Update – the Dee Sanction

Safety Lies in Fear

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

I’ve lost patience with myself, because like the true language of angels completion of The Dee Sanction eludes me. Worse yet, my attention has been momentarily drawn away by Safety Lies in Fear – a sort of West Marches-style prequel to the events of the game set in the years … Continue ReadingSafety Lies in Fear

Update

That Is Not Dead

December 21, 2016

Watching Six Wives with Lucy Worsley at the moment (the final of three episodes tonight) has reminded me that I need to focus on getting a playable version of The Dee Sanction out to the wider world next year. Six Wives focusses on the early 16th century, while The Dee … Continue ReadingThat Is Not Dead

Update

Silence is Golden

July 18, 2015August 17, 2016

I have not been idle in my work on 214. Silence does not mean idleness. If anything, silence means doing more work. Neither angels nor game mechanics can summon themselves into existence without assistance… I have been pondering on the core principles – and therein the core mechanical tricks – of … Continue ReadingSilence is Golden