Goodbye 2013
I'm sitting in my office here at the SoulJAR Games World Corporate Headquarters, which looks suspiciously like the corner of my bedroom, while I sip a cup of tea and ruminate. I feel properly British,...
View ArticleDice Crawl Kickstarter
At the time of this writing, you have roughly 28 hours to back this project. You can find the link here. So far, we've unlocked all four expansions and four additional races and classes. For $25, you...
View ArticleThank You!
Thanks to you, our Dice Crawl Kickstarter successfully funded. We are brimming with excitement at the prospect of releasing this game. Alyssa is busily drawing elements for the expansions, which jim...
View ArticleThe Adventure Path
I lose complete track of time. I didn't realize it's been almost a month since my last update. Since I only get to devote two days a week to SoulJAR Games, I tend to focus on the work and not all the...
View ArticleDice Crawl
This is a challenging update to write. As many of you may know, Alyssa Faden suffered a terrible blow to her Torn Armor Kickstarter. I got to know Alyssa through this project as a writer and editor for...
View ArticleWhat's Happening!
Man, I loved that show! Who doesn't love Rerun? (And now I've got the theme music stuck in my head...) But anyway, a lot has happened on our end in the last two days. First, Alyssa Faden has finished...
View ArticleATTN: Brain Trust!
I am looking for Werehare, James Silverstein, Ian Kirby, and TigerWolfe. Please connect with me via Facebook. Please use my personal account, not the SoulJAR Games account, so I see you faster. Some of...
View ArticleReaders Reading
Once upon a time, when I used to blog on my game design theory blog, I used to try to be more entertaining. You know -- funny. I've noticed less of a joie de vivre in my blogging. There's not as much...
View ArticleLamentations of the Flame Princess
Earlier today, I alluded to the fact that I used to run a blog solely about game design and game design considerations. It was called Dangerous Games (you can see it here:...
View ArticleFeedback and Magic
Just a quick note. The readers are reading. They're sending back some really useful comments. I may change the order of the chapters a bit, and some things need to be fixed. I don't think it's a lot....
View ArticleClarifying Stuff.
Clearly, I need to clarify some things:1) I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS to the original Cairn RPG Kickstarter. I was not a backer, so I cannot post comments. I was never given the password, as that would give...
View ArticleMole Backers
I'm getting disturbing emails from people backed the Cairn RPG at the Mole level. Two people so far have asked if the names they provided are in the game. They aren't. That bothers me, because I want...
View ArticleCurrent Status -- Dice Crawl
Since I'm trying to get back to work, I figure an update on Dice Crawl is in order.1) In order to get the best price possible and ensure Dice Crawl gets the attention it deserves, we are combining the...
View ArticleA Lot is in Motion
Greetings SoulJar Nation! Boy! Do I have a lot to tell you about today. I'm getting fairly excited by what's going on over here. Let's get right to it. Torn ArmorOnce again, let me explain why this is...
View ArticleDice Crawl to the Printers
I am pleased to announce that Dice Crawl, the board game of chucking handfuls of dice in dungeon hacking and slashing, has been sent to the printers. Kudos to jim pinto for doing such excellent work on...
View ArticleSpells and Magic Items
I really hate making excuses. No matter what, they always sound lame. I'd much rather focus on the forward movement on the Cairn RPG. Here goes:1) The input from the select group of readers was...
View ArticleRuminating
As I look towards the end of my work on the Cairn RPG, I find myself thinking about my next project. I haven't really discussed it with the team -- which RPG project we should do next. I find my...
View ArticlePrototypes and GenCon
Back in 2001 (or thereabouts), I was let go from Decipher. There weren't a lot of game companies out there who could afford to pay me what I was making at that time, and I was in NYC when everyone else...
View ArticleIt's Done
I thought about writing an "after action" report about how things are going on the Cairn RPG, or some ruminations about the creative process, but I think simplest is best. I am finished working on the...
View ArticleUnboxing Video
We promised everyone a look at the Dice Crawl prototypes as soon as we received them. You can watch Alyssa Faden opening the boxes for the first time here:I really enjoy watching her open those boxes....
View ArticleWhere Do We Stand?
It's been awhile since I updated the blog. I'm not going to go into all the reasons why. I simply fell out of the habit of writing. There are a number of things to address, so let's get to it.Cairn...
View ArticleThe .pdf Announcement
Well we have great news: The Cairn RPG is complete! And not only that, but we have several ways for you to get your hands on a copy.If you were a backer of the original Cairn Kickstarter then you have...
View ArticleTake Two!
As some of you have pointed out, DTRPG was charging $7,787 for your "free" .pdf download. That was a mistake on our part; it's an internal thing DTRPG does when people try to order a physical copy of a...
View ArticleThe GenCon Report
SoulJAR Games attended GenCon for the first time this year and we had a blast. We enjoyed meeting with the fans, running demos, and just hanging out. This was the first time Alyssa, Jack, jim, and I...
View ArticlePost GenCon Activity
Ever since GenCon, the entire SoulJAR Games crew has been working furiously behind the scenes to get stuff done. That’s the main reason you haven’t heard from me here on the blog. I have to say, I...
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