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Well, this one got a bit derailed! Life happens, but I am getting back on the horse and I will hopefully be able to catch up over the next few weeks before I leave on vacation....
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I ran my early playtest version of Fear the Dark three times at Forge Midwest last weekend, using Michael Prescott's The Sky-Blind Spire and A Litany in Scratches as the test...
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I attended Forge Midwest, a wonderful little con, this past weekend as I have every year for the past decade or so. It's not a very large affair, with attendance varying...
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I meant to get this post out back in April, but prep for Forge Midwest and several home maintenance problems stacked up on top of each other and I didn't get to it. Since I...
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Here it is - Week Four! I am once again behind on posting these to the blog. The last few days of the month are finished, but I'm planning to post them with a wrap-up where I...
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The challenge continues! This week's post is a bit late because I completely forgot about putting it up after returning from Easter travel on Sunday. I hope everyone enjoys it....
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Sixteen weeks is four weeks four times. The train keeps rolling! Prompts are here. Day 106 - Write an introduction to your verbsI did this last week, so I decided to add a...
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Week 15! I've come a long ways and this thing is starting to feel like something that real ideas could be expressed in. Once again, prompts are here. Day 99 - Create any forms...
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I kept at it for another week - read on to learn more about Fisher's Island and the Jewelsea. April 7 - Create a d6 table of environmental hazards one might encounter in your...
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The work on Fear the Dark has continued and I think that these sections from the exploration procedures regarding both the friction pool and breathers are ready to have other...
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Week 14 is here. It's time to dive further into verbs! As always, prompts can be found here. Day 92 - Explore options for verb classesOof, dealing with noun classes is already...
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Hey folks! Permanent Backlog posted a great set of prompts to encourage worldbuilding in April over at The April Foundry. I've been posting these daily in the thread at the NSR...
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Week 13 marks the quarter point. Nine months to go! Prompts are here. Day 85 - Brainstorm ideas for indefinite pronounsThere's not a lot to write down today. When being used as...
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Fear the Dark is my tentatively titled NSR RPG that I've been idly writing about in my notebooks for the past couple of years. It's set in the same Jewelsea setting as the...
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It's week 12, which is also the base that Thekkish uses for numbers. Prompts are here. Day 78 - Create third-person pronouns, if neededJust like the previous days, I created...
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I've made it more than 20% of the way through the year! Once again, prompts are here. Day 71 - Explore options for demonstrativesI think I'm going to stick with a two-way...
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The world keeps turning and I keep making up more bits of this language. I made it to week 10! Prompts are here. Day 64 - Enter adpositions in your dictionaryI did this all...
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The weeks start coming and they don't stop coming! This one ran a bit long. I'm going to reveal a secret - I don't actually do these daily; I do them once a week on Tuesday...
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The year continues! Prompts are here. Day 50 - Create definiteness markers or more nounsI decided to skip these, so here's a few more nouns to add to the dictionary. tool - ʎyp...
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I have reached seven weeks, which is nearly one-seventh of the year. Once again, the prompts can be found here. Day 43 - Explore options for noun classesI am planning to go...
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Six weeks! The links are here. Day 36 - Write a section on phonotactics for modern formsWell, the sound changes I made added ø and o when we lower y and u, so I've plopped them...
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We've made it to week 5, meaning we've passed the first month of the year! It was the longest January I can remember. Once again, the prompts I'm using for Conlang Year are...
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Time marches on! We're through week four, at this rate, January will be over in another few days! Once again, the prompts can be found here. Day 22 - Create five proto-forms...
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We've made it to week three! The prompts can be found here. Day 15: Compile IPA charts for your conlangWe've already done this in the previous posts, but I found a nice Google...
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Conlang year continues! Once again, see here for the source for the prompts. Day 8: Describe (or design) native faunaJust like yesterday, we're looking to the real world...
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I've started my Conlang Year project using the prompts from here. Day 1: Set an intention for your languageI'm planning to create a language for Thek, the currently ascendant...