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Creating the art of Combat Couture for the Metro

Evil Robot Games Posted on September 29, 2021 by EvilRobotGamesSeptember 29, 2021

Recently we completed a piece of artwork for our upcoming Cyberpunk RPG The Metro and the art has been pretty well received. As I had done with some of the other art in the past I wanted to write up … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Cyberpunk, Publishing

40 Underappreciated Gamedev Tips – examined

Evil Robot Games Posted on September 30, 2020 by EvilRobotGamesOctober 1, 2020

So I bought this book on Kindle, it’s based on a print version, each tip covers a page of examples and explanation. I sometimes read books on tabletop game design, board game design and video game design, I wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Ask a game designer, Book Review, Game Design, Publishing

Lessons learned in publishing 2007 to 2019

Evil Robot Games Posted on August 22, 2020 by EvilRobotGamesAugust 22, 2020

In the beginning I wanted to write a huge core rulebook for my sci-fi setting, that would have been a terrible mistake. I spent thousands of dollars on worldbuilding the art bible and very few people can afford to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Business, Publishing | Tagged Behind the scenes, InDesign, Poster Maps

Updated ERG 2020 punch list of work items to be assigned

Evil Robot Games Posted on August 11, 2020 by EvilRobotGamesApril 15, 2022

Alright folks, we have been really quiet for 2020 and though we haven’t worked off our old lists yet I’m putting together a new list of where we are. Jim handed me a manuscript for his cyberpunk setting using our … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Publishing, Starfinder, Steampunk

Starfinder – Starship Operations Manual

Evil Robot Games Posted on July 22, 2020 by EvilRobotGamesJuly 22, 2020

The Starship Ops Manual just dropped into my downloads. The gave us nine new FTL technologies, ERG will specifically be using something like the Fold Gates in our house setting. Electronic Countermeasures, the Science Officer now has weapons to blind … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Starfinder | Tagged Starfinder, Starship, Starship Combat

Making maps for Virtual Tabletops using Photoshop and Roll20

Evil Robot Games Posted on April 12, 2020 by EvilRobotGamesApril 12, 2020

So lets talk about Virtual Tabletops, I play in a Friday night game, I play in a Saturday day game and run a Saturday night game. Two of them used to be face to face, but currently all of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Minis and Terrain, Publishing | Tagged Deckplans, Map Tiles, Poster Maps, Roll20

Terran Frigate, the biggest map we’ve ever done!

Evil Robot Games Posted on August 17, 2019 by EvilRobotGamesAugust 19, 2019

So this week I want to talk a little bit about a big ship coming out from us real soon now. The Terran Frigate, it’s only a large size ship in game terms but 300ft of ship in 5ft squares … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Galaxy Pirates, Minis and Terrain, Starfinder | Tagged Matthew Francella, Poster Maps, Starship

EvilRobotGames Style Guide

Evil Robot Games Posted on August 14, 2019 by EvilRobotGamesOctober 28, 2020

This is a placeholder with some tidbits we’ve come across, there will be a real style guide here for Starfinder and Pathfinder 2e eventually. Owen KC Stephens has written a checklist of things to look for in your writing before … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Publishing | Tagged Behind the scenes

Designing a Criminal Underworld

Evil Robot Games Posted on May 29, 2019 by EvilRobotGamesJuly 3, 2020

Our Cartographer Matt Francella wants to build a pirate city something akin to the Spanish fortress at Tortuga. The Island of Tortuga had a Spanish fortress on it as well as wild hogs that the pirates could live off of. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Galaxy Pirates, Starfinder, Worldbuilding | Tagged Behind the scenes, Matthew Francella, Poster Maps

Starship maintenance image process

Evil Robot Games Posted on April 7, 2019 by EvilRobotGamesJuly 2, 2020
Final colored repair image.

In 2008 I asked Anthony to make me a number of pictures of my people in slice of life pictures doing normal things I could use with skill descriptions in the rulebook. I got a lot of response to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Direction, Galaxy Pirates, Starfinder | Tagged Behind the scenes

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