Thursday
Aug042011

A Coup, a Cook, and a Cure (A "Fallout 3" Quest)

Work in Progress

For full details, feel free to peruse the design doc.

OVERVIEW

Quest centers on locating and delivering an obscure 20th century medical and the object of one of DC's oddest urban legends: a preserved body part from renowned gangster, John Dillinger. PC can encounter several competing buyers for this oddity, each with his/her own reason for wanting it and reward for its recovery.

Thursday
Aug042011

A SEED OF TRUTH, A QUEST FOR THE ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION

Coldfield Manor

There are no children in Cyrodill, yet no one seems to notice. People speak of their offspring, their parents, and their own childhoods, but no children wander the streets, play or toil in the fields, or appear in the flesh anywhere.

Of course, this omission is purely functional, likely having more to do with practical design choices and/or the ESRB than any insidious secret event lurking in the narrative of Oblivion. Yet, the void is so noticeable, so jarring, that it begs for a narrative explanation. The loose threads that dangle from it cry out for an explanation.

This quest is the first installment in a series provides this explanation, standing on its own, but also serving the first clues in the overarching story. Download A Seed of Truth here.

Quest Document (Google Docs)
Quest Document (Download PDF)
Quest Flowchart (Download PDF)

Thursday
Aug042011

"Bubble, Bubble" (WORKING TITLE), A Bubble-Popping Platform Game

Bubble Wrap

Photo by Hey Paul

Summary

Bubble, Bubble is a player vs. environment platformer themed around the behavior, physics, and comedic possibilities of bubbles.

See the full Design Doc here

Thursday
Aug042011

"Falling Leaves" (*Working Title*): A Modest Proposal for Branching Narrative

Falling Leaf
Credit: [Falling Leaf by Mendhak]

"Falling Leaves" is a platform game focused primarily:

  1. Storytelling
  2. Mechanics that highlight choice and the consequences of those choices

See the current Design Doc.

Thursday
Aug042011

War of the Evil Geniuses: A Board Game

War of the Evil Geniuses

Work In Progress.

A board game pitting up to four players in a battle to take over the world under their large-brained rule. Players use a variety of different assets to conquer territory and hinder their rivals in a complex and sly strategy game targeted to midlevel to avid board gamers.