Making Games is Hard
But it doesn't have to be.
But it doesn’t have to be
The world of tabletop RPGs is an ever expanding, diverse, and creative space that gives anyone with a creative, or process driven brain an opportunity to explore.
It is an industry and creative medium that is technically easy to break into, considering you could build a very successful RPG with 1 piece of paper, and a pencil. But for some, and certainly for me, it can feel daunting, difficult, and like a mountain to climb to get your game made, to a high standard, and put it out there for all to see. There’s plenty of experienced people out there writing about how to do it, certainly.
What it’s missing though, I feel, is someone new at it. Someone detailing their process to make the anxious entry for many GMs a little easier, while they teeter on the edge of changing from creating D&D homebrews to fully fledged mechanics, and the worlds, character sheets, and monster statistics that could come with it.
A smattering of resources exist from well established publishers (Monte Cook’s blog is a perfect example, along with a smattering of other resource heavy sites) but significantly less talks about the journey of a couple of mates just, making something they think is cool and trying to get it out there.
So, join me on the journey of creation, as my friends and I develop an RPG from scratch. I hope to be publishing a couple of things here. Along with development diaries of actual game details, I want to talk about the process. How to create, the challenges and how I have tried to overcome them, and how you can build the confidence to create something for this hobby that we all love so much.