Writing nonlinear RPG dialog is a challenge. It is no simple matter to provide conversation options that simultaneously feel satisfying, are diverse enough to let the player role play, and which still fit well within the dialog tree itself.
Interview number three is up now, this time with Danielle Forrester, the voice of Malis the shadowling in Telepath RPG: Servants of God. She talks about Malis and has some interesting things to say about her suitability, alternately, as a role model for women and as a source of comic…
I’ve just uploaded a new voice actor interview! This one is with Marshall Stern, the voice of Arman in Telepath RPG: Servants of God. He talks about the character and shares his theories about how he got to be the way he is. Check it out:
I finished up recording Rahel’s in-game dialog this weekend with talented actress Jennifer Cox. During the recording session, I sat down with her and interviewed her about the character. She had some interesting things to say about Rahel, about what it took to voice her, and about the frequency with…
Well, that was fun! Thanks to all the folks who stopped by our booth at the 3G Expo yesterday. For those of you who couldn’t make it, here are a couple of pictures of the booth, along with Danielle Forrester and my friend Dan Allen. I was there too, but…
Hey folks! I’ve gotten official go-ahead to present Telepath RPG: Servants of God at the 3G Expo and Game Design Challenge going on in downtown Chicago in two weeks. This free event invites the public to play gender inclusive games produced by women and girl game designers and other leading…
“What are your religious beliefs?” I’ve gotten this question a few times now from a small number of people who’ve played the Telepath RPG: Servants of God demo. Some of them are just curious fans looking for hints as to the direction the game is going. Others have skin in…
The Telepath RPG: Servants of God downloadable demo has been updated to version 1.2, including all the changes made to the game since the release of the last downloadable demo: better enemy AI enemy AI scales with difficulty “click-to-select” character selection in combat more in-game tutorial pop-ups to get new…
The enemies in Telepath RPG: Servants of God are evolving! (Actually, I’m just rewriting their AI code again.) Some clever players have noticed that enemy attacks follow a familiar (and predictable) pattern of priorities, first targeting characters they can kill, then going for characters they can backstab, then going after…
I was thinking the other day. You know what Telepath RPG: Servants of God could use a little of? That’s right: darkness! Of course, that’s only one of the goodies I’ve added into the game over the past week. Another is the ability to skip characters’ turns in combat, then…
