When Trick isn't busy making games at Massive Entertainment or spilling words into a novel, he can be found with Briana keeping the Crooked Thimble name alive over on Patreon. He recently put the finishing touches on their production of a lets play podcast using a light hack of the Dungeon World system. Some day he will finish his visual novel inspired by The Yawhg.

NaNoWriMo 11-2-15

Aside

By Trick Dempsey November 2, 2015 November 3, 2015 Fiction

“I don’t understand how denying sex to assholes makes you a slut, but that sure seems to be the case.” Count: 1998. #NaNoWriMo #FirstDraft

NaNoWriMo 11-1-15

Aside

By Trick Dempsey November 2, 2015 November 3, 2015 Fiction

“I walk away – forgotten and unpursued – to wonder what justice my own guilt will bring.” Count: 1069. #NaNoWriMo #FirstDraft

Nobody’s Business Audiobook: Chapter 2 – A Drink for All Seasons

By Trick Dempsey October 16, 2015 March 8, 2016 Audiobooks

It’s time for the second chapter of my premier novel, Nobody’s Business, produced in an audiobook format. This one is quite a bit longer.

I recommend listening to the whole novel in order, which can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/trickdempsey/sets/nobodys-business-a-novel-by

You can also read along with the posts here: http://trickdempsey.com/index.php/tag/nobodys-business/

A Drink for All Seasons

Bogart was sore.

Play and Privilege

By Trick Dempsey October 12, 2015 March 8, 2016 Game Development

My friend and former classmate, Tanya Short, wrote this article about the “Unique Problems of Cooperative Game Design”. It recalled to me my former article about betrayal mechanics in games as well as Wil Wheaton’s series on good gamemastering.

Nobody’s Business Audiobook: Chapter 1 – A New Kind of Murder

By Trick Dempsey October 3, 2015 March 8, 2016 Audiobooks

No new blog post this week, folks. Instead, I have a special treat for you: the first chapter of my premier novel, Nobody’s Business, produced in an audiobook format.

I recommend listening to the whole novel in order, which can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/trickdempsey/sets/nobodys-business-a-novel-by

You can also read along with the posts here: http://trickdempsey.com/index.php/tag/nobodys-business/

A New Kind of Murder

“Detecting is detestable work,” Bogart muttered as he sniffed the crowded air of the too quiet house.

Union Drive

By Trick Dempsey September 27, 2015 March 8, 2016 Game Development

The recent strike authorization from SAG AFTRA has a lot of developers talking about unions. Game developers can have some pretty diverse political leanings ranging from my own breed of liberal feminism to the vocal proponents of Pick-Up Artistry, libe… Continue Reading

Meta Max: Who do you trust?

By Trick Dempsey September 14, 2015 March 8, 2016 Game Development

Reviews of Mad Max have revealed a dangerous pattern in the discussion and development of games. Don’t be fooled by the angry propaganda of gaming pundits, differing opinions don’t hurt the consumer. Review aggregators, on the other hand, have grown to… Continue Reading

Kill More Women: Shooters and Feminism

By Trick Dempsey September 7, 2015 September 28, 2015 Game Development

“Kill More Women” is an unusual rallying cry when aiming for empowerment. Women in shooters will not be the equals of men if we continue to protect them from being enemies as well as allies. Continue Reading

Tipping the Hand: Betrayal in Games

By Trick Dempsey August 30, 2015 August 30, 2015 Game Development

Today on Tipping the Hand, we explore the tantalizing world of betrayal games and the joyous pain they strike into friends, strangers, and loved ones. Continue Reading

Tipping the Hand: Rosa and the Presumption of Rape

By Trick Dempsey July 9, 2015 October 5, 2015 Game Development

Back in Defiance, we had a tough-talking badass by the name of Rosa. Rosa Rodriguez was her full name, and she was originally modeled after Rosie the Riveter. She had a tragic history. She was raised during our pre-apocalyptic conflict, The Pale Wars, but she and her father, Amelio, had survived that conflict and the Arkfall to become members of The Defiant Few: the toughest champions of inter-species unity ever to grace Earth. Continue Reading