Daan | New To NarrativeAlright ye bastards, it's thankfulness time. Despite the state of the world, 2024 was a fantastic year for me. I've had the opportunity to do whatever I wanted this year, unbound by financial strain. Thanks chômage! So what did I get up to?
I've gotten a bit more serious about YouTube, where I launched 3 flagship videos detailing narrative design practices in a playful and educative manner. Dont forget to like and subscribe lol: https://www.youtube.com/@NewToNarrative
I've written 5 articles about narrative design, systemic design, procedural narrative and game scope. Surely there's something that you can learn in there: https://newtonarrative.com/blog/
3/13
We've launched a rudimentary but still fun to use game scope estimation tool. Want to see the scope of your game idea in a graph? Check it out: https://newtonarrative.com/game-scope-calculator/
4/13
4/13
Game Scope Calculator | New to Narrative
This is the Game Scope Calculator tool mention in this blog post. It can help calculate the development time of your project. Keep in mind that results are not super accurate, so I only recommend using it to determine if a project is viable or to help reduce your project’s scope. Was this tool useful […]
I've begun and dropped development on an uglycute mutant Pokémon game. It just wasn't in the cards, even though I love working on it.
5/13
5/13
I'm slowly chipping away at a mathless, rules-lite, genre agnostic TTRPG system/foundation/platform with a super modular ruleset. Basically a build-a-bear to get a game matching your own world. It's been in the freezer for a while.
Written but not yet finished multiple short stories, including a Horror/Mystery anthology that focuses on feelings of insignificance. Read a preview of one those stories over here: https://newtonarrative.com/news/autopoiesis/
I made a pretty well-received custom map for an 18-year old game for no other reason than that we needed more 3 player maps to play with the people we were playing with.
https://www.maps4heroes.com/forum/opinions.php?map_id=911&game=5
Heroes5 - Your opinions about Prequildo's Hubris - map rating = 1 Likes - Heroes 7(VII). Heroes 6(VI). Heroes 5(V). Heroes 4(IV). Heroes 3(III). Heroes maps. All about Heroes of Might and Magic
Heroes5 - Your opinions about Prequildo's Hubris - map rating = 1 Likes. The Biggest collection Maps for Heroes of Might and Magic 4(IV), Heroes 5(V) and Heroes 3(III). Latest news, cheat codes, screenshots, walkthroughs, hints, downloads and articles in English and Russian languages. Heroes5. Heroes3
I've been developing a vertical slice for a historical Korean narrative game using the Joseon art style of the time. We'll start looking for collaborators and pitching funding soon!
Slowly iterating on a Regency era novel-of-manners gossip roleplaying game with some social deduction influence of which you can find a playtestable version over yonder: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19i4MF7xNRjUW-zTVPkf4H8Y6ZWB97tYgRSJBXmBHjI8/edit?usp=sharing
Distinction & Disgrace V0.3 Public
Distinction & Disgrace A lithe roleplaying game of formalities and frivolities Distinction & Disgrace is a light roleplaying game inspired by the novel of manners genre of fiction, where etiquette is more important than substance. Introduction Distinction & Disgrace is first and foremost a coo...
And last, but certainly not least! I've somehow managed to maintain a weekly newsletter about creativity, mental health, game design and updates on projects I'm working on for a WHOLE YEAR!!! It's free and not enshittifiable.
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It's crazy how much someone can accomplish with an unadulterated year of fucking about. Everyone deserves this kind of freedom.
I wish you all a similar year in 2025, hopeful as that may be.
12/13
Oh yeah, btw I also have a Ko-fi page. If you have some money to spare, potentially I can keep doing all this stuff next year as well! If not, don't worry about it, but shares would be appreciated as well <3
