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Pat Mondou

@patdecrabe.bsky.social
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Human, video game designer & director, speaker, cartographer of fantasy worlds, board game prototypist and sci-fi nerd.

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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Uthor Batein Dwarves pride themselves in quality craftsmanship. They’re generally isolationist, value tradition (not necessarily in a bad way) and cling to past glory. In Karzen, Dwarves strive to grow, became great traders and entrepreneurs, they produce the greatest opera singers on the continent.
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Double Stallion 🐴🐴 @dblstallion.com · 04/12/2024
In Surfpunk, 🔹EVRESS🔹 is a magical, renewable energy source which can be harnessed to power technology and even cast spells. It has become the most coveted resource and is only found in the ruins of the Fallen World. 🌴
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Disagreements within king Uthor’s own family regarding his neutrality stance in a series of deadly wars just north led to this schism in Dwarven society. The expats still revered Uthor for his past accomplishments and named their new kingdom Uthor’s Legacy (Karzen). #worldbuilding #dnd
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Playing D&D tonight 😁 thought I might share a bit more about Esdras. Our two Dwarf kingdoms are a few hundred miles apart. Dissident Dwarves left Uthor Batein long ago and founded Uthor Karzen in a mountain range much closer to the Human settlements and to the Elven Kingdom.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
We recently prototyped a system for randomly occuring challenges in our levels in Surfpunk. As players progress in challenges, the gauge fills up and the reward spawns from the trapdoor. What challenge would you propose? Now taking suggestions. #GameDesign #indiedev #arpg #gaming #LevelDesign
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Never, lol! I stoppes trying, Civ is my cocooning franchise.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Tell me you’re a self-abusing gamer without telling me you’re a self-abusing gamer.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Deserts are also an interesting barrier. Staying on the road is safer but makes it impossible to stay hidden from onlookers. Marshes, same thing. Roads become the bottlenecks in those places.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Yes, bandits is an example. In my campaigns, players wanted to cross points of passage (pass or bridge for instance) unnoticed by authorities. Bottlenecks made sure that players faced scenes that I prepare with said authorities, or faced skill encounters like climbing a mountain or crossing a river.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Nothing so dramatic (tho I love the idea 🤔), it was an evolutionary process to improve travel distances, create travel bottlenecks between regions and improve the political plausibility. Every time I started a new arc I made a few improvements. The worldbuilding became more robust too.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Meet « the Tank », codename for one of the toughest enemies in Surfpunk! Beautiful tech art by @e2n.bsky.social 🤘 #indiedev #gamedev
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Finally, a pertinent use of #AI!
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Now streaming a couple of runs of Surfpunk and LMAO with @spillzndoodles.bsky.social :) check it out! It’s still early in development, but already getting so exciting 😄 #gaming #indiedev #gamedev #arpg
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Behold, the World of Esdras! The longest-running homebrew world I ever ran as a DM. And because I’m a professionally biased #gamedev, it has gone through a never ending iteration process. See how it looked in 2014 😂 #fantasymaps #ttrpg #dnd #worldbuilding
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Hi ☺️👋 We’re working on Surfpunk, a co-op arpg with sunny vibes. store.steampowered.com/app/2434830/... Thanks for doing this, I’m also wishlisting indies that I come across 🤘 cheers from Montreal!
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Surfpunk on Steam
Become a wave-shredding Raider in this intense, PvE co-op extraction ARPG. Hop on your Rushboard, explore endless islands, and loot powerful ancient technology. Team up to hack ‘n slash through hordes...
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Yé des développeurs francophones! Bienvenue sur Bsky 🤘
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Yeah Arcane is preeeetty good. @spillzndoodles.bsky.social and I headed a League of Legends Story project and watching the series just made me so nostalgic of that prod. Such a cool universe.❤️ #arcane #gamedev #indiedev #jinx 💔
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Ah dude, I feel you. This industry can be hard and gut-wrenching. I like to think it’s worth it. Keep it up folks 🫶
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
How about this one? www.reddit.com/r/inkarnate/... It's pinned in my battlemaps folder. 3 stories high tower at the back of a small fort. Stairwells could have tall windows/arrowholes where running enemies are visible. Never did an encounter on it yet, but planning to :)
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From the inkarnate community on Reddit: Marble Island - Wizard Tower
Explore this post and more from the inkarnate community
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Here's the original reddit post for the map by Wisened_Cascadian: www.reddit.com/r/inkarnate/...
