I recently uploaded a Rough And Fast version of the Deck of Ages PDF. I also put up the data behind the deck. Turns out I overthought things… by quite a bit. I described a new, larger set of traits and some basic guidelines for applying them. There are now …
The Deck of Ages is inspired by Starfinder’s Deck of Many Worlds, but is not the Deck of Many Worlds. Traits define aspects of the age. I outlined the nine traits I’m using, to start, and as expected that’s changing. Traits are key elements that describe an age. These are …
Yesterday I drafted content for the Deck of Ages, today I’ve got the first draft. There’s a fair bit of work before this is ready for prime time. The first two points need more work and will take time. The third point, I have made a Rough And Fast version, …
I had a different post planned for tonight. Let me just say ‘I hate mail merge’ and leave it at that for tonight. Since that plan didn’t come through, I figured I might as well post the data I was trying to merge. 2025-02-18 Replaced the full tables with excerpts. …
Ben Robbins’s Microscope is one of the major inspirations for Making History. I really like the structure and process, and I’ve added another element: ages. Between ages, the world changes. In Microscope terms, each age has a different palette. That is, different things are excluded and different things cannot be …
I feel like this series got off to a good start, but stalled right away. One post! So, time to get back to it. Yes, I recognize I’m jumping around from topic to topic, but I’m okay with that. Right now I feel there’s more to gain by touching many …
History is made by stupid peopleClever people wouldn’t even tryIf you want a place in the history booksThen do something dumb before you die “History is Made by Stupid People”, The Arrogant Worms Making fictional history, on the other hand, needs creativity (to make interesting) and good memory (to keep …
