Archive - Primeval Patterns

The Path to a Superior Hobby

A blueprint for escaping conventional play

Jan 17 •

April 2024

Resolution Systems, Part 1

The mediator between 'plan' and 'campaign canon'

Apr 26, 2024 •

March 2024

The Cult of RAW

The philosophy and implications of pursuing Rules-As-Written

Mar 19, 2024 •

February 2024

World Model Perspective

Demonstrating the importance of designing with the gameworld in mind

Feb 15, 2024 •

January 2024

Elegance vs. Beauty

A tension that confuses TTRPG design and conversation

Jan 13, 2024 •

December 2023

Integration is not just a calculus tool

Dec 15, 2023 •

BMDev8: Editions and Release Plans

Addressing questions about BMD's releases

Dec 1, 2023 •

November 2023

BMDev7: Updates and Targets

Rulebook progress so far

Nov 17, 2023 •

October 2023

A BMD Catalogue

Putting it all together

Oct 27, 2023 •

BMD: Signature Size

A custom-built solution to the scaling problem

Oct 20, 2023 •

BMDev 6: Populations

How colliding constraints lead to creation

Oct 13, 2023 •

Against Range Increments

Or: How 2-D maps spring from range increments

Oct 6, 2023 •

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