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Almost Bedtime Theater
2 days ago
Time after Time
Hi all!
Since we’re already funded and there aren’t any stretch goals to talk about, I figured I’d provide some creator commentary. I hope you enjoy this rummage through various thoughts and ideas that popped into my head while designing Song of the Scryptwyrm.
"Books bend s...
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PROJECT UPDATE
Almost Bedtime Theater
CREATOR
3 days ago
Project Update: Funded + Collection Card Test Print!
Hi all!
As you may already know, Song of the Scryptwyrm is fully funded. Thank you so much for your support and interest that made that possible!
As bonus news, I have received the test print of the collection / oracle deck cards from DriveThruRPG’s print-on-demand service and they turned out amazing! Designing these cards was a highlight of creating this game, and whether you are getting to look through them as a PDF or as an actual deck, I hope you enjoy exploring the suggestions and hints they hold about the Great Library.
Thanks again,
Dan / Almost Bedtime Theater
As you may already know, Song of the Scryptwyrm is fully funded. Thank you so much for your support and interest that made that possible!
As bonus news, I have received the test print of the collection / oracle deck cards from DriveThruRPG’s print-on-demand service and they turned out amazing! Designing these cards was a highlight of creating this game, and whether you are getting to look through them as a PDF or as an actual deck, I hope you enjoy exploring the suggestions and hints they hold about the Great Library.
Thanks again,
Dan / Almost Bedtime Theater
CREATOR
Hi all!
Since we’re already funded and there aren’t any stretch goals to talk about, I figured I’d provide some creator commentary. I hope you enjoy this rummage through various thoughts and ideas that popped into my head while designing Song of the Scryptwyrm.
"Books bend space and time."
- Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
When I run RPGs, there are a few concepts that I inevitably gravitate toward. If you’re thinking “I bet it’s libraries,” you’re not wrong. But in addition to libraries, I love to muck about with time… and there are multiple places where time muckery appears in Song of the Scryptwyrm.
Exhibit 1: The Forbidden
Here’s the card for The Forbidden without the symbol/title/etc. scribbled on top of it:
It's a letter that got time looped during the delivery process, and it amuses me greatly that this apparently happens often enough that the postal service has a stamp and bespoke caution tape to slap on affected letters. Plus the letter/number set in the lower left corner of the top image is the call number for Terry Pratchett’s Thief of Time. It seemed appropriate.
Exhibit 2: Stolen Document Investigation Form
There’s a series of checkboxes you can use to identify issues that came up during the investigation, including time travel. At least you don't have to complete an addendum when it happens.
Thanks for reading through my ramblings. If there’s an element of the game that you’d like me to chat about here, let me know in the comments!
- Dan / Almost Bedtime Theater
