Diary of a Failed Game Designer

I have not done this for some time. "This" being just a usable map tossed on the blog for  anyone to  take and use for whatever they desire. The  story behind this map is a tragic one. a while back I Started running a good old fashioned AD&D 2nd ed dungeon crawl, as it happens the game didn't stick. I think sometimes with these side games, if they don't stick it's honestly no big deal. It's not like our main campaign completely bit the dust. (Even though due to scheduling problems it sure seems like it has.) We got a few nights of fun out of it and  that's that. I suppose I could do a whole blog about why some games stick the go on to become the long running games we all love, versus the games that  don't go anywhere. Though I think that ground has been covered before by people a boat load brighter than I am, so all you get are some maps. The maps: One is of a mining town perched on the  side of a treacherous mountain. The other map is  a section o...

Part 1: When I work on a project be it a whole game,  a setting, or even an adventure I like to have images around for inspiration. About a month ago I started a folder on my computer I just called "cool images." Into this folder I would save images from the net that I thought were interesting or evocative. I follow a lot of art collections and groups on G+. I have a slight obsession with  large scale street art for it's scope, and small scale street art for it's energy and immediacy. I also have  strange love for  70's pulp novel covers and science fiction illustrations. I soon found  my folder filling up with  images from those influences among others. I also noticed that while thinking about my games I browsed and saved some interesting pictures. Here is the  premise I have been going with for the  past few weeks. While I'm thinking about working on a game I will  occasionally which is my habit anyway  pour through google image search...

If I were to have proper resources for buying original art. I would implore Park Sunga to do my interiors. Because I think her work is  amazing. Her architectural series strikes in particular. -Mark.

Found Object Gaming? The temple sits on a bluff overlooking the city. The Daias, overlooks a walled court yard. The far wall of the courtyard is adorned with a platform from which the high priest can observe ritual  Deeper in the Temple a complex series of hallways and passages lead to: The mausoleum. The statuarium. The high priest's chamber. The Sanctification fountain. The sub crypt with it's:  secret door. passages leading under the main chambers. Acolyte housing. Storage areas. Sacrificial pit. Sacred walkway. Main entrance. Source