Jesse B. Miller
@jessebmiller.bsky.social
Game designer, software engineer, writer.
My design constraints are...
- Power comes at a cost
- There are no limits on either
- All players, including the GM, get to discover how magic works in this world through play
- It can work differently for different wielders
- Power comes at a cost
- There are no limits on either
- All players, including the GM, get to discover how magic works in this world through play
- It can work differently for different wielders
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My design constraints are...
- Power comes at a cost
- There are no limits on either
- All players, including the GM, get to discover how magic works in this world through play
- It can work differently for different wielders
- Power comes at a cost
- There are no limits on either
- All players, including the GM, get to discover how magic works in this world through play
- It can work differently for different wielders
I'm writing oracles (thanks @shawntomkin.bsky.social) with things like.
"An old and ailing monarch"
"An unclear lineage"
"the companionship of luxury and torture"
"A uniquely crafted tool denigrated and damaged by misuse"
"an opportunity to unburden oneself in time to make a difference"
#ITKYK
"An old and ailing monarch"
"An unclear lineage"
"the companionship of luxury and torture"
"A uniquely crafted tool denigrated and damaged by misuse"
"an opportunity to unburden oneself in time to make a difference"
#ITKYK
November 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'm writing oracles (thanks @shawntomkin.bsky.social) with things like.
"An old and ailing monarch"
"An unclear lineage"
"the companionship of luxury and torture"
"A uniquely crafted tool denigrated and damaged by misuse"
"an opportunity to unburden oneself in time to make a difference"
#ITKYK
"An old and ailing monarch"
"An unclear lineage"
"the companionship of luxury and torture"
"A uniquely crafted tool denigrated and damaged by misuse"
"an opportunity to unburden oneself in time to make a difference"
#ITKYK
It really does. One of my favorites.
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It really does. One of my favorites.
It's telling that I haven't listened to any of it yet 😬
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It's telling that I haven't listened to any of it yet 😬
All my playests (other than the retreat) so far have been online and I've recorded them so I haven't felt the need to be in designer brain so much.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
All my playests (other than the retreat) so far have been online and I've recorded them so I haven't felt the need to be in designer brain so much.
Y'all deserve this so much. So glad to see this blowing up.
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Y'all deserve this so much. So glad to see this blowing up.
Octavia Butler. I started with "Bloodchild and other stories" then Fledgling. And every other thing I've read from her has been great.
Arkady Martine wrote a deep and engaging study on empire in her sci-fi book "A Memory Called Empire" and it's so good.
Arkady Martine wrote a deep and engaging study on empire in her sci-fi book "A Memory Called Empire" and it's so good.
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Octavia Butler. I started with "Bloodchild and other stories" then Fledgling. And every other thing I've read from her has been great.
Arkady Martine wrote a deep and engaging study on empire in her sci-fi book "A Memory Called Empire" and it's so good.
Arkady Martine wrote a deep and engaging study on empire in her sci-fi book "A Memory Called Empire" and it's so good.
Agree! And the pacing doesn't even feel slow to me. It feels deliberate and helps builds those surprise moments.
I think we experience pacing as slow when there are stretches of things we don't care about. I could see it feeling slow for someone reading it for assassin action that isn't there.
I think we experience pacing as slow when there are stretches of things we don't care about. I could see it feeling slow for someone reading it for assassin action that isn't there.
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Agree! And the pacing doesn't even feel slow to me. It feels deliberate and helps builds those surprise moments.
I think we experience pacing as slow when there are stretches of things we don't care about. I could see it feeling slow for someone reading it for assassin action that isn't there.
I think we experience pacing as slow when there are stretches of things we don't care about. I could see it feeling slow for someone reading it for assassin action that isn't there.
No author can turn moments of astonished joy suddenly to sorrow like Robin Hobb has far more than twice now in The Farseer Trilogy.
My goodness
My goodness
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
No author can turn moments of astonished joy suddenly to sorrow like Robin Hobb has far more than twice now in The Farseer Trilogy.
My goodness
My goodness
Steeping tea takes the exact right amount of time for me to forget about it. A little like the "rewind 30 seconds" button on an audio book I push when I realize I've stopped paying attention. It's just far enough back to hit the boring part that made me stop paying attention.
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Steeping tea takes the exact right amount of time for me to forget about it. A little like the "rewind 30 seconds" button on an audio book I push when I realize I've stopped paying attention. It's just far enough back to hit the boring part that made me stop paying attention.
November 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM