allison berryman
@onwi.bsky.social
Game dev (design) on an MMO.
Loves roguelikes, retro games, board games, TTRPGs, beer, M:tG, retro sci-fi/fantasy art, Gene Wolfe, music videos, reading and learning, painting minis. Beginner guitar player. Friend to all little guys.
Likes liking things.
Loves roguelikes, retro games, board games, TTRPGs, beer, M:tG, retro sci-fi/fantasy art, Gene Wolfe, music videos, reading and learning, painting minis. Beginner guitar player. Friend to all little guys.
Likes liking things.
Trying out Bleak Sword DX, a little action combat focused game with an incredible retro-diorama aesthetic. Not very far yet but enamored with its presentation.
January 15, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Trying out Bleak Sword DX, a little action combat focused game with an incredible retro-diorama aesthetic. Not very far yet but enamored with its presentation.
Today packed up a lot of my retro games and stuff from closets. Def getting too old for moving. It'll be fun to set up the retro games room (NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Saturn, etc. with my old CRT) once we get moved though!
January 14, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Today packed up a lot of my retro games and stuff from closets. Def getting too old for moving. It'll be fun to set up the retro games room (NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Saturn, etc. with my old CRT) once we get moved though!
Break almost over… got one more daytime weekday brewery trip in with bonus Commander. Meanwhile has some great beers.
January 12, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Break almost over… got one more daytime weekday brewery trip in with bonus Commander. Meanwhile has some great beers.
filed under "songs I love but cannot listen to in public because I don't want to straight up ugly cry in the office/HEB/etc.": Plea from a Cat Named Virtute by the Weakerthans www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmkN...
Plea from a Cat Named Virtute
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January 10, 2024 at 2:47 AM
filed under "songs I love but cannot listen to in public because I don't want to straight up ugly cry in the office/HEB/etc.": Plea from a Cat Named Virtute by the Weakerthans www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmkN...
Belated birthday dinner; went to a favorite Japanese place. Couple of nigiri/rolls not pictured because I was too excited!
January 10, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Belated birthday dinner; went to a favorite Japanese place. Couple of nigiri/rolls not pictured because I was too excited!
We have a bunch of themed tabtletop game playlists with music from all sorts of games, but when a track from Octopath Traveler comes on I always notice. What a killer soundtrack.
January 9, 2024 at 6:35 PM
We have a bunch of themed tabtletop game playlists with music from all sorts of games, but when a track from Octopath Traveler comes on I always notice. What a killer soundtrack.
Cleaning the garage out today and finding a LOT of nostalgic stuff (personal and games related).
January 7, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Cleaning the garage out today and finding a LOT of nostalgic stuff (personal and games related).
We made a really good beef noodle soup. Even better the second day! Mood improved.
January 6, 2024 at 11:42 PM
We made a really good beef noodle soup. Even better the second day! Mood improved.
We see this fella on our walks all the time (and sometimes hear him). Good blue chicken.
January 6, 2024 at 8:24 PM
We see this fella on our walks all the time (and sometimes hear him). Good blue chicken.
Mine would be to build a MUD (fully text and all) from the ground up, all the systems and world-building and everything.
Game Devs: What's your dream game genre you've always wanted to work on but have never had the chance? For me, it's Tactics RPG.
January 6, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Mine would be to build a MUD (fully text and all) from the ground up, all the systems and world-building and everything.
Been working on and off for a while cutting Commander pre-cons down into “Brawl” versions. A few of the decks are too politics-focused to work well, but it’s a fun exercise (and I can play with more decks without a pod).
January 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Been working on and off for a while cutting Commander pre-cons down into “Brawl” versions. A few of the decks are too politics-focused to work well, but it’s a fun exercise (and I can play with more decks without a pod).
Woke up with this one in my head, but been a minute since I listened to any Baroness. Banger tho. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6sG...
Take My Bones Away
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesTake My Bones Away · Baroness · John Dyer BaizleyYellow & Green℗ 2012 Relapse Records Inc.Released on: 2012-07-...
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January 5, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Woke up with this one in my head, but been a minute since I listened to any Baroness. Banger tho. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6sG...
Accidentally broke keys unlocking doors while refactoring things in my text game. Now I actually have things working right again (please be true). The thrills of game development? Sometimes progress really doesn't feel like it!
January 4, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Accidentally broke keys unlocking doors while refactoring things in my text game. Now I actually have things working right again (please be true). The thrills of game development? Sometimes progress really doesn't feel like it!
