World Builders' Guild NewsletterThe cost of a well-loved world is the risk you take when you open the doors.I recoil when I hear rumblings of "building a society" or "creating a culture". If there were such a thing as a creator of culture or society,...
World Builders' Guild NewsletterEnergy dictates outcomes.I'm writing this special evening edition of the World Builders' Guild Newsletter for a couple of reasons:Life happens. We show up anyway.It's an experiment in energy.It's likely you won't see t...
World Builders' Guild NewsletterToday is a little more stream of consciousness. Thank you for bearing with me, World Builders.I've seen many a so-called "guru" on social media decry games as some type of mortal vice akin to hard drugs and illicit por...
Special AnnouncementWorld Builders,My mission is to bring awareness to the craft and magic of worldbuilding and I'm grateful that you are part of the World Builders' Guild experience. It means the world to me (ok, pun intended).We're only getting sta...
World Builders' Guild NewsletterWhen everything shuts down and your business is on thin ice, do you tuck tail and slink home?No. You dredge up an island in paradise and invite the world.The camera pans in on a pair of black gloves resting on the bloo...
World Builders' Guild NewsletterMonday night. April 8, 2013.Fans stretch to the rafters in the now-shuttered Meadowlands Arena (formerly the Izod Center).WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto del Rio clutches his exposed knee near the turnbuckle. It...
World Builders' Guild NewsletterYou know you're doing something right when you scare the crap out of people.When I was in 3rd grade, I invented a hybrid species of cat-owl-racoon cartoon characters called the Hoots. They were easy to draw and you cou...
Wide shot of a Monte Carlo casino. The room sways with opulence.A sea of formal attire. Smoke drifts from the masses hunched over fields of emerald. A croupier's bark crests the din.Meanwhile, a battle rages at the chemin de fer table. An adventurous...
The bell rings. Kids pile into the schoolyard. Some pick up a game of football. Others gather around the swings for gossip. Tag, you're it. In the pre-Internet days the original Geek Squad was a few 3rd graders in faded Batman t-shirts scratching cir...
World Builders' Guild NewsletterWorld-changers always seem crazy at firstA traditional set of golf clubs varies in shaft length. Clubs that shoot farther are longer. Shorter clubs are for shorter distances. Everybody on the PGA tour uses clubs like t...