ID Tables
Inspired by the mobile roguelike "Pixel Dungeon," Item Discovery Tables add dual-layer randomization to items (and more!) in any RPG. The post ID Tables appeared first on PinkSpace .
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Speaking With My Body
Public / Private Sex is contested ground. The boundaries of sexual morality are pushed and pulled by social forces that dictate the circumstances under which sex is permissible; where, how,... The post Speaking With My Body appeared first on PinkSpace .
A Dangerous Game
Make Faggot Games Catherine of Darling Demon Eclipse recently published a blog post titled Faggot Games: An Urgent Warning, a manifesto that calls for the genesis of radically faggoty RPGs.... The post A Dangerous Game appeared first on PinkSpace .
Play Report: Opera Eterna at RPG Nite
On November 30th, Alex Roberts and I hosted our very first playtest day. On that day, I finally got my shit together to bring Opera Eterna to the table. I’m here to tell you how that went. The post Play Report: Opera Eterna at RPG Nite appeared first on PinkSpace .
PinkSpace on Patreon
The News If you haven’t already heard from last week’s blog post, PinkSpace is now on Patreon! Holy shit!! Joining Patreon is a small step forward for PinkSpace but also... The post PinkSpace on Patreon appeared first on PinkSpace .
PinkSpace Turns 2
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday to my blog! Thank you sincerely, dear reader, for tuning in to my silly thoughts here over the past two years. It really makes me feel... The post PinkSpace Turns 2 appeared first on PinkSpace .
Story of Saints
In our moment of crisis we prayed to our Saints. To our awe and terror, they answered. The post Story of Saints appeared first on PinkSpace .
Lens Theory
What distinguishes a spellcaster from a warrior at their core is not that they have high intelligence and low strength, but that they cast spells. I find myself drawn to this kind of mechanical asymmetry because it forms the basis for a unique lens for that character to play through. The post Lens Theory appeared first on PinkSpace .
An Open World
You leave the town gates and step into a wide open field. Grassy hills cascade over each other. A road curls around the bend and disappears. Far off in the distance a mountain rises above a forest. You can not see your destination, though you are told it is somewhere out there in the wild. Did they say it was to the east? The post An Open World appeared first on PinkSpace .
Play Report: Boys Boys Boys
Boys Boys Boys is a late night warehouse party that pops up periodically in Vancouver, BC, and bills itself as “a night celebrating joyful faggotry sexual freedom in a consensual and safer queer environment.” I’ve had my eye on it since last summer but this pride month I finally made the trip to the mainland to take in the experience. The post Play Report: Boys Boys Boys appeared first on…
All My Bonds
The Progress Track Let’s look at one of my building blocks for Nova Crystallis! Following my brief exploration and disappointment with Iron Valley with my friend Marcia, I sought to... The post All My Bonds appeared first on PinkSpace .
Gender Play
Gender, in Sagas and in my lived experience, feels like a kind of compulsory contract; a set of rigorous social expectations applied to a sexed body that establishes a set of rules around how that body can exist and how it will navigate the world. The post Gender Play appeared first on PinkSpace .
Play Report: Cities & Seasons
On March 23rd Integrate Art Society hosted a sleepover event as part of their program, The Ministry of Counting Sheep. was the artist hired for the event itself and was given more or less free reign to play a game or do some performance work. It came with some constraints, however. The post Play Report: Cities & Seasons appeared first on PinkSpace .
Project Codename: Nova Crystallis
I want to tell you about my current major RPG project, which has been on the backburner for a few years but has been rapidly coalescing as a result of the posts I’ve been writing on this blog. I am ready to share (and soon to play) it with you. The post Project Codename: Nova Crystallis appeared first on PinkSpace .
MULTI% – PART 2
The Journey Continues This is part 2 of my post exploring For the King’s universal resolution roll. If you haven’t yet, consider checking out part 1! While not necessary reading,... The post MULTI% PART 2 appeared first on PinkSpace .
Multi% — Part 1
Fort Heking Recently I picked up For the King 2 for my live-in partner who had unexpectedly fell in love with the original. For him, it seemed to scratch the... The post Multi% — Part 1 appeared first on PinkSpace .
A Site of Worship
A series of fragments exploring my changing relationship with my body and making pornography. The post A Site of Worship appeared first on PinkSpace .
Hello, Old Friend
Like an oral story that changes with each retelling, reinterpretations of familiar motifs offer a space for imaginative transformation while offering a moment of joy in recognition for those who have seen them before. The post Hello, Old Friend appeared first on PinkSpace .
Is It Art
A dive into the experience of doing games work as an artist in canada's arts sector. The post Is It Art appeared first on PinkSpace .
Passing Time
Reflections on action economies, disability, bullet journals, and calendar play. The post Passing Time appeared first on PinkSpace .
Diasporic Fantasy
How diaspora has crystallized a mythic image of "homeland" in my mind. The post Diasporic Fantasy appeared first on PinkSpace .
Reasons I Fuck Up
A List of the Unwanted The post Reasons I Fuck Up appeared first on PinkSpace .
The Active-Time Model
ATB (or active-time battle) is a time-based alternative to initiative turn order for combat encounters. I’ve taken a stab at adapting some of the things I love most about it for active-time play in turn-based games. The post The Active-Time Model appeared first on PinkSpace .
An Enemy Appears!
In the vast swathes of land between villages, or while delving the depths of a dungeon on your way to a boss encounter, you can expect to find dozens of unique enemies standing between you and your objective. What is the purpose of these encounters in play? The post An Enemy Appears! appeared first on PinkSpace .
Play Report: A New Hack of The Quiet Year
This past week I subjected one of my long time off-and-on-again play groups to a playtest of a feverishly written hack of the legendary The Quiet Year by Avery Alder. The post Play Report: A New Hack of The Quiet Year appeared first on PinkSpace .
We Are What We Own
The stories told in our absence reveal that our possessions communicate a great deal about the individuals that carried them. The post We Are What We Own appeared first on PinkSpace .
The Tactician
If tactics are decisions that come at the expense of something else, what then is a tactician? The post The Tactician appeared first on PinkSpace .
Hi!
Welcome to PinkSpace! The post Hi! appeared first on PinkSpace .