Tag: inspiration

  • This Week in Archmage Rises: Managing your Muse

    I had a bizarre personal/family situation that totally consumed me from May to the end of July.  Nothing much happened with Archmage during that time, which was like Chinese water torture for an indie dev. It turns out that I had to take over a little store – from personnel to IT. I couldn’t choose not to…

  • What ‘90s SSI Goldbox RPGs Can Teach Us about the Modern RPG (Archmage Origins Part 2 of 2)

    Sometimes a new solution is just an old idea in a new package. Last time, I covered how re-reading the Dragonlance novels got me thinking about a new kind of RPG.  One that is a realistic open world, procedurally-generated, and full of meaningful choices.  The question is: How can I build it? Is it even possible? Shark…

  • Archmage Origins: Inspiration and DragonLance

    . How to Have a Good Idea I am very interested in what drives creative inspiration.  How to spark it, then harness it.  I’ve read books on it. I’ve looked into what the artistic masters like Da Vinci, Michelangelo or Bach did.  I’ll share the best advice I have assimilated on the topic: