Category Archives: Random Thoughts
World Pangolin Day
It’s today. The reason this is relevant on Quirkworthy.com will take a long time to wriggle out from under other projects, but trust me when I say that pangolins make sense. Plus, they’re really weird and intriguing beasties anyway, so … Continue reading
Slings and Arrows
Outrageous fortune has been plaguing me of late. This is the reason I’ve been quiet for a week and transmitting only patchily before. The same plan is still in place; it’s just that I’ve been dealing with a greater than … Continue reading
World-Building: Size Isn’t Anything
Other than bigger worlds needing more work, size alone should not be a concern for world-builders. A world can be as small or as large as you like. The only really important thing about size is that it is the … Continue reading
Plans Not Surviving Contact With Reality
A small hiccup yesterday, with Real Life getting in the way of what I needed to do here. All under control now. At least, as much under control as it can be. So no panic. Apologies to anyone who might … Continue reading
Game Design: Project Shuriken
Thursday posts look at game design using things that I’m working on as examples. This makes them part design diary and part theoretical discussion. Note that these are real games that I’m currently working on for Quirkworthy, so I don’t … Continue reading
World-Building: What Nobody Told You
Over the years I’ve created all or part of several fictional worlds, some of which were elaborate and sprawling, others small and contained. However, despite the fact that I know how to do this in practice, when it comes to … Continue reading
Just say No To Mediocrity
A couple of days ago I posted my plan. This is fairly brief summary as I was hoping that I could expand on it over time as people asked questions and the results of my labours made my intent more … Continue reading
