Education
General Design 101: The Explorers' Method
How to design games and everything else with the Explorers Design five-step method.
Theory
Hacking the Mothership
Troubleshoot. My hack for Mothership.
Theory
Playing the Corporate Baddies
Draw from real life, avoid the myths. and treat them like the antagonists they are.
Becoming Judge | ENNIES pt.3
I'm your judge in the 25th annual ENNIES.
Critique
Exploring Knave 2E
Is the Questing Beast book all bark and no bite? We'll have to find out.
Sharing My Ballot | ENNIES pt.2
A look into my thought process. Vote Clayton Notestine for the 2025 ENnies.
Education
Free Typeface Resources for RPG Designers
Free and open-source typefaces. How to search for them. Where to find them.
Running for Judge | ENNIES pt.1
Rank Clayton Notestine #1 in this year's ENnies.
Theory
The 1 HP Dragon
Combat as puzzles. A hack on the 16 HP dragon from Dungeon World.
Critique
Exploring Crapland Squared
Voice. It's the secret weapon of rpg writing.
Theory
What are Phantom Cogs?
How they work, why they exist, and where you'll find them in rpgs.
Critique
Exploring Picket Line Tango
The noir-inspired murder mystery strikes a balance in this week's Design Delve.