When you play a TTRPG by yourself, you're often either generating story and adventure with oracles, or running an adventure meant to be run for you by a DM and ruining half of the surprises for yourself. I hate that. One of the things I've investigated heavily for Bug & Claw adventures is a way […]
In devlog #32, I introduced common names for Bug-kin. The names in the world of Entomara were largely based on my strange, diagnosed brands of OCD and echolalia, which get random sounds and words stuck in my head. I received feedback that several of the names stood out as odd to some of my favourite […]
I want to get Bug & Claw into the hands of alpha testers soon, which means getting a decent-looking PDF sorted out. This has long been one of my favourite ways to tidy things up in a print-intended thing, as it forces heavy editing. I have cut entire sections, reduced many others, and created major […]
I've been working on edits with Jason, as well as layout, when I have time. I could tell this may take a bit more time than I expected, so I wanted to get some more art in the hopper from trusty Hodag in case I couldn't tackle as much as I wanted to myself. And […]
I've been using "Swordtember," a community art event that happens every year in September, to create concept art for Bug & Claw. Some of these may get polished further or iterated on. The idea behind Swordtember is to sketch or illustrate swords along with a daily theme. The theme keywords present here were Moss, Shell, […]
Bug & Claw is being built to be solo-first. Part of what often makes a great solo RPG, to me, is the ability to quickly answer questions, shape outcomes in a meaningful way, seed the narrative with interesting elements, and push the story forward. The tools we generally use to accomplish that are referred to […]
Hey folks! Thanks so much to all of you who have been following along with Bug & Claw development. This is a labour of love, where I am working hard to make things feel true. As some of you who follow me on social media know, development had to slow down for a while as […]
As I bring on more folks to collaborate in areas like editing and art, it became more important to clean up the Game Design Document for Bug & Claw so that those folks could get a better idea of what the aim and intentions are. It helps us all focus. A what now? A Game […]
PF = Pre-FallAF = After-Fall The Collapse 10,000 PF Human-kind falls Scientists attempt to set in motion the planet’s healing, as well as preserve human knowledge so that one day humankind can return. The Waiting The world sits in turmoil for an untold amount of time. The Mossbound Scholars eventually refer to this as “The […]
Below, you'll find a WIP map that represents some of the aimed playable areas at launch for Bug & Claw. These are the Provinces of Western Entomara. They may seem familiar, yet different. The provinces include: Along with:
