Brian Kopleck

@bkop.me

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senior game designer at Riot Games on Legends of Runeterra | he/him | 50% WR against PVDDR

a sign that says Mortar Geyser, which sounds kinda Mordekaiser
the official LoR announcement tweet that we're adding Zoe to path of champions
Legends of Runeterra launcher but my face is blocked by the logo while Eric's isn't at all
the LoR card Rocketboarder doing a kickflip animation
a chatter asking if i'm single on our live AMA
a dog sitting on a book with the superimposed text "none of these words are in the bible"
the Command Tower alt art with the flavor name Summoner's Rift
a commander deck with SpongeBob as the commander and collection of 26 cards each from a different non-Magic IP
a sign of a wizard looking at an orb, just above the word "Choice", which is presumably the name of the store
google sheets icon
picture of the board game Peanut Panic
Baby Lasagna x Käärijä concert performance, the aesthetic is meant to look like a fighting game.
guy sticking stick in bike wheel meme
akshan pleased emote
starting deck: Vekauran Bruiser, The Absolver, Tomb-Raider Barbara, Treasure Seeker (cont. on next image)
two commit messages, first is "fix error" and second is "*really* fix error"
screencap of The Most Dangerous Gamer's format legality on Scryfall
Hank Hill in a computer business center saying "Do I look like I know what a JRPG is?"
Me: I don't like ice cream. I'll fight everyone in the comments. Ice cream's kinda mid. (lope quietly calls me a war criminal in the background)
the new SpongeBob magic card, as a skin of Jodah, the Unifier
screenshot of tcgplayer seller profile BMK MTG showing a Gold Star designation, 100% rating, and 195 total sales
legends of runeterra on the riot client, showcasing Eric Shen from the most recent dev video
Jesus Christ How Horrifying
Reddit post: "Is there a Rioter whose sole job it is to think up new ways to screw players?" with a screenshot of two difficult combat nodes (a bug fwiw) A commenter responds: "His name is Brian Kopleck. He also makes sure half the frags you get are Yuumi's fragments. He's having a blast." and I respond: "I also control top decks and trap placement"
Legends of Runeterra logo
Fiddles adventure was "gameplay first", e.g. the encounters were designed before narrative was hooked in, but knowing that the Warwick adventure was meant to pair with Arcane, we wanted to try a "narrative first" approach. We told League's central narrative team the core bits (use WW and/or Amb, set on this PZ map), then they pitched a story and selected followers that fit the rough arc of encounters. Based on the character/landmark, encounters can be developed mechanically (Sump Monument just summoning itself) or interpreted flavorfully (Zaun Bouncer is an annoying blocker rather than a Flow deck). Being narrative first, I tended toward flavorful interpretations to make the characters feel more like people you were interacting with. The decks occasionally make less mechanical sense because of this, but I like that Academy Prodigy is hanging out with a bunch of other students and they occasionally celebrate Progress Day. Powers are where we get to make an encounter unique. I kept things simple for the most part, like the powers that just summon landmarks, but I occasionally used them to reinforce the flavor: Academy Prodigy's power makes units "teach" each other and Zaunite Urchin begs for your cards. For bosses, we'll sometimes craft powers that tilt you toward a certain strategy, but I really liked getting to use the powers we had just designed for the champs, made for a nice nod. The twist ending was suggested by narrative, but I don't think they realized how well it'd actually land. Turns out its as easy as having the adventure icon be Warwick :P I was actually worried that the map scrolling animation that plays when you enter an adventure would give it away, so I toggled the boss node to not be revealed, but it turns out literally everyone skips that animation by mashing click. Very funny to watch on stream. Narrative had picked the Chemdrake, but his design is basically a power so I wanted him to start in play and Shackles was just a super flavorful chef's…
Warwick's Signature Relic - Cruel Experiments Power: When you play an ally with 2+ Health, deal 1 to it and grant it Overwhelm and Impact.
My dog Norah on a hike
screenshot of a riot games job listing edited to have a role called Tempo Decider
screenshots of a recruiter reaching out and then that same recruiter saying she was laid off 2 days later
two kittens with heterochromia
the board game shelves at Double Fine studios, with my board game Skulldug circled in red
a praying mantis chillin on a jalapeno plant
scenic photo of the oregon coast
josh sawyer's tweet about game designer's making players the enemy but still loving them
the box for the board game Skulldug