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Brandon Wu

@thebrandonwu.bsky.social
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Decades in Video Games 🎮, Months in TTRPG 🎲 🎮 Building BattleTabs.com 🎲 TTRPG Notes sessionzero.substack.com 🎙 BAFTA member, ex-Sony, EA 🏡 Cambridge, England

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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Advancing time between sessions in a TTRPG campaign gave us an opportunity to play with time - flashbacks, intercutting past and present scenes. It's narratively creative, and mechanically intriguing. Highly recommended! sessionzero.substack.com/p/playing-wi... #ttrpg #mythicbastionland
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Playing with Time
Advancing time, flashbacks, and intercutting between past and present
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Prep as Meditation: Prepping for that TTRPG session forced me out of my usual head space and transported me to another world. sessionzero.substack.com/p/prep-as-me... #TTRPG
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Prep as Meditation
Time flies when you prep
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I Am Not Sure about D&D Spell Slots sessionzero.substack.com/p/i-am-not-s... #ttrpg #dnd #dungeons&dragons #d&d
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I Am Not Sure about Spell Slots
Do We Want Dungeons & Dragons to be a Resource Management Game?
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
One of my favourite reviews for BattleTabs. With the number of games coming out every day, being part of anyone's weekly rotation is a high honour! #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Finally finished my submission to @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social — Fractured Kingdom, a solo journaling TTRPG about being a diplomat in a fractured, magical kingdom. thebrandonwu.itch.io/fractured-ki... My very first TTRPG - certainly wouldn't be my last! #ttrpg #gamedev #solo-rpg
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Fractured Kingdom by @theBrandonWu
One Page TTRPG — Be a Diplomat in a Fractured Kingdom
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My entry to @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social, a one-page Diplomacy game, got too complex for me to think through. Time to simplify and wrap this thing up. Shorter isn't Easier: My One-Page Diplomacy TTRPG Got Too Complex sessionzero.substack.com/p/shorter-is... #ttrpg
notes for one-page rpg jam for my game about diplomacy
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I am going to talk about my journey with BattleTabs at Cambridge Game Makers event tonight - and I'll will be pressing that Steam release button during the talk! ;) www.eventbrite.com/e/cambridge-... #gamedev
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Cambridge Game Makers Monthly Meetup!
Casual monthly meetup for local game developers of all stripes!
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Empathy is a superpower for game designers #gamedev #ttrpg
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Sunwoo from The Boyz Shows Empathy
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
One-page RPG Jam is a yearly event for #TTRPG games that can only fit on one piece of paper. Love the constraint requires designers to be intentional with every element, when video games require 10GB+ storage, TTRPGs multiple volumes of books! @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social / itch.io/jam/one-page...
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One-Page RPG Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-07-12 to 2026-08-16 hosted by Unknown Dungeon. The One Page RPG Jam returns for its sixth year running. This ENNIE award-winning game jam is about making new, one-page table-top r...
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Video games are defined by rules. My experience with #TTRPG on the other hand, taught me the importance of rulings in games. Rules & Rulings open.substack.com/pub/sessionz...
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Rules & Rulings
What drives play in games
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Made a site to track NPCs & relationships in our #MythicBastionland campaign with interactive chart/node/card views + dice tool and hex map view. Player review: "Brandon, you’ve gone too far…" 😆 (if you haven't tried @bastionland.bsky.social's Mythic Bastionland, you really should) #TTRPG
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Time to prep #TTRPG #mythicbastionland
A copy of the book Mythic Bastionland
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Why I prioritise my #TTRPG time. “If you want to build community, you have to be willing to “waste time” with people. The irony is that this kind of time is never truly wasted. It’s where trust grows. It’s where belonging takes root. “ open.substack.com/pub/vivekmur...
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If You Want to Build Community, You Have to “Waste Time” with People
And a handful of ways to find "unproductive" time
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Friday night, 11:30pm, BattleTabs DB decides it's had enough. Nothing keeps a solo dev honest quite like that 😅 #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This #animation from 40 years ago still looks incredible today. (Need to show this to my #MythicBastionland group this week 🎠 ) youtube.com/shorts/WqB_9...
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One of the CRAZIEST animations I have ever see 🤯 #cinema #animatedmovies #animation
YouTube video by It’s Just Cinema
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Mythic Bastionland 1st session hightlights (thread): I love how how the story quite literally unfolds at the table through the roleplaying, dice rolls, and a ton of improv. Incredble how much story can evolve from just a couple of sentences to start with. #TTRPG #mythicbastionland
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Going to run Mythic Bastionland for the first time. Very exciting! #ttrpg
Cover of the book Mythic Bastionland
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
On-boarding was very different back then. Get your printer ready! (revisiting Heroes of Might and Magic III) #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The feeling when I work on user authentication and account sync on a cross-platform game #gamedev
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Spoon & Tamago @spoon-tamago.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
According to the National Archives, this is the very first image of Santa Claus to appear in Japan in 1900. His name name was too foreign sounding so the author called him 三太九郎 (さんたくろう) dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1168287/...
