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Original digital painting from Cyberpunk Legends showing a person dressed in futuristic streetwear leaping between city buildings.

Welcome to the Gauntlet

Late at night, working on the last scenario, idly shuffling a stack of cards, I had an epiphany: It would be incredibly easy to turn Cyberpunk Legends into a roguelike...

Welcome to the Gauntlet

Late at night, working on the last scenario, idly shuffling a stack of cards, I had an epiphany: It would be incredibly easy to turn Cyberpunk Legends into a roguelike...

Top-Down Design: Finding the Meaning in Mechanics

Top-Down Design: Finding the Meaning in Mechanics

What's "top-down design"? It's when you build your game by letting your narrative determine your mechanics. This has some interesting implications.

Top-Down Design: Finding the Meaning in Mechanics

What's "top-down design"? It's when you build your game by letting your narrative determine your mechanics. This has some interesting implications.

Digital painting of a tough looking caucasian man with spiky hair and a full beard. He is wearing a coat with the sleeves pushed up, has visible arm tattoos, and he is firing a handgun while wearing a grim, focused expression

Top-Down vs Bottom-Up in Game Design

Today we're talking about “top-down” vs “bottom-up” design. These design concepts refer to where you start your design. Do you start with the story you want to tell and figure...

Top-Down vs Bottom-Up in Game Design

Today we're talking about “top-down” vs “bottom-up” design. These design concepts refer to where you start your design. Do you start with the story you want to tell and figure...

Digital painting of a figure standing in front of an array of screens and monitors, clutching his head in anguish as his system glitches and crashes. Monitors show red glitches and skulls. Zero Day, artwork from Cyberpunk Legends.

The Other Side of the Biz

Game design is my first love. It’s the thing I want to be talking about… but it’s not the majority of the job. What is, you ask? Strap in.

The Other Side of the Biz

Game design is my first love. It’s the thing I want to be talking about… but it’s not the majority of the job. What is, you ask? Strap in.

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View From the Table at Gen Con

A recap of GenCon 2025 and a special announcement of public playtests!

View From the Table at Gen Con

A recap of GenCon 2025 and a special announcement of public playtests!

The Space Between the Frames

The Space Between the Frames

There’s a magic that happens between the frames: all the action happens there. 

The Space Between the Frames

There’s a magic that happens between the frames: all the action happens there.