January 2023

  • New Years Purge

    Dan inspired me to empty out the drafts folder of Playful Void so I can start fresh in the new year. Here goes: All the things I worked on this year and never finished! If you’re interested in my finishing any of these, or if you’re interested in any of these you can be inspired Continue reading

  • The Curator, a God of the Crossing

    A testament for Errant. You have made a Covenant with the Curator, Magpie God, Memory-of-Things, Museum of Eternity and Edge; god eminent of the preservation of history, display of objects, recording of meaning, and reminiscence of creatures. The Curator is represented by an owl holding a pair of scales. Zealots in covenant with Curator are Continue reading

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  • Mister Nook, a God of the Crossing

    A testament for Errant. You have made a Covenant with Mister Nook the Bold, Tanooki King, Thief of the Stars, with a Tongue that Spoke Silver into Being. Mister Nook is represented by an inverted leaf; a silver leaf on a field of green is preferred. It is said that zealots in covenant with Mister Continue reading

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  • Dungeon23: Day 14 reflection and pivot

    Previous posts on Dungeon23 here and here. I’m two weeks in, and I don’t like my lovingly prepared dungeon. However, I’m really enjoying the day to day drawing and keying of the dungeon. I just got bored with this level after a week, so week two isn’t as much fun. I’m not surprised by this: Continue reading

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  • Minimalist Lore

    I can’t speak for the Dark Souls games, but in Sekiro, which I’m told is similar, story is told obliquely, through torn off pages, off hand mentions, and item descriptions. We were talking about this on a discord this morning, and I was thinking about how it worked, so I’ll use an example from the Continue reading

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