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Egads! I was unaware that my last update to to Genesis by Machine had the OLD character sheet template! How silly of me! I updated the file for everyone. Had a great test session today as well so plenty of updates to come :) #indygamedesign
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Genesis by Machine by BigSlimeMonster
Adapt or die. A biopunk TTRPG. Still a work in progress.
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September 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Designer Diaries 48 & 49 is up! Mystery project done, Everyday Pirates LIVE, and Shotgun Fantasy layout looking amazing. I also took some much needed time to reflect on the past year.

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Designer Diary 48 & 49: Take a Rest
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January 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Happy New Year! Double update! Shotgun Fantasy layout looks amazing, mystery project deadline Jan 6. Game design tip: 4 table types explained. Ran Tomb of the Lost, players nailed it.

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Designer Diary 46 & 47: Table Tricks
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December 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Week 45 update! Working on Shotgun Fantasy layouts, Night Magics spells, and reviving my old Tomb of the Lost adventure.

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Designer Diary 45: What Tip
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December 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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New video: Deep dive into writing art orders for TTRPGs! Covering game design, working with artists, Holiday Heroes spotlight, and No Man's Sky tips. Plus my questionable self-haircut. 😅

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Designer Diary 44: Art Orders
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December 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Week 34 update is live! Shotgun Fantasy heading to layout, Everyday Pirates is done, and I'm sharing game design tips about avoiding roadblocks!

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Designer Diary 43: Don't Wait
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December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Week 42 update! ✅ Finished Everyday Pirates draft 🏴‍☠️ New art for Shotgun Fantasy 🎨 Deep dive into "designing backwards" for ship combat mechanics.

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Designer Diary 42: Designing Backwards
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December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Week 41: Shotgun Fantasy editing done! ✅ Everyday Pirates over halfway complete with awesome ship combat. This week's tip: Crunch vs Fluff in game design 🎲

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Designer Diary 41: Crunch vs Fluff
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November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Week 40: Shotgun Fantasy races through editing! I also reveal what game designers should pay attention to when playing other people's games + how it makes you better at your craft.

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Designer Diary 40: Playing and Learning
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November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Week 39 update! 🎉 Shotgun Fantasy is off to editing! Started Everyday Pirates for January. This week: my thoughts on random tables in RPG design

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Designer Diary 39: Random Tables
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November 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Week 38: Hit my mystery project deadline, renaming spells in Shotgun Fantasy & starting Everyday Pirates research! Plus, sharing self-motivation tips for game designers.

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Designer Diary 38: Motivation
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October 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Week 37 update! Shotgun Fantasy editing continues, just announced Everyday Pirates for Evil Genius Games (Jan release!), and tips on learning how to prioritize your work as a contractor!

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Designer Diary 37: Prioritize
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October 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Week 36 update! Made progress on Shotgun Fantasy editing & shared contracting advice for TTRPG creatives. Plus: first Traveller session & Tron Aries thoughts! 🎲✨

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Designer Diary 36: Contracting
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October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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First draft of Shotgun Fantasy is DONE! 🎉 Moving to final edits now. This week's video covers game dev communication tips - super important for any creative work.

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Designer Diary 35 Developer Communication
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October 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Week 34: Shotgun Fantasy first draft nearly done! 🎉 Writing furiously with magic items & spells. Next: Self-edit then formal editing. PDF release on target B4 year's end! Also: game design tips on conflict encounters 🎲
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Designer Diary 34: Conflict Encounters
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October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Week 33: #ShotgunFantasy magic items nearly done! Sharing for combat design tips - how to make fights feel like epic stories. Also: Alien Earth is AMAZING and ear infections suck 😅

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Designer Diary 33: Fun Combats
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September 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Week 32 crushed it! Magic items system for Shotgun Fantasy is finally clicking, playtest went amazing & I'm sharing my secret to lore dumps as a GM. Spoiler make players ask YOU! 🎲✨

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Designer Diary 32: Lore Dumps
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September 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Hit that perfect creative flow this week! 2x my writing goals for Shotgun Fantasy & the isekai section is done ✅ Playtesters excitement for the game feels AMAZING. I ❤️ players who discover cool uses for your mechanics

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Designer Diary 31: Finding a Groove
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September 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Week 30 dev update! I finished all the Shotgun Fantasy equipment packs & playtested with sky sharks. This week's design tip: writing for players vs GMs

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Designer Diary 30: GMs vs Players
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September 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Week 29 game design diary is live! 🎮Shotgun Fantasy playtests going strong! Got some wizard balance tweaks to make though. This week's game design focus was adventure pacing.

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Designer Diary 29 Adventure Pacing
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August 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Week 28 design log is up! Curated isekai inspo examples for Shotgun Fantasy - from movies to games showing different world-hopping styles. Deep dive into reading comprehension tricks for game design.

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Designer Diary 28: Reading Comprehension
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August 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Week 27 gaming update is live! Playtesting is in full swing for Shotgun Fantasy #EveryDayHeros Suppliment. Also sharing my playtest survey strategies because structured feedback is good!!

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Designer Diary 27: Playtesting Surveys
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August 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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New video is up! 🎲 Our Shotgun Fantasy playtest is finally live! Also diving deep into what makes games replayable. Spoiler: it's not just "add more randomness" (though that can help when done right).🦸‍♂️

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Designer Diary 26: Replayability
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August 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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New video update! 🎉 Dive into Shotgun Fantasy news (Fighter & Rogue are DONE!), plus Wizard/Cleric updates + playtest docs. My game design tip: ENJOY YOUR WORK!

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Designer Diary 25: Enjoy Your Work
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July 31, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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New YouTube vid just dropped! 🎬 This week, I'm talking SigTrent Games updates (slow but for good reason!) But I got a good design tips on choice & consequence in TTRPGs!

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Designer Diary 24: Choice and Consequence
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July 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM