#RPGaDay2025 - 17 Renew

 

A short one today…

When it comes to renewing, I think my biggest discussion point is renewing my energy when things start going slowly. The early steps of the design process give me enthusiasm and a thousand ideas, but then it’s a case of narrowing down what works, and fine tuning those concepts and making them work together until the system interlocks in such a way that reflects what I had in mind.

For that reason I often have half a dozen games on the go at once. That way I can keep the energy renewed, because when I find one project starting to get me down, I can shift over to something else where the motivation is stills alive.

On the down side, it often means I take three times as long to finish a project.   


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