<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:24:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@loreshapergames/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Proof of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I last posted an update, so I just wanted to drop in and talk about what I'm working on. I've started a part-time job to help manage my expenses while Loreshaper Games gets up to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/proofoflife-3dblgtr4brux3ieon7e3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/proofoflife-3dblgtr4brux3ieon7e3</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:51:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Helion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I'd like to take a moment to talk about the Helion Triptych, a collection of three games. Each can be played as a stand-alone game. However, when combined the triptych gives players the tool to create]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/findinghelion-ohmmmrcxp3y2k4nbazas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/findinghelion-ohmmmrcxp3y2k4nbazas</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:23:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBY4yq8Q9SA9hdpSxg9fiFJnqoRqeAa2yie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The State of Loreshaper Games, August 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've officially updated stuff. I often do a lot of stuff with very few public updates, and I'm not even sure that I've officially announced everything I'm working on. So this overview]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/thestateofloreshapergamesaugust2022-0bf04xtxxz3i170xsyup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/thestateofloreshapergamesaugust2022-0bf04xtxxz3i170xsyup</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi8LfWmvvmzgcPiN56DqhngbVkCK6Vo6X7gi3t1Abipa1zpLeuyfMwiDAusRbTjvvidgTTVgeYhspaXDAbdtkYWJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and Creativity: A Game Designer's Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI and creativity is a hot topic. I like to think that I'm on the bleeding edge of it, since I'm both a professional creative type (at least for now, please buy my stuff, thanks in advance) and someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/aiandcreativityagamedesignersperspective-bd1ue940rhn3lhbhf7vo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/aiandcreativityagamedesignersperspective-bd1ue940rhn3lhbhf7vo</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 03:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiDdKrYMYrQMRYWdQJ6qWfcHCtk32x2YJJFThhHc94N3rwBwGT7VFnJUrMe7Ux8dN94mCD3rv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I've Learned from Writing a Game Every Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not a stranger to writing a game every day. Back in May, I did one game per day (and an extra), but not on a perfect daily schedule. Anyone who wants to be creative should think about the effects of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/whativelearnedfromwritingagameeveryday-sprk9yrqq8t1o8tpj53w</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/whativelearnedfromwritingagameeveryday-sprk9yrqq8t1o8tpj53w</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 21:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy4iquU9AWaGoMXigAgYm7wRvQeqWZ12evsEeNv5shJyCgkxVvbVkGinuhcJjsgCBh7p7j46Xd293snrAAJAkeapstV6YSsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of the System Reference Document: Types of SRD]]></title><description><![CDATA[A system reference document covers a portion of a game's content and collects it for future use. 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Carrion Birds is 95% finished. It will come]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/updatesonthemaygamecollectionpart1-ku6awv01h4y4f5jgcult</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/updatesonthemaygamecollectionpart1-ku6awv01h4y4f5jgcult</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 05:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvKziT8km6ApWFkkeJfUmTStkcFWXhU11SbNdX6f5DcWmWZkg1tCmgLBpFcN6iKHdDFGk9rq1gsdhoW8xbEanjFCVs3F48pQvjv1Crxv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrion Birds Update #3 and the May Microgame Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been making progress on Carrion Birds, but I underestimated how much remained to do. The editing process goes more smoothly when the rules are written intelligibly, and a lot of them need a little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/carrionbirdsupdate3andthemaymicrogamecollection-j0dwobvb6t5z1bo1jnuz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/carrionbirdsupdate3andthemaymicrogamecollection-j0dwobvb6t5z1bo1jnuz</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 05:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtTRgrao2yXrjbcawsjZBjdEzjQ17SF8JQkjDyjJWkvK4aV1xfZFszPTdc9Zuo56G85Qh5Gxk8VJqWWwqxGFpMEKnWT2EfHDG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrion Birds Update #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was hoping to have Carrion Birds out by today, but it looks like it'll probably need a couple more days of work. It's not that far from being done. I just want to add some more setting stuff that I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/carrionbirdsupdate2-kqxbvcvunmpapt0rs3iy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/carrionbirdsupdate2-kqxbvcvunmpapt0rs3iy</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 01:15:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrion Birds Update #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's talk for a moment about Carrion Birds. It's been a long time since I developed velotha's flock. From what I can see I wrote it back in 2018, and I probably wrote about it back then but it's been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/carrionbirdsupdate1-jgq3t2m3i5z2dup3q2pj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/carrionbirdsupdate1-jgq3t2m3i5z2dup3q2pj</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 22:12:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firebird Worlds Out Now, Announcing Carrion Birds, and a Status Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been incommunicado for a while working on stuff, but I now have a few updates related to games. First, I have a new game out (images after the break). It’s small, just a 24-hour (really 12-hour) project]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/firebirdworldsoutnowannouncingcarrionbirdsandastatusupdate-73rpc7wxzijx3hos050p</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/firebirdworldsoutnowannouncingcarrionbirdsandastatusupdate-73rpc7wxzijx3hos050p</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDT14hkm6Z9CVJx4xXv4uba4b4E8NWHKmHokQmctN42YEqxBQo8rLYSWWoWUdABDRgCcKgE5cJ8UqX54zArmejzcpZCNKq3wYMJpE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is the most recent installment in the Borderlands franchise. Though nominally a spin-off, it is closer to the Pre-Sequel in its role as an alternate viewpoint on the main characters]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@loreshapergames/tiny-tinas-wonderlands-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@loreshapergames/tiny-tinas-wonderlands-review</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:46:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3LpPBKMUH4UfVbDAGf5gKUGoJRbLsK1ERQLssHLVKR85t7fYtwxBhhuZSsrZSDhmZsnzBZx9uD428WgkZTZhE6jDjY37PLQ8wEizSJ4crg9fmjhWm6ezh2yzDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: A Game Designer's First Impressions]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t have a progress update on games, unfortunately. I’ve had some health issues, and while I don’t want to blow them out of proportion—they’re unpleasant, not life-threatening (at least, that’s the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/tinytinaswonderlandsagamedesignersfirstimpressions-rezqvblmtrwolmfutmp6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/tinytinaswonderlandsagamedesignersfirstimpressions-rezqvblmtrwolmfutmp6</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 04:24:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybrine Dreams Update #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that Consoles and Controllers is out, I'm back to just Cybrine Dreams and Kenoma again. There are still some visual updates to make for Consoles and Controllers, but I haven't yet figured out exactly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/cybrinedreamsupdate4-mp1skykw3uayen07xgz2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/cybrinedreamsupdate4-mp1skykw3uayen07xgz2</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:13:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consoles and Controllers: Designing with Charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consoles and Controllers has been out a couple days now and I've already given it its first update to give the interior a little more polish and text. Normally I like to give updates as I'm working on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/consolesandcontrollersdesigningwithcharge-6gox9j3dgtjlo0e1tb22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tabletop-rpg/@loreshapergames/consolesandcontrollersdesigningwithcharge-6gox9j3dgtjlo0e1tb22</guid><category><![CDATA[tabletop-rpg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[loreshapergames]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:56:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>