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The Parasite. It isn't particularly dangerous on its own, but the moment it manages to find a host it becomes a real threat.

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The Parasite. It isn't particularly dangerous on its own, but the moment it manages to find a host it becomes a real threat.
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Beta Testers Wanted: A Halloween Horror One-Shot for The Persistence

Meet the Parasite, one of the monsters in our horror one-shot for The Persistence. We're looking for GMs and players to join a free beta test.

Jelte ten Holt··4 min read·art by kime bot
#fantasy
Spell Lists Are a Failure of Imagination
ArticleGame Design

Spell Lists Are a Failure of Imagination

A spell list is a menu. Treat spells as sentences instead, a verb on an object, and a handful of symbols covers a near-infinite range.

Jelte ten Holt··5 min read
#provocative
Worldbuilding and the Bandwidth Problem
ArticleGame DesignWorld Building

Worldbuilding and the Bandwidth Problem

Every fantasy world I imagined came out like wallpaper — colourful, busy, and thin. The problem wasn't a lack of imagination. It was bandwidth.

Jelte ten Holt··6 min read
F*ck Immersion: A Story of How Our Roleplaying System Was Born
ArticleGame Design

F*ck Immersion: A Story of How Our Roleplaying System Was Born

A rules-obsessed game master, a blow-up over fudged dice, and the table I walked away from — the origin of a system built on immersion first, rules a distant third.

Jelte ten Holt··3 min read