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Game Design Post #003 — The Stories of the Dead

Posted on August 19, 2025

I want the dungeon’s trapped souls to share a hidden thread rather than feel random. My approach is to give each group of soulbound creatures its own backstory, while weaving subtle connections…

Game Design Post #002 — Title Treatment Design

Posted on August 12, 2025

Since I have already decided on a title for the adventure, I also decided to create branding for it as well by designing a title treatment. This will help me to set…

Game Design Post #001 — Why are we here? What’s the story?

Posted on August 11, 2025

So, I’m going to create a mega-dungeon as part of the Dungeon Challenge! Great! So… what kind of dungeon? What has prompted the adventurers to delve into it? I don’t want to…

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I am a professional and freelance game designer and developer, ENnie award-winning best selling author, and Map Master award-winning fantasy and science fiction cartographer (among the many other hats I often wear in the game design industry).
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General Information: Justin resides in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and serves as a creative collaborator for dozens of game design companies worldwide, contributing to projects across a wide range of genres and TTRPG platforms including Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder RPG.


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Wrath of the Jötunn


This module at once manages to evoke themes of old-school masterpieces, the sense of myth, the sense of plausibility and the new-school focus on a captivating narrative, with tons of read-aloud text, diverse challenges… My final verdict will clock in at 5 stars + seal of approval and this is furthermore a candidate for my Top Ten of the Year.

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