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chaoticneutral, 9 months ago to tisseksplayspace

There is a common thread that runs, unbroken, from the earliest roleplaying games up to the present day - the use and importance of beautiful art to bring #ttrpg to life. Some artists have become synonymous with the games they illustrated, as recognizable as the #rpg authors themselves.

As we work through the challenges posed by AI to RPG illustration, I continue to be astonished by the staggering talent on display in today's new releases.

Credits:
@mcg
@sinenominepublishing
@freeleaguepub

Cover art for the Worlds Without Number RPG by Sine Nomine Publishing, illustrating a modernistic city in a desert setting carved into an arch under a rocky outcropping, with a waterfall in front and a lone guardsman standing astride a watchtower looking at the city.
Cover art for the Coriolis roleplaying game from Free League Publishing, illustration of a trio of adventurers in a science fiction setting, apparently a ruin on a moon in space with a dark sky full of stars in the background.
Cover art of the Numenera roleplaying game core rulebook from Monte Cook Games, a fantasy scene with a variety of adventurers including two riders astride dragon-like flying creatures over a desert setting, with a central obelisk and a huge sun hanging in the sky.

18+ ArmokGoB, 9 months ago

My copy of Manual of the Planes lists Jeff Grubb as the author on the cover and spine.

ch0ccyra1n, 10 months ago to gamedev

I made a horrible mistake with my first game

So for context: I'm a programmer and I like the idea of not using a game engine, but I have no real prior experience with game development specifically.

I thought it was a good idea to make a text adventure game (think Zork) in C, since the language offers great portability, including the ability to run code on the 6502. Also a text adventure game made sense because I can't make art and idk anyone else who wanted to work on a game with me.

This was a terrible idea for a few reasons:

1. A text adventure game is impossible to make with a small scope
2. My from-scratch engine wasn't really designed with modifying the game data mid-development in mind
3. I have no clue what I'm doing.

I just don't know what to do now. Any ideas? @gamedev

ArmokGoB, 10 months ago

1. Isn’t true. You can make a short, linear(ish) game. Game dev is hard work and takes a lot of time and planning though.
2. You might need to make changes to your engine in that case. It sucks, but you won’t make that mistake again.
3. No one really does. Keep making mistakes and eventually you won’t make as many big ones.