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Jesse B. Miller
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Game designer, software engineer, writer.
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Here is a recent page from my notebook. I'm wrestling with the magic system for my game Treacherous winds

I noticed that magic in the epic fantasy I'm reading isn't the magic I've experienced in TTRPGs

So I'm writing rules about discovering magic as much as wielding it

#ttrpg #epicFantasy #design
A photo of a handwritten page in a notebook. Reads "Treacherous Winds Magic. It's about the process of discovering the rules of magic. Every campaign will be different. Thematically relevant. P.C. Moves to use magic, Discover it. M.C. moves to reveal deeper wondrous truths of magic. Play to find out how magic works. It's power and danger. When you wield magic. Say what you aim to do. Say the method used to do so. G.M. Say what risks or costs keep you from doing this casually. G.M. track these on the wind. Is this a new method? Add a risk or cost"
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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"Stair to Chicago" is my Smashing Pumpkins cover band.
Blue sign with white border, white all caps text, and braille that says "STAIR TO CHICAGO"
October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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The cheap copies are here!

Still working on the handmade ones 😬
Pile of 25 black and white booklets "Cyphernoided2600 A cyberpunk game of paranoia and cybernetics. Conspiracy theory and desperation"
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Apollo 47 Technical Handbook coming in clutch gluing the Cyphernoided2600 covers

#ttrpg #bookbinding #maker
Bookbinding supplies scattered on a table in front of a copy of Apollo 47 Technical Handbook.
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Making nine copies of my small and brutal cyberpunk game Cyphernoided2600 by hand.

Hopefully they'll be ready in time for Game Hole Con.

Check in with Storygames Chicago (@storygameschicago.bsky.social) at the con to see if I finished in time!
A spread of handwritten pages and two fountain pens A grid of nine bright orange, black, white, and red unique handmade covers
October 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I'm gonna start going through old notebooks and post interesting ideas for #ttrpg #gamedesign that I want to remember and talk about.
August 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM