Holy fuck guys we’re not "pushing hard" for or replacing concept artists with AI.
We have a team of 72 artists of which 23 are concept artists and we are hiring more. The art they create is original and I’m very proud of what they do.
I was asked explicitly about concept art and our use of Gen AI. I answered that we use it to explore things. I didn’t say we use it to develop concept art. The artists do that. And they are indeed world class artists.
We use AI tools to explore references, just like we use google and art books. At the very early ideation stages we use it as a rough outline for composition which we replace with original concept art. There is no comparison.
I talked about how we use ML here if you would like to know more:
gamespot.com/articles/baldur…
We've hired creatives for their talent, not for their ability to do what a machine suggests, but they can experiment with these tools to make their lives easier.
I have a new TTRPG coming out this month.
It's called BODY HAMMER: a solo, roguelike, journaling, play-to-lose game about revenge & transformation.
And it's this month's Story feature with the @plusoneexp Zine Club.
Sign up at plusoneexp.com/pages/rpg-zin… before 10/7 to get it first
Had some good conversations with the team at
@gamebrandsSEO over the last two weeks.
Big question from #TTRPG folks.
Do you set your games up on @boardgamegeek? If so how has it impacted awareness?
THE TOMB IS OPEN!!!!
The Mausritter #TTRPG Megadungeon by @manarampmatt & dozens of other creators is headed out to backers and you can score your own copy!
Head over to ttrpg.link/1000doors to secure this tome. We have a limited run of box sets left over from the campaign!
We don't charge for consults of sub 1hr.
If it's more than an hour, that's called dev work.
I see people offering paid consultations on #TTRPG design for single 1 hour sessions.
What is happening in that time that provides value?
If you have/would pay, what is it worth?
Had a killer conversation today with @theurbanavian.bsky.social about Ambition, moving from video games into #TTRPG spaces and more.
Wanna listen to it?
Too bad it was just a private conversation, but check out the dope game!
gamefound.com/en/projects/th…
FYI @printninja US has blown their timelines on near all #TTRPGs we have sent them, printed 2 projects the incorrect size, failed to send us shipping info 50% the time & offered little accountability
Their line is “we cannot be accountable…”
Which is correct
They won’t be
For those few of you still on twitter for some reason:
Apocalypse Roadtrip is @plusoneexp's Story Game for July's RPG ZINE CLUB! Which means, for the very first time, my most popular TTRPG is available... IN PRINT FORM!
While I (Tony) have had very bad historical experiences w/
@gamefound.bsky.social
I met w/2 of their team members today who were honest, able to own a lot of the issues, & who seem genuinely interested in improving GF.
I was impressed by their candor & desire to listen.
As @gamefound tries a push into the #TTRPG space, I’d note that for years, most indie creators who tried it found the community toxic the staff insulting/disinterested
We tried to engage them for years to no response. Now that RPGs are the only item fundable “they care”
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Last year at Gencon I got to meet up with the people at @plusoneexp and they wanted to publish GORE! It Came out in December as part of the Monthly Zine Club (which you should subscribe to) but is now available on their website! It was such an awesome experience working with them
just wrapped up an epic 3-session Defy the Gods adventure on Plus One Exp's Twitch. You can see it all on twitch.tv/tonyplusone, starting w/ great worldbuilding. @plusoneexp, @0SarahXFrank0 and Richard Ruane were absolute delights to play with. Let's put bugs back on coins.
It's the final week for @danielhkwan's Wandering Blades!
We are about to drop a big update about the essential nature of community w/ details about CAN shipping, 4 other #TTRPGs to back, Social Stretch Goals & more!
Spread the word or back the game at WanderingBlades.com
THE WORD IS OUT!
The alt-right fascists & grogs at theRPGSite have checked out (or not in many situations) Wandering Blades and...
THEY HATE IT!
So proud to work w/fellow #TTRPG Woke List Red creator Daniel! to make this game a reality.
WanderingBlades.com
We tried working w/Jellop on our current campaign. They aren't bad people for Ad Men, but they are fucking horrible at their jobs
Incomprehensible copy, unapproved early bird discounts, bad ROI
All of which put us behind on a project and wasted time, energy & money.
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We have now been ignored, mislead, and straight up lied to by Jellop staff.
If you want a good ad partner, they aren't it.
We typically run our own ads and are just going back to that.
Anyway, support WanderingBlades.com#TTRPG
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