 at Arizona on Nov. 23.
Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan was asked Sunday night on a media conference call about the possibility that OU's selection was a "business decision."
"Well, business always enters into the discussion as you sit and analyze your possibilities as our board did this past Thursday night, but obviously there are a lot of other variables that come into play," Hoolahan responded.
"I think when you take a look at the way Oklahoma performed, and their last games particularly on the road and this particular game this weekend against No. 6 Oklahoma State, it's hard not to be impressed with the way they've been performing of late.
"I think it was a very difficult decision needless to say. There were other highly capable and attractive teams out there in the pool that we looked at, and when it came down to it, we just felt convinced that this was going to be the best decision for us at this particular time."
Oklahoma center Gabe Ikard has been named the winner of the Lee Roy Selmon Spirit Award.
The award is given to the college football player "who best represents the qualities of character that Selmon displayed with an emphasis on academic excellence and a commitment to community service."
The winners are selected by Selmon's widow, Claybra, and sons Lee Roy Jr. and Christopher.
"To receive this award from the Selmon family is truly humbling," Ikard said in a statement. "Particularly for a native Oklahoman like myself, to be the first individual from the University of Oklahoma to be recognized for representing everything that the Selmon family stands for is one of the most meaningful honors of my career."
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Fashion Star 2010
A dress up game where you can impress the judges with your style choices! Category:- Dress Up Game |
Create laughter in the whole family, friends and others by changing your look in funny clown costumes!... |
What should a girl wear when she wants to look chic and professional? A jacket! Choose a dress or a shirt which matches her jacket perfectly! She needs a perfect look for her job interview!!... |
This girl has a busy weekly schedule and she needs a different style for each activity! Help her choose the most suitable clothes; you had better remember the tips given before beginning to style her. Have fun!!... |
The Winter Holidays spirit and the magical atmosphere they bring in the hearts of everyone and kiss Mina under the mistletoe!... |
Lets cycle a little bit! Cycling is one of the best exercises you can get, and this is also fun. I travel everywhere by my bike; to school, to park, to my friends. It is quiet and quick!... |
A new fashion party is at the door and nails will be rated so... All girls must choose a style for the nails!... |
Life on the beach is awesome. There is the place where you can get fun and forget about school, work or problems. Here is the place where you relax and do what you like to do!... |
You are invited to Hollywood Award Function as a journalist. This annual event brings together all the celebrities so you should pay extra attention to your look! Lets find a glam dress and matching accessories before walking around!... |
You are a famous designer and want to show new fashion trends!... |
Dont get caught kissing your boyfriend at the mall! |
Click and hold on objects in the game to distract the couple. You can also click on more than one object around the game. |
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Recognized for deftly embodying the many dimensions of communication design and for inspiring and guiding people and organizations to use design for social innovation as a strategic tool to improve the human experience.
Cheryl Heller has built her career around creating new paths where there were none and bringing innovative new ideas into reality. She founded a design department in a major advertising agency, created the Sappi Ideas that Matter program, which has since granted more than $12 million to designers working for the public good, and is founding chair of the first M.F.A. program in Design for Social Innovation at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Growing up, Heller wanted to be an artist, and painted constantly. After college, she got a job at a design studio in Boston to earn money for graduate school, where she went from being a young neophyte in the office to running the studio within a year. When she was told she could never use her creative skills at work because she didn't have a design portfolio, that was all the incentive she needed.
As Heller began winning design awards, she was invited to launch the first design department at a large advertising agency. Beginning the undertaking alone, she quickly adapted and thrived, developing a national reputation as a creative pioneer in advertising and design. When a British firm bought the agency, her department was spun off as a separate company, HellerBreene.
She left Boston for New York City in 1990 to run the Image Group for Mary Wells Lawrence, followed by an eight-year stint as executive creative director at Siegel & Gale. In 2001, a conversation with the founder of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education led to a major pivot, during which she spent two years rethinking the role of design in the environment and business.
Through a self-imposed transformation, she dedicated herself to integrating the principles of sustainability into the process of design. She stopped making artifacts and focused on writing and transformation strategy at her newly formed agency (now called CommonWise). She joined the PopTech Board and helped develop their Social Innovation Fellows program, bringing together world-changing technological innovators working to address the issues around climate change, poverty, health care and energy.
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