thread: 2005-06-16 : Craft and Innovation
On 2005-06-16, luke wrote:
yay! It's a small press rpg pep-rally! rah, rah, rah!I'm with you Vincent. (can I call you "Vinnie"? Please?) ;)
I want to crack kids upside the head who tell me about their be-all-end-all 400 page rpg that they have been working on for years.
Contrary to what it may seem, I spent years and years noodling with mechanics and designing other little games afore I published BW. Even so, it still shades between apprentice and journeyman. There's stuff in BWC that I'm really proud of, and stuff that's plain ol' embarrassing.
But BW benefitted mightily from stepping into the evolutionary cycle begun at the Forge. BWR is simply a higher order of game than BWC. It's got its ducks in a row. But it sure ain't my masterpiece. At least I hope not. I've got so many other ideas!
So to all you I say, work diligently and constantly. Work with goals in mind. Publish your games, even if it's only 3 copies! And keep designing for the now.
-L
