Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026EXACTLY. Someone should fund us to do a study. One group gets the art book copy of Mork Borg. The other group gets the text only version. Both go into isolated bio domes for six months, then report their findings. 041
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Cover art is a game mechanic. 190
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yep! A x-in-6 chance to spot a secret door is just a skill check in disguise. Skill checks aren't particularly fun in OSR games. This is a good summary of the alternatives: goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-co...goblinpunch.blogspot.comA Comprehensive Guide to Secret DoorsPeople will draw an 'S' on their dungeon map many times before they start thinking about what makes a good secret door. Secret doors a... 120
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Got followed by an AI "art" account. Blocked the account and unfollowed a mutual who was following them. Get fucked AI nerds. 020
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026ALSO why would I waste time writing an adventure site that has a 1-in-6 chance of being found? If I write something cool I want the players to see it. Yes, I know can hint it's there with rumors. But now you're describing a secret door, and we agree you shouldn't roll for those! 150
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026OSR games are like: "Rolling to spot traps or hidden doors is bad game design, anyway in this wilderness hex you have a 1-in-6 chance of finding the adventure site. Oh you failed? Sorry no fun for you." 1111
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026With a sketch of a dripping wet brain. 130
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"Made by meat" is my new anti-AI slogan. 180
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I like all kinds: Fight, kiss and door. 0123
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I just know he's going to solve the mystery and make the murderer feel guilty for their actions. 020
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026You’ve been murdered. Who do you want on the case? 130
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026FYI my download started with an ad for Meta glasses + their AI. Probably not what you intended! 110
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Trad game: here's five pages of backstory on my little guy 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Sounds like something the enemy of Christ would say! 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Capitalist CEO when capitalism works as intended.static.klipy.comSurprised Pikachu MemeALT: Surprised Pikachu Meme 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Oh hey, I also bought Murox Canyon last time I was at Powells! 130
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I relate to this, as someone who watches original, New Zealand and Aussie Taskmaster. 110
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Second thought, this is also a WotC problem because their published modules are trash. They're always "go here, get this quest, go there". They're literally teaching GMs to write stories for their players to walk through. 110
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Right! And this comes back to system, because it's really hard to wing it in D&D. You *have* to prep encounters because it's really easy to TPK if you're not careful. And it's hard to adjust an encounter difficulty on the fly. The game needs heavy prep, so the players get used to a prepackaged story 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Meanwhile, I can teach you Cairn or Stewpot in less time than it took me to write these tweets. If someone's first system is easy to learn they're going to be more excited about learning a new system. Don't blame the player, blame Hasbro/WotC for having a monopoly. 040
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026It took them a year to figure out D&D. They finally got good at it, they don't want to spend that long learning a new system. 140
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Blaming this on the player is both cruel and wrong. This is a system problem. D&D is a really hard game to learn. It's complex and if you play badly it's not fun. You need a high level of system mastery to understand what's going on. So of course players are resistant to learning a new game! 2110
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Did I mention this is also a fundraiser for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota? Thank you to the person who just donated $25!! 051
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The grown-up mysteries were also wild. He father was the local sheriff. The premise was that he would be stuck on a case, tell Encyclopedia about he, who would solve the case at the dinner table. None of the "solutions" would be admissible as evidence or survive a encounter with a defense lawyer. 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The campaign ends with a showdown against the grownups criminal. No one believes you, because you're kids, so you have to do all the investigation yourself. 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026She did! So did the Hardy Boys and some of the Encyclopedia Brown stories. Kid Detectives has a campaign level mechanic to reflect that. You solve kid sized mysteries each session, but as you do so you also uncover clues about the real grownup criminal conspiracy in town. 220
Reposted by Victor, a Rascal certified game designerTheDevinTeam @thedevteam.itch.io · 14/06/2026I asked my wife is I should write a manifesto and she said I need to manifest a job. 4303
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026I already did this: Inspired by books like Harriet the Spy, Encyclopedia Brown, and Nancy Drew, Kid Detectives is a game of middle school kids in the mid 1980s solving mysteries in the sleepy town of Ida Falls. Who stole the soccer coach’s lucky hat? Who spread the vicious rumors about a friend?thisisvictor.itch.ioKid Detectives by This Is VictorA game of hijinks, friendship, and pinning clues to a cork board. 4176
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026You're not a real game designer until you've published seven manifestos. 092
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026What's D&D? Aren't those the two guys who ruined Game of Thrones? 100
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The world has to hear my opinion of bullet points! 120
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026It's Kyle Barr! This dude put Eat the Reich, Triangle Agency, Fiasco and Mythic Bastionland on a list of "best board games". I love him.gizmodo.comGizmodo Consumer Tech Reporter Kyle Barr's 9 Favorite Board Games for People Who Need a Break From TechThere is no better time to get into the growing indie RPG and board game space. 030
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026One of these three people is a huge RPG dork and is really happy right now. 120
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Exactly right. Compare the published version of Mork Borg to the text only version. There's barely a "game" in the text only version. 020
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I've said it once and I'll say it again: Cover art is my favorite game mechanic. 130
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026This reminds me I own a box set of Great Battle of Alexander that I haven't played in literally decades. 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Well designed games don't require fudging, it's that simple. Fudging either a system issue OR it's a mismatch between system expectations and GM expectations. 000
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026static.klipy.comOprah Winfrey: You Get A TV!ALT: Oprah Winfrey: You Get A TV! 020
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Big news! My Mausritter module is now Pay What You Want. BUT, and this is big, it's still a fundraiser for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. I've set up a custom donation page for us. We can track how much we've donated as well. thisisvictor.itch.io/the-lonely-oakthisisvictor.itch.ioA Visit to the Lonely Oak by This Is VictorA Mausritter Adventure Site by Victor Lane 071
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Holy shit that's beautiful. 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026B/X but it's a kids exploring dungeons and makes friends with the monsters. 240
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026And finally (for now), opposed rolls: The player and the GM both roll. Your roll becomes the target number for the other side. This is a broad enough category it's really a separate post. 010
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Roll vs GM resource: The GM has a variable pool of points they can spend on the target number. The GM decides how important each roll is to them and spends some of their resource on the target number. Players can manipulate the pool as well, for ex reducing it before an important roll. 110
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Roll vs player resource: Your target number is how much food you have left, how much money you have or how good your reputation is. It's a known number that can be manipulated before the roll. Want to succeed? Better go improve your reputation! 110
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Roll vs the fictional world: Different locations have different target numbers. The dark forest is more difficult than the friendly village. Or the target number goes up as you go deeper into the dungeon. 110
Victor, a Rascal certified game designer @thisisvictor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Roll vs fixed target number: The game designer does the work for you. They've figured out the best target number (or numberS, like in Apoc World) for the experience they're designing for. Simple and clean I like it. 110
