Three Character Sheets to the Wind
Three Character Sheets to the Wind Since we just had a conversation about characters, now seems like a good time to talk about character sheets. Character sheets are useful for […]
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Casting a Mold for Empowerment
Casting a Mold for Empowerment If you’ve read the previous entries here on the Story Board blog, you’ve already heard about empowerment, why and when it’s important, and even how […]
Making Magic
Making Magic (Or, Specifically, Making Magic Work For Your Game) Let’s talk about the Magic System! When our founding fathers laid out the Wayfinder magic system, they had a number […]
Storywriter’s Guide
Storywriter’s Guide to Dealing With Production Being a storywriter is a crazy, exhausting, and magical experience. The magic lies in seeing a world and characters who have previously only existed […]
The Gamewriter’s Glossary
The Gamewriter’s Glossary Wayfinder games can be very abstract, especially since we all tend to develop our own jargon when talking about them. So, here follows a massive listing of […]
A Good Tease
A Good Tease So this year we’re bringing back teasers as a requirement for game submissions, which means it’s time for a crash course in the whys, hows, and which-end-ups […]
Lists, Lists, Lists!
Lists, Lists, Lists! Do you want Production to like you? Of course you do. They’re the people who make your game beautiful, and make it even possible. Without them, you’re […]
The Big Finish
The Big Finish: ending your game “GAME!” The shout goes up and everyone cheers and collapses into hugs, eager to tell their friends stories of their epic adventure. But hold […]
Game Submission Samples
Game Submission Samples Sample Intro Games The Blood Moon by Michael Phillips and Eamon Burdick (2013) A dark fantasy about an uprising against a long-reigning vampire lord. While this isn’t […]
Take It Home With You
Take It Home With You Closing circle at camp almost always includes a specific message and call to action: the things we do at camp can be brought out into […]