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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 56m

Hopping on stream to work on NOVA 2!

Spark design, combat rework, enemy stuff, and the dreaded faction turn!

twitch.tv/gilarpgs

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 2h

It's time.

Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · Jun 9

Everyone who plays with me for the first time gets the same quest for their adventure:

Go to the local wizard tower and retrieve an egg.

The egg is cursed.

Screenshot of a reddit post asking " What are your favorite go-to plot points? "

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 20h

New playtest is in the Gila Lab!

My in-universe NOVA card game is here for open playtesting. Settle the score of which Spark is best in this card battler. Each Spark has a deck of 18 cards. Eliminate your opponents or generate enough fuel to secure the win!

gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-lab

GILA LAB by Gila RPGs

Ongoing collection of games in development, for others to try.

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 4h

That will likely never happen

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 4h

Interesting, someone said the same thing in discord

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 4h

Amazon Prime Day?

More like Amazing Primo Indie Games, Yay!

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 4h

No polls here, but I seek your thoughts.

I'm working on NOVA 2. It's my next big game. But, what do I call it?

NOVA 2?
NOVA 2e?
NOVA New Dawn?
NOVA 2: New Dawn?

Some mysterious fifth thing??

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 5h

I'm headed to the post office today to drop off orders, so now is a great time to grab yourself a book or two.

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 16h

Thanks!

Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 16h

This was fun!

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 18h

Spending the evening listening to lore videos and drawing silly little maps

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 22h

Quest. Loot. Repeat.

gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/loot

LOOT

LOOT is a fantasy TTRPG by Gila RPGs that combines looter shooter mechanics with west marches vibes. When a rebellion toppled a lich overlord and tore down his city, the people were left with a lot of...

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 18h

You should playtest my new card game

Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 20h

New playtest is in the Gila Lab!

My in-universe NOVA card game is here for open playtesting. Settle the score of which Spark is best in this card battler. Each Spark has a deck of 18 cards. Eliminate your opponents or generate enough fuel to secure the win!

gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-lab

GILA LAB by Gila RPGs

Ongoing collection of games in development, for others to try.

gilarpgs.itch.io

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 21h

Dragon Slayers looks so good.

@twopancakes.com is killing it.

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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole @tabletopbookshelf.com · 19h

NEW ARRIVAL: In Beetle Knight @brookletgames.bsky.social, you play as arthropod Knights designated by the Iridescent Order as protectors of the realm of Litterfall. You are thus duty-bound to travel the world, helping those in need 🐞
tabletopbookshelf.com/products/bee...

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 19h

I'll be making the drive up from Chicago many times

Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole @tabletopbookshelf.com · 20h

A little news...

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 20h

Watching a bunch of @jpcoovert.bsky.social's videos to get some drawing tips

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 20h

This game being in-universe means the people of Helios play this game to pass the time. Everyone has their favorite Spark, and now they can answer whose Spark really is the best.

Oh and patrons got this game like a week early, just saying.

www.patreon.com/c/gilarpgs

Gila RPGs | Patreon

creating Tabletop RPGs

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 20h

New playtest is in the Gila Lab!

My in-universe NOVA card game is here for open playtesting. Settle the score of which Spark is best in this card battler. Each Spark has a deck of 18 cards. Eliminate your opponents or generate enough fuel to secure the win!

gilarpgs.itch.io/gila-lab

GILA LAB by Gila RPGs

Ongoing collection of games in development, for others to try.

gilarpgs.itch.io

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 21h

Dragon Slayers looks so good.

@twopancakes.com is killing it.

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 21h

let's play some gaaaaames

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 22h

Quest. Loot. Repeat.

gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/loot

LOOT

LOOT is a fantasy TTRPG by Gila RPGs that combines looter shooter mechanics with west marches vibes. When a rebellion toppled a lich overlord and tore down his city, the people were left with a lot of...

gilarpgs.myshopify.com

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 22h

So every day I go on two walks with my baby and between describing all the trees, clouds, and Halloween decorations to her, I'm also describing the latest design decision I made.

It's what I used to do with my design streams, which are fewer and fewer, what with the baby and all.

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 22h

The other trick is to literally do the design work by talking out loud.

The second you hear an idea, you'll go, "well that sounded good" or "oof, that makes no sense when I put it that way"

It's what I used to tell students when editing their papers. Read it out loud, you'll hear if it's good.

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Spencer Campbell @gilarpgs.bsky.social · 22h

The best thing I can do to ensure a game gets made is release a smaller version of it. Because I'll immediately start going "well no, that isn't right, I need to change X, Y, and Z"

And then I've tricked myself into drawing the rest of the owl.

Anyway, working on the GILA owl/update now.

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