There is a secret known only to RPG developers, a gleaming nugget of knowledge unearthed anew through long struggle by each succeeding generation of would-be Richard Garriotts and Shouzou Kagas. It is, simply: making RPGs is kind of a pain in the ass. I love making RPGs, but it’s true. The…
This is it, folks–True Messiah is now on Kickstarter! I first started developing True Messiah a little more than 13 years ago (that’s about 3 years before I taught myself Flash and came out with Telepath RPG Chapter 1!) True Messiah was originally called “Messiah: A Game of Cult Warfare,”…
Hey there strategy fans! Wondering what’s happened since last month? You’re in the right place! Art tweaks Did you think we were done with the art for True Messiah? Well, so did I–but the tiny, perfectionist homunculus that lives inside my heart convinced me to commission just a few final edits…
Hey there strategy game fans! I’m back from Gen Con as of Sunday night, and I’m ready to update you on my progress towards the September 2016 Kickstarter launch of True Messiah! Rulebook As mentioned last month, I had a few final tweaks to make to the rulebook before ordering…
Howdy pals! Thanks for tuning in on the latest and greatest in True Messiah news. This month I have the last of the commissioned art, as well as schedule-y stuff that you’ll definitely want to read if you’re following the game at all. Here’s the rundown: Rulebook The True Messiah…
Hey guys! This update on True Messiah is going to be nice and short. Here is what’s new since last month: Tiles Franklin Chan has completed the holy city tiles! I’m terribly pleased with them; they blend the messiahs’ temple art with the game’s “dead city” motif perfectly. With this,…
Another month, another update! True Messiah remains on track for a fall 2016 Kickstarter; below, we find a summary of the latest progress on your soon-to-be favorite strategy game of surreal religious horror… Tiles Holy city tiles are still in-progress, as the artist has been busy with work from other…
Greetings! Another month has passed, and that means another update on True Messiah. In the last update, we got a look at the awesome 3D-printed 71 mm True Messiah miniatures, along with lots of other awesome stuff that I won’t bother recounting because you can just click the link. And…
I’ve discovered a number of oddities during my foray into the world of indie board game development, but few rank quite as high for me as the fact that there exists no standardized, free-to-use set of box art icons. Box art icons? Yes, you know: those little icons that denote…
Hey guys, it’s time for another update on True Messiah, everyone’s favorite surreal religious horror strategy board game! The last update encompassed several months worth of progress, so there was a lot to cover there; this one will be a wee bit more compact. Let’s start off with that surprise…
