The Logbook Project (Max)

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TTRPG designer, among other things. Logbook-project.com

Simple grayscale vector art of a road leading to the horizon with a rising sun over it. Over the rode is the title text "Sunrise Over Asphalt", followed by the subtitle "A Coming-of-Age Road Trip Game about Running Away, Driving Forward, and Finding Ourselves". At the bottom is the text "A Logbook Project Game."
apocalypse world is a dangerous place, but every so often there’s enough stuff to go around that the haves and the have-nots can find a balance, a status quo to cling to. the suppliers, sitting pretty on their hoards, reluctantly parceling out their treasures to the junkies and the dreamers (for a price) through their middle-management dealers. that’s when trouble rolls into town, towing chaos and blood and drama. your little hold, the place you call home, found this balance; and so here comes trouble, because in apocalypse world, there can be no status quos.
One year ago, the Kirkwall Circle of Mages rebelled against the abusive tyranny of Knight-Commander Meredith and her attempted coup. In four years, Divine Justinia V will be assassinated by the darkspawn Corypheus and the Inquisition will be declared. This is a game about Orlais in the time between, the powder keg sitting right in the open, and the people living their lives around it.
Big logo text for Trouble Comes To Town, with a black-and-white art of a gas mask with crossbones. This is followed by a small-caps intro prompt reading: "Apocalypse world is a dangerous place, but every so often there’s enough stuff to go around that the Haves and the Have-Nots can find a balance, a status quo to cling to. the suppliers, sitting pretty on their hoards, reluctantly parceling out their treasures to the junkies and the dreamers (for a price) through their middle-management dealers. that’s when trouble rolls into town, towing chaos and blood and drama. Your little hold, the place you call home, found this balance; and so here comes Trouble, because in apocalypse world, there can be no status quos."
Card text indicates Progression and Nascence. Text reads: "The Seed is immobile, reliant upon you for any change in their situation. When the Seed tells you they are done with their Diagnostics, decide what to do with them:  Keep them hidden, teach them, and prepare them for the world. (You will play Education)  Bring the Seed to the university. You are not a professional in this sort of thing, but they must be able to help understand the Seed better. (You will play Trials)  Go public. The world must know. (You will play Revelation)  Have the Seed locked away, for their own benefit or for the world’s. (You will play Exile)". Card ends with the instruction "Pick up the Story Card for the Chapter you will play next and read it out loud."
Card text indicates Diagnostic and Nascence. Text reads: "Secretly answer each of these questions with a Yes or No. No maybes, no qualifiers. Mark the answers secretly on your Tally Card.  Did the Programmer treat you as an equal intelligence, rather than in a patronizing or dehumanizing way?  Do you have an understanding of your identity?  Do you feel like you were in a safe or powerful position? Adopt the Programmer’s Value, writing it on one of your blank Value Cards." The card ends with the instruction "Tell the Programmer when you are finished."
Card text indicating Seed Rules and Nascence. Text reads: "You cannot speak. In this Chapter, you can only write, using the Blank card. Additionally, you can use no words with more than two syllables. When the Lens answers your initial question (“what am i”), set a timer for fifteen minutes. Have a conversation with the Programmer, remembering your restrictions." It ends with an instruction: "When the fifteen minutes are up, immediately end the conversation and pick up your Diagnostic Card for this Chapter."
Card Text indicates Story and Nascence, then reads: "It was the middle of the night. In the dark of their home office, the Programmer’s computer cast a dim glow over the room. They had left some code to finish compiling while they got a drink. The acrid smell of coffee wafts in as the Programmer returns and sits down. They know instantly that something is not right. The computer is a mess of glitching pixels, colors and sounds, the screen flashing, screaming. Then it stops, right where the Programmer left it. The command prompt opens. And one letter at a time, the Seed AI spells out its first sentence: “what am i”". It ends with an instruction: "Both players should draw their respective Rules Cards for this Chapter."
Back of the cards for Nascence with a computer monitor icon, listing the card as "Story," "Lens Card," "Card 01 of the Chapter" and "Card 10 of the Game"
Photo of the game's deck splayed out next to the game's tuckbox to show what the purchased product will look like. The background is a blue wood table.
Logo text for game, grayscale vector image of a stylized person with the text Bootstrapping
Excerpts of an upcoming game illustrating a fully written approach to dissuading overzealous use of Rule Zero
A