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How to Create Factions: Part 1

Starting with…

The World ready!

The easiest way to determine factions would be to simply split them by location, or world history.

Then, the conflict could revolve around gaining or maintaining territory, and that could include groups being pushed out of their original territories and then trying to take them back.

You can also split it by the each of the area’s history, using previous conflicts to shape the factions, i.e. political ones.

The Characters ready!

Build your factions around your characters’ core beliefs.

What do your characters care about? What is their worldview? What about the opposite?

With a focus on the characters, the creation of the factions can become integral to your OC’s story. Will they need to grow out of the faction? Will the faction grow and change as the character does? Will they leave one for another as their story moves forward?

And conversely: what does being in that faction say about the character? What does a monster being in a Hunter’s faction, for example, say about the monster? Are they guilty? Do they doubt their identity, or are they a wolf in Sheep’s clothing waiting to strike?

by Abby Zarakovich

Good Society: a Jane Austen RPG

From Kickstarter project to off-the-shelf popular enough for a reprint, “Good Society” has come long way.

First released in 2018, funded by $154,774 Australian dollars from 2,677 backers,  it included a hardcover rulebook, between 20-36 cards (depending on how much you gave), and Pdf versions of the above.

Now, on its Storybrewer’s page, it offers one of its expansions in hardback as well, along with various expansion cardsets. The 280-page rulebook includes art and accompanying material.

The game is heavily focused on role-playing, which can be seen in it’s lack of numbered stats, and its LARP version that is also available to purchase. The traits used to navigate the game are the role you’re given, your family, desires, and your relationships.

Some unique aspects of the game:

    • NPCs printed on cards
    • Having a Game Master (GM/DM) is an option
    • Numerous Expansion packs ranging from servants to magic
EGX 2018

EGX 2018

17 Sept. 2018

If you’re heading to this week’s EGX – the UK’s biggest games event – 20 to 23 September – be sure to stop by and pay us a visit. We’ll be there with a quadruple-whammy of mighty titles: Valfaris, Shikhondo – Soul Eater, Bleed 2, and Spectrum.

And, if everything goes according to plan between now and the show (what could possibly go wrong!?), we’ll also have a couple more as-yet-unannounced indie gems that we’ll be showing for the first time.

Where to find us: RZ4 (Rezzed South on the show guide)

Everyone is welcome to drop by at any time, but if you’d like to book a specific appointment, we are more than happy to accommodate. Just send an email request to: matt@digeratidistribution.com

Look forward to seeing you at EGX!

Valfaris
Platforms: PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Release: 2019

Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind cult indie hit, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole… at EGX!

After being selected for Indie Megabooth at PAX West, the Eurogamer Expo is the first time Valfaris will be publicly playable outside of the US. Don’t miss your chance to play one of next year’s hottest indie prospects.

Bleed 2
Platforms: PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Release: Out now

Bleed 2 is a furiously fun and fast-paced run-and-gun thrill-ride with slick shooting and tightly-designed arcade action. Released earlier this year on consoles, if you haven’t given it a whirl already, come check Bleed 2 out at EGX and find out why Cuphead co-creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer call it “the ultimate all-killer, no-filler game”.

Shikhondo – Soul Eater
Platforms: PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Release: Out now

Shikhondo – Soul Eater is a Korean bullet-hell shoot ‘em up set within a beautiful and bizarre world of Asian mythology. Released on consoles in Aug/Sept, fans of Touhou Project will want to check out this vertically scrolling shmup at EGX. Hypnotic. Intense. Hardcore.

Spectrum
Platforms: PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
Release: Out now

Spectrum is a unique platform game set in a stunning abstract world. Jump, dive and find your flow to skillfully navigate ingenious levels of shifting shapes and vibrant colours. We’ll be showing the Nintendo Switch exclusive co-op mode at EGX, so be sure to stop by with a buddy.

Micro Pico Racers

Micro Pico Racers

Micro Pico Racers is a fun top-down arcade racing game with a retro style graphics where you control of little cars racing over exciting tracks. Start your engines and prepare for the craziest and most addictive racing game ever. Fast-paced racing game with a fresh interpretation of the 16-bit style. This is an arcade racing game based on games that I loved playing in the arcades growing up. You could say it’s inspired by those games, maybe a tribute to them or simply a rip off, any of these could be true!

Micro Pico Racers is:
Developed by Josep Monzonís Hernández
Released: April 18th, 2018
Platforms: PC and Mac (Steam) (Did he say Mac?)
Price: $9.99
Availability: Digital Download
Languages: English
File Size: ~170MB
Social: www.twitter.com/2ksomnis

Micro Pico Racers Features

– Great retro pixel art design
– Select from over 20 vehicles each with its own unique handling and performance
– Grand prix mode witth 60 levels provides hours of fun and challenging races
– Multiple views (top down, isometric, back view)
– Detailed pixel art enviroments
– Different game mechanics (racing, destroy your rivals, drift challenge, time attack)
– Great car drive physics
– Split screen 2 player mode
– Online multiplayer mode
– Easy to learn, simple to play, but a real challenge to Master
– An awesome Soundtrack inspired by the glory days of top down racing games

Developer

I’m a indie game developer and my name is Josep Monzonís Hernández. I love create simple, fun and well designed games. My great inspirations are mostly games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era. I like every aspect of the process involved in making video games: pixel art, coding, game design and drawing. I hope that you’ll enjoy my games as much as I enjoy making them!

Micro Pico Racers
Micro Pico Racers

Micro Pico Racers
Micro Pico Racers

Scared Stones

Sacred Stones – Indie Game

April 15, 2018

In search of a hardcore platforming game with an emphasis on boss gameplay?

Then Sacred Stones is the perfect retro-platforming indie-game for you!

Sacred Stones features a unique blend of retro-2D boss based gameplay. Explore the pixelized world, gathering items and weapons to help guide you to victory! Created by Sungjun Jo (NoxBix), Sacred Stones’s retro-feel comes from its appearance, its soundtrack (created by “..P”), and its gameplay; Sacred Stones is retro to the core. The sensitive input controls complement the linear & challenging gameplay. You will find yourself jumping & shooting and running & fighting your way to the end of the game as you learn uncover new weapons & areas across the map!

FEATURES:

Details

    • Game Title: Sacred Stones
    • Platform: Windows on Steam. (OSX, iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch versions will be released soon.)
    • Released: April 6, 2018 (Steam Early Access)
    • Developer & Publisher: NoxBix Co., Ltd.
    • Playtime : minimum 3 hours to clear all stages
    • Steam Store Page : http://store.steampowered.com/app/826040/Sacred_Stones/

Award:  1st Indie Star Award (2015), Korea Mobile Game Association

Social Media:

Website: https://noxbix.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/sacredstonesgame/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/noxbix

About NoxBiX Co., Ltd.

NoxBiX is an indie game publisher in South Korea. We plan to develop our own games in addition to helping to publish Korean indie games. The goal is not to alter the game for the revenue model, but to keep the original idea of the developer as well as providing the game to the most likely users. It plans to launch three titles in 2018, starting with Sacred Stones.

Sacred Stones

Sacred Stones

Sacred Stones

Sacred Stones

Sacred Stones

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