Want to make a first person dungeon crawler set in a mall in the 80s that's slowly sinking into hell (but somehow make it not TOO Stranger Things).
January 4, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Want to make a first person dungeon crawler set in a mall in the 80s that's slowly sinking into hell (but somehow make it not TOO Stranger Things).
Two absolute powerhouses. Both demand a lot but give back exponentially (and tbh Qud even has difficulty modes now that let you see more of the game if you're not into permadeath).
If "Learning to play that complicated roguelike once and for all" is part of your New Years resolution then LOOK NO FURTHER cause they are both ON SALE!!!!
🍄Qud: bit.ly/3DxY9LY
⛏Dwarf: bit.ly/2PY0P0w
🍄Qud: bit.ly/3DxY9LY
⛏Dwarf: bit.ly/2PY0P0w
January 4, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Two absolute powerhouses. Both demand a lot but give back exponentially (and tbh Qud even has difficulty modes now that let you see more of the game if you're not into permadeath).
100% sign me up, relevant to my interests, etc.!
Wyrmspan will feel familiar to Wingspan players, but it adds complexity...and dragons
From Connie Vogelmann, designer of Apiary (with some development by me)
stonemaiergames.com/games/wyrmsp...
From Connie Vogelmann, designer of Apiary (with some development by me)
stonemaiergames.com/games/wyrmsp...
Wyrmspan teaser trailer
Learn more about Wyrmspan (a competitive, engine-building, Wingspan-inspired game for 1-5 players) here: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wyrmspan/with voic...
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January 3, 2024 at 4:17 PM
100% sign me up, relevant to my interests, etc.!
More holiday break arcade action! I’m glad we still have a handful of them around.
January 2, 2024 at 5:42 PM
More holiday break arcade action! I’m glad we still have a handful of them around.
Reposted by allison berryman
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992) is a first-person RPG for MS-DOS by Blue Sky Productions. Blamed for the kidnapping of a baron's daughter, as the Avatar you must prove your innocence and rescue her from the depths of the Stygian Abyss... (a wrongfully imprisoned thread)
January 2, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992) is a first-person RPG for MS-DOS by Blue Sky Productions. Blamed for the kidnapping of a baron's daughter, as the Avatar you must prove your innocence and rescue her from the depths of the Stygian Abyss... (a wrongfully imprisoned thread)
Spent a few hours updating input for my hobby game (now fully "press buttons" instead of "parse an actual string the player entered"). Started organizing rooms into areas and re-worked initializing rooms with their npcs etc. Slow going! Next maybe character create?
January 1, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Spent a few hours updating input for my hobby game (now fully "press buttons" instead of "parse an actual string the player entered"). Started organizing rooms into areas and re-worked initializing rooms with their npcs etc. Slow going! Next maybe character create?
ok I feel like 2023 must not have gotten off to the right start, so I'm going to make sure 2024 does
January 1, 2024 at 6:11 AM
ok I feel like 2023 must not have gotten off to the right start, so I'm going to make sure 2024 does
We played Flamecraft today; it's fun, easy to learn, quick, and (most importantly) is chock full of adorable little dragons doing jobs. Great game if you're looking for something light and have a love for cute little guys. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33...
January 1, 2024 at 12:55 AM
We played Flamecraft today; it's fun, easy to learn, quick, and (most importantly) is chock full of adorable little dragons doing jobs. Great game if you're looking for something light and have a love for cute little guys. boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/33...
Snacks and mulled cider for board games!
December 31, 2023 at 11:33 PM
Snacks and mulled cider for board games!
There are so many games but here I am replaying Disco Elysium, the perfect game. “Mother, help me, there’s a head attached to my neck and I’m *in* it.” Truest encapsulation of despair.
December 30, 2023 at 5:42 PM
There are so many games but here I am replaying Disco Elysium, the perfect game. “Mother, help me, there’s a head attached to my neck and I’m *in* it.” Truest encapsulation of despair.
Nightmare grocery experience: got sent by employee to 15 or fewer lane when I had more because lines were getting long. Felt need to anxiously explain myself to everyone in earshot. Horrible!
December 30, 2023 at 4:09 PM
Nightmare grocery experience: got sent by employee to 15 or fewer lane when I had more because lines were getting long. Felt need to anxiously explain myself to everyone in earshot. Horrible!