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Watercolor Experimentation with Depth 2
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Something I often do for #battlemaps and #fantasymaps in my games is adapting something inspiring that someone shares instead of creating from scratch. For instance my city of Protidia needed to be quite big, so I started from this great map from Wisened_Cascadian on #inkarnate and modded. #dnd
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
How come irl I have the diy skills and resourcefulness of a common rock, yet as a kid I could finish this game with oven mittens on? #retro #gaming
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Throwback to the year 2000. Heroes of Might & Magic 3 will always remind me of symphonic metal like Therion and Nightwish because I had found out that the game’s bgm were mp3s in the game data, so I could substitute in my fav mp3s by naming them exactly like the game’s 😁🤘 #vintage #gaming #metal
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We all saw your game at the MIX showcase thursday, in the office. Game is looking awesome, keep it up !
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Device was an astrolabe and the whole palace was built by ancient astronomy-themed wizards (boss was an admirer of them - a copy-cat even). They would use the device as a focus for celestial spells like causing an eclipse, etc. What the device needed is to absorb a bit of arcane energy to function.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The Boss Room of the last #dungeon I ran in #dnd. It's the central tower of a large palace (so all roads led to it). The device in the center hung from the ceiling, accumulating charges for each level of spell that was cast during combat, sending a meteor down every 10 charges. #battlemap #ttrpg
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The #videogames that made me:
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Post a video game gif from the year you were born. Oh no! Why did you make me google that 😭
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Today I was introducing my son to Twilight Imperium 😅 We used the 2-players community variant called ‘Princess’, look it up it’s surprisingly decent. It’s lighter than the real deal, but great for learning the game. #boardgames #ti4
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Years ago, I think thid was D&D3 era. Druid wildshaped into a giant something (toad?) and ate the boss whole as a killing blow, then wild shaped back to human form. There was debate about what would happen to the loot 😅 In the end I ruled that it was melded into the human form and gave him powers.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
First published #videogame I was credited on (as level designer) is ‘Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus’ back in 2010 It was a rudimendary first person shooter for first gen smart phones, but it worked! Does anyone remember playing that? #gaming #fps #mobilegaming #gamedev
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Druid player wildshaping and EATING my boss was wild.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
That’s great character art!
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Was going to reply Ro Laren but actually no! It’s the entire cast from the ‘Lower Decks’ episode in TNG!
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Fun fact: my inspiration for naming ´Mages of Mystralia’ came from a long-running #dnd campaign in my friend’s homebrew world. Mystralia was a recluse kingdom where magic was frowned upon. For the videogame, I had help from Ed Greenwood to flesh it out more 😅 #indiedev #fantasymap #worldbuilding
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Nice! I saw your game in the mix Showcase thursday, it stood out! Best of luck for the last stretch 🫶
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
100% Algorithm-based store fronts do that : the more popular you are, the more visibility you get (even tho others need it more) 😓
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Didn’t know of this game until now 🤯 Looks cool as hell!!
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I wonder if Olan Rogers has a Bsky accnt? I don’t know why, this week I thought about Final Space - the best animated #sci-fi show I’ve seen. Poignant, funny, exciting. The series cancellation was so painfully relatable. I too have a projet I refuse to let go💔 Hang on to your dream projects folks!
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
@osamadorias.bsky.social ah! Figured I’d find you here :) Cheers my friend 🫶
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Thanks for the warm welcome Myles! (Yeah I wish Castaways could’ve hit other platforms too 😔)
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Brass, Frosthaven and Root. I think that’s all 500$ could buy if I get the french language editions. Those are always 30% more expensive 😑
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Thanks! Yes, Coop ARPG with extraction-like game loop.
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Today, a loadout menu for Surfpunk :)
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Introduction post to #gamedev and #indiedev 👋 hello from Montreal, Canada! I do a bit of everything, lately game direction. Some of my games: Mages of Mystralia, LEGO Starwars: Castaways, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Convergence: a League of Legends Story. Working on #Surfpunk, an indie #coop #arpg !
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Socialist Sinatra @socialist-sinatra.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Searching for a DM/GM for 4 individuals for an online DnD 5e campaign! *Biweekly Saturday campaign* #DungeonsandDragons #DnD #TTRPG #DungeonMasterNeeded #DMneeded
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
One of the more memorable dungeons of my last #d&d campaign. An ancient hideout of shadow god cultists accidentally uncovered in the deepest levels of a mine at Anor-Bātim. With multiple secret areas and environmental challenges :) #ttrpg #battlemap #fantasymaps #inkarnate
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Pat Mondou @patdecrabe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Déformation professionnelle: I’ve always been a fan of games that have a built-in level editor, esp those 3: Excitebike: my first experience designing levels at age 10 triggered something in me Portal 2: back then I’d just started my career in games Mario Maker: made me admire nintendo even more
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