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Word-game designers worldwide celebrate the birth of the crossword puzzle today, invented on 21st Dec 1913 by one Arthur Wynne. #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I printed some D20 baubles for my D&D group last week - uploading the models to share if anyone's got a 3D printer and in need of a last minute gift for a TTRPG friend!🎄 makerworld.com/en/models/21... #dnd #d&d #ttrpg #3dprint
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D&D D20 Dice Christmas Bauble Ornaments by theBrandonWu MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models
My D&D group loved these when I gave these to everyone at the table at our Christmas One Shot! You can print up to 5-6 in 45 minutes. Makes for a great last minute gift. Roll for Holiday Spirit! 🎲...
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I keep Caves of Qud open at all times. It's the perfect 20-second break when I need to look away from the IDE—the best cure for IDE fatigue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nG-... #gamedev #cavesofqud #coq
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Caves of Qud - 1.0 Out Now Trailer
YouTube video by Kitfox Games
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Had a long list of things I wanted to improve in the game and couldn’t decide. Then this morning, staring at the build, a thought hit me: What does the game want? Not what players want or what devs want, but what the game itself is asking for. Feels like the answer might be hiding there #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Nothing makes you feel older quite like returning players describing the game as “nostalgic“ 😆 #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Closing in on 6m #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Nostalgia overdrive 🔥
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I've been printing custom D&D miniatures for a campaign I was DMing. Pretty new to 3D printing but decided to share the models! You can find them here: makerworld.com/en/@thebrand... #3dprinting #dnd #miniature #D&D #ttrpg
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Fandom drives creation #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Weapons in games peaked with fire flower #gaming #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Fans, what do I do without them ❤️ (from our discord community discord.com/channels/770...) #gamedev #fanart #battletabs
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Tofu @tofupixel.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Update on my pixel art guide for beginners: Transferred all the information from Tumblr to a Google Doc, so anyone who doesn't have a Tumblr account can now read through the whole thing! I also updated quite a bit of information too. I hope it will help somebody! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A screenshot of the 'so you want to learn pixel art?' google doc
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The post also contains the Steam store assets if you want some reference or use as template. Awesome project! #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I’d like to make a chess game with permadeath #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
To a T is what we all need right now. #gamedev
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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Behind the Scenes: Check out Keita Takahashi's adorable To a T storyboard sketches
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Slideshow: Check out Keita Takahashi's storyboards for 'to a T'
Take a look at a handful of formative sketches from Wattam and Katamari creator Keita Takahashi and see the concepts that would become the 2025 video game 'to a T'.
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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Apple has its first-ever internal studio after acquiring Sneaky Sasquatch dev RAC7
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Apple has its first-ever internal studio after acquiring Sneaky Sasquatch dev RAC7
The two-person team will now develop video games under the Apple banner.
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
"...love letter to retro adventure games " — I am here for the 2.5D transitioning to low-poly 3D. Gorgeoous ✨✨ #gamedev #indiegame #gameart
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Moebius-style Rendering in Godot, from an indie game that's aimed to be a mix between Attack on Titan and Gundam. SIgn me up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9C... #godot #madeingodot #gamedev #shader
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Moebius-style Rendering in Godot
YouTube video by netbuffer
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
🍞 The world can certainly use more fun like this right now 😻
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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
'It was really wearing people down:' The funding challenges that followed 'runaway success' Another Crab's Treasure
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'It was really wearing people down:' The funding challenges that followed 'runaway success' Another Crab's Treasure
Another Crab's Treasure massively exceeded the expectations of developer Aggro Crab, but investors have been reluctant to help the studio dream even bigger.
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I wasn’t joking #vr #gamedev #virtualreality
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The Verge @theverge.com · 19/04/2025
The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games
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The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games
Lucas Pope received the Pioneer Award at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards.
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Time to relive my youth #rct #applearcade #classicgaming
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
"There was no sober solution to that problem" is my sentence of the day #designthinking #product
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
That's it, I am going VR #gamedev
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Now wondering if I know of a game that respects my time #gamedev
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Andy Robertson @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
FREE INDIE GAME EXPOSURE KLAXXON! I love that I get to show off indie games to the 1000s families who visit our huge Family Gaming Zone at ComicCon London & PAX East Boston. Please share for indies. Tell us about your (or other people's) game we might include! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9ZG...
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Family Gaming Database Live - EGX
YouTube video by TamingGaming
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
👏👏👏 great pacing, classic gameplay, and a dash of silliness makes it a fantastic experience to enjoy with friends
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Brandon Wu @thebrandonwu.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Microsoft's Muse AI model for generating video based on user input (for games) now has a tech demo based on Quake II you can try. (link: copilot.microsoft.com/wham) Here's my #letsplay video (2x speed). Quick notes in thread: #genai #gamedev #museai
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