2024-09-16
Storm knocked out my Blog
So last night, a storm knocked out my WordPress setup. It’s running on a Dell OptiPlex 3070 Microdesktop, which is supposed to be protected by…
Writing
2024-06-22
Isekai Done – Check that from my bucket List.
Closing this Chapter of my life – Tried to make a Short Audio Book. It took about 700php to play with Eleven Labs to convert…
2024-05-26
Distraction: reviewing De Agricultura for a Kids Fantasy TRPG
I maintain a copy of De Agricultura for sharing. I’ve updated it and used Askyourpdf to help me review it since I’ve forgotten everything I learned…
2024-04-07
Blood Magic – and Modern Medicine
Blood Magic is the ability to reshape chemical signals and control micro organisms. Blood magic gave the ability to taste, smell, and feel things in…
2024-03-31
3 Body Problem Reflection and my own Writings
My problems with 3BP. I really like the series – of course, I understand the need to make events that will trigger the plot to…
2023-04-11
Using ChatGPT to help me iterate my drafts faster
How did Chat GPT4 pass all those exams? So linked is a copy of the discussion I had with ChatGPT and what was shocking was…
2022-10-06
Get into Cepheus Engine and get published.
Louis Rossman talks about Trying and wearing our failures like a badge of honor. I would give some advice and help (consulting and problem solving)…
2022-09-08
Nicco Improving the Blender proceedural World Generator
Prototype. This can be converted into a 2D Map for your Traveller Game TARGET Goal CURRENT OUTPUT Hi everyone, Here are the Links Planet-Map-Template.pptx https://tinyurl.com/bddr55s2 …
2022-09-07
update : day job emergency over, starting up again.
Nicco has finished his day job duties and proceeding to update the Mneme world generator with the changes we implemented upon discovering some problems with…
2022-09-04
From Detective Story to Combat Meat Grinder – Mutant Chronicles – SPOILERS
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/126929/Mutant-Chronicles-3rd-Edition-FREE-Quickstart The GM had to fudge the rules to prevent a TPK. I reviewed my notes and remember each of the scenes and the combat…
2022-08-26
Reflections – What makes it easier for me to run games?
I’m a fan of Seth Skorkowsky, and really like being prepared while being very much open to what the PCs have in store. What I…
2022-08-13
Uploaded the Zip file for all the Map SVG and Adobe Premier files
We’ll try to include all the tools and raw files. Things that will allow the buyer to reuse and recycle the material to customize for…
2022-08-12
Update: Preview is now Working – Milestones
UPDATES So Thanks to Kari Jo Freudigmann of one bookshelf emailed back and helped with the problem. I overlooked the manage preview of my titles…
2022-08-07
Lessons Learned: 2 man operation
Discussing with Nicco about our milestones. Particularly making a Complimentary product to Near Space by Stellagama Publishing. Which are Detailed Solar Systems (ideally everything within…
2022-08-05
Milestones – Grateful for Any patronage
Milestones. Currently 23 people bought it (as of August 4). Ive some milestones. I had planned on 20 I will start on the second part…
2022-08-04
Quick Preview Enabled, don’t know how to set up full preview.
We want people to really see everything before they buy. Self-interest wise its just easier to manage expectations when the buyer can fully inspect the…
2022-08-03
A different type of TRPG products. Including Software Tools. Thanks for your Support!
Now that I learned enough Javascript to make a Spreadsheet calculator for Character creation (instead of randomizing the stats, it will randomize the Order of…
2022-08-02
MNEME world Generator (Cepheus Engine Compatible) is now Available.
Mneme World Generator is now available for download. access to a spreadsheet to let you generate a solar system with a single click. 3D modeling files…
2022-07-23
Next Project Musings
What would people buy? or What would make running games easier? I don’t know. We made MNEME world generator because we believed that FIRST you…
2022-07-22
Update: Uploaded and Waiting for approval. Estimated Wed or Friday.
Waiting for it to be reviewed before it becomes published. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/403824/MNEME-World-Generator no Watermarks. There is a PDF outline There are Internal Hyperlinks, and Hyperlinks to Wikipedia…
2022-06-15
World Generator Update: First Milestone Star and Companion Stars and Transpose.
This is how the World Generator looked based on “Learn Google Spreadsheets” Tutorials by John Karol. John had other matters to attend to so I…
2022-06-04
project Update: weighted milestone
Project update. So teaching the Ojts who have basic scripting skills to script the World Generator in Google Sheets. The challenge is scripting the many…
2022-05-24
Progress Update: art has progressed
Some things that are done. 1) Hex Map for the solar system – so that people can easily calculate distances between Planets. AS well as…
2022-05-19
OJTs and Software Project: my Distractions, Market or Product happens first?
Its funny talking to 20-year-olds, about my World Generator because I believe by the time I’m 60 and they’re 40 they’re going to see the…
2022-03-21
Progress Update: Delays – bills to pay and Side Projects (more of a work post)
So my team is delayed this week and probably until the end of the week to next week. This is because i want them to…
2022-03-08
One more team member, meetings running long, 4 OJTs
Onboarded another team member. His job is to help make the spreadsheet that generate the world. He has some java experience but I shared him…
2022-02-25
Technology Levels – in Mneme and Cepheus Engine musings – and youtube video rabbit holes
the development of a technology or a paradigm shift doesnt immediately mean its actively being used or changing the industry, it takes a lot of…
2022-02-16
Significant Milestone: the Terrain Generator using Blender and Presentation/Power Point Template.
Planet Generator Blender File A significant milestone that is very visible is the Terrain Generator. This takes a Icosahedron in Blender and allows blender to…
2022-02-07
The world you land in – Different ways at looking at World Generation
One of the reasons I shifted from the classing World Building system to TL, Development, Power Structure, Power Source, instead of Gov’t and TL was…
2021-12-30
Trade off: Mneme Definitions has to be simple enough for me
Sadly I cannot simplify enough that its accurate to how professional scientists can use it, while being something I can follow. Reminds me of trying…