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SALE! Telepath RPG: Servants of God, 40% off

Attention everyone! Starting on May 24th–for one week only—Telepath RPG: Servants of God will have its price hacked nearly in half. …did that get through? Let me rephrase: Seriously, this is a pretty massive discount, and it’s not one that I’m likely to offer again anytime soon. So! If you’ve…

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Reasons to Support Indie RPGs, Pt. 4

Diablo 3 has been pulling a Darkspore since its release yesterday, thanks to Blizzard’s bizarre decision to prevent people from playing the game in single player mode without a constant internet connection. Even those who were able to get through to a server, like John Walker of Rock Paper Shotgun,…

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Telepath RPG: Servants of God v. 1.816 Patch

Telepath RPG: Servants of God has been patched to version 1.816. This patch balances out characters builds a little, giving unique perks to players who start out with a 12 in either Psy Power or Psy Defense. It also fixes a few bugs, makes it so block-pushing occurs without having…

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Telepath RPG: Servants of God v. 1.815 Patch

Due to popular demand, Telepath RPG: Servants of God has been patched to version 1.815. This patch speeds up the early game, making it possible to go off and explore sooner. It also fixes a few minor bugs and typos. The changelog includes all of the following: –removed the second…

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New game in development: Telepath Tactics

All right, I can’t keep this a secret any longer. I’ve been working on a new game, and I just have to tell you guys about it. First: it’s awesome. Second: it’s multiplayer. Third: it’s based on Telepath RPG. The new game is called Telepath Tactics. I’ve been listening to…

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Interview with Vinesauce Vidya

DeadlyHabit of Vinesauce Vidya interviewed me for roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes yesterday. In the interview, we talk about game development, RPGs in general, indie RPGs in particular, and Telepath RPG: Servants of God. http://www.vinesaucevidya.com/blog/interview-with-sinister-design-developer-craig-stern/

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The State of Sinister Design

Note: what follows is an April Fool’s Day prank post. I’m leaving it here for posterity. Hey there, folks! In the spirit of the presidential state of the union address, I thought it might be a good idea to have a frank discussion with you all about where Sinister Design…

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Telepath RPG: Servants of God Soundtrack out

I spent this weekend remixing and arranging all of the music contained in Telepath RPG: Servants of God into an album. The soundtrack tops out at 30 tracks, with a play time of just over an hour and ten minutes. That surprised me a little. I wrote all these tracks…

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