Shane Ross

Designer. Developer. Dreamer.

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

My Favorite TTRPG Book Covers - An Analysis Thread

These are my top seven favorite roleplaying book covers. Let's break down why book covers are so important and what makes these stand out on the shelf.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #GraphicDesigner #roleplaying

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

@Nicolascole77 Social

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This setup rewards risks & learning from screw-ups and failures while ALSO rewarding style and impact!

Perfect for a world of goblin shamans and hunter-killer droids!

Would you play this system?

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

Love magic AND tech in your TTRPGs?

This system’s got 4 dual Aspects:

Physical(Might/Finesse)
Mental (Logic/Emotion)
Social (Boldness/Subtlety)
Affinity (Tech/Arcana).

Each has a Rating Die (d4-d12) & a Lean (your vibe). #TTRPG #GameDesign #IndieGameDev

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

Example:

Hacking a drone? (Roll Affinity Tech).

Leaning toward Tech? Roll the full Aspect die.
Leaning toward Arcana? Roll the die stepped down.

+d6 for ‘Hacking skill’, +d6 for ‘Repair Kit’.

Roll, check success & flair.

Learn if it flops!

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@curiosityonx Xelon

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

I've been tinkering with an old collectible card game I used to play, just for fun. Now I am thinking of taking the concept of the game and redesigning it from scratch so I can attach an original IP of my own creation to it.

#CCG #TCG #GameDesign #Wildstorm #WildCATS

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

@JohnnyCupcakes I personally appreciate it when course instructors actually take you behind the scenes of their day-to-day and show practical applications of the material they are teaching.

I feel that a lot of online courses gloss over the details in favor of showing more high-level concepts.

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

@thedankoe There are so many who believe technology is aimed directly at their career and their livelihood.

If they could realize how to embrace that tech and use it to forge a new career, tailored to their needs and desires...it would be a lot less terrifying.

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This is some gold right here. Thank you for sharing! 🔥

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@traf @MagicEden shanedroid.eth

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@traf shanedroid.eth

[René-Pier @RPDeshaies]

Accessibility is SO important in TTRPG game design. The rules need to be easy to grasp. The document, easy to navigate. And the text, easy to read.

In this short video, I showcase an easy trick to make text easier to read inside Publisher using an example from Stoneburner!

[John Harper @john_harper]

Deathmatch Island, the amazing new Paragon system game by @OldDogGames, is now on Backerkit! During the period of the crowdfuning, @EvilHatOfficial and I are running a sale on the original Paragon game, AGON, for 30% off! See the thread for the details. 👇

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

Excited to be the 771st backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Deathmatch Island! https://t.co/yMLiATCr2j

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

@Hunters_Ent You're welcome! Thank you for making and publishing such awesome games!

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

Oh, and if you know anything about web development, go ahead and open your browser's development tools and check out the DOM structure of that web page.

It's the small details that count.

[Shane Ross @shanedroid]

I'm a web designer/developer by day and a gamer by night.

If you need some inspiration for what a marketing landing page for your #ttrpg should aspire to be then you should check out @OldDogGames & @EvilHatOfficial

That shit is on point.

https://t.co/oFWmfyIHM2