Max Brooke
@maxcbrooke.bsky.social
Game designer with a lot of space battle games on the ol' resume.
Recent projects include Stonesaga, Star Trek: Into the Unknown, and the Cosmere RPG!
Find more of my game design musings over at https://www.maxbrooke.com/
Recent projects include Stonesaga, Star Trek: Into the Unknown, and the Cosmere RPG!
Find more of my game design musings over at https://www.maxbrooke.com/
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It was a good article!
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It was a good article!
Teenage me really lacked the literary context to grapple with this show, in the same way I wasn't ready to enjoy Macbeth at the same age. I should probably revisit G-Gundam, too.
September 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Teenage me really lacked the literary context to grapple with this show, in the same way I wasn't ready to enjoy Macbeth at the same age. I should probably revisit G-Gundam, too.
Romulans really never seem to miss an opportunity to show up where they're least expected.
September 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Romulans really never seem to miss an opportunity to show up where they're least expected.
For what it's worth, I don't really ever think less of someone who makes something that sucks if they do it earnestly and with a spirit to learn. I'd rather see someone swing for the fences at making something uniquely theirs and whiff than play it so safe they make something anyone could have made.
September 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
For what it's worth, I don't really ever think less of someone who makes something that sucks if they do it earnestly and with a spirit to learn. I'd rather see someone swing for the fences at making something uniquely theirs and whiff than play it so safe they make something anyone could have made.
Honestly, I think at least 55% of my best design ideas started life as either my worst design ideas or literal jokes.
September 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Honestly, I think at least 55% of my best design ideas started life as either my worst design ideas or literal jokes.
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Max Brooke is one of our most experienced team members, bringing his knowledge and mentorship to the Cosmere RPG as Consulting Designer. Max influenced the entire game design, but was especially influential when it came to the system's talent trees and underlying math!
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September 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Max Brooke is one of our most experienced team members, bringing his knowledge and mentorship to the Cosmere RPG as Consulting Designer. Max influenced the entire game design, but was especially influential when it came to the system's talent trees and underlying math!
@maxcbrooke.bsky.social 🧵
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I have found it's often useful to reframe this from "throwing away" to "setting aside for later for the right game."
One, sometimes you do rehome a mechanic to a better fitting game later. Two, thinking that actually makes me cut things.
One, sometimes you do rehome a mechanic to a better fitting game later. Two, thinking that actually makes me cut things.
August 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I have found it's often useful to reframe this from "throwing away" to "setting aside for later for the right game."
One, sometimes you do rehome a mechanic to a better fitting game later. Two, thinking that actually makes me cut things.
One, sometimes you do rehome a mechanic to a better fitting game later. Two, thinking that actually makes me cut things.