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the compleat dm the architecture of play and pathos joel peterson substack subscribe sign in home star vanguard archive about a place for some stuff this is going to be a short one but i think one some of you will relate too jul 1 joel peterson 5 a place with no name it s been a very busy few weeks jun 17 joel peterson 7 1 traveller x ad d system generators i don t want to spend a ton of headspace on this right now but in the absence of any work done for the better part of the week i wanted to write this may 31 joel peterson 13 the compleat dm s guide on how to compleatly dm my final thoughts on how to be a good dm may 22 joel peterson 13 3 saying goodbye hell s gate and the duality of man so there is a lot to talk about may 17 joel peterson 6 6 latest top discussions xenofeast playtest part 1 i put together this video to talk a little bit about the rapid prototyping process iteration and to give you an insiders view of what it s like to sit may 14 joel peterson 3 2 asymmetry and iteration on xenofeast xenofeast has been fun because the road to the end is close and clear to see may 12 joel peterson 6 4 xenofeast a beginners wargame and blackwine wargame club i can say it s been a hard week may 11 joel peterson 7 6 3d movement in 2d this has been one of the most interesting and entertaining challenges i have undergone so far modelling 3d movement on a 2d plane may 4 joel peterson 1 8 set phasers to discuss there s been a few changes around here may 3 joel peterson 4 1 1 g loc a space braunstein as i carry on with my experiments in triplanetary and have been exploring documentation and posts about it online i ran into some interesting stuff may 3 joel peterson 4 5 1 captain s holiday a triplanetary play report tonight we are taking a little trip around sol from mars to venus may 2 joel peterson 7 2 exploring the roots of tabletop space combat another day another project may 1 joel peterson 1 cosmodromia and more traveller just because i have about 387 billion blogs about star vanguard my game star vanguard which i ve been calling star vanguard i thought i should make a apr 22 joel peterson 2 1 see all the compleat dm the architecture of play and pathos obsessive dissections of games and imagined worlds from both a mechanical and thematic perspective subscribe recommendations whiskey blood and dust whiskey blood and dust kelsey kelsey role player s digest niamh celeste writings beau rancourt the compleat dm the architecture of play and pathos subscribe about archive recommendations sitemap 2026 joel peterson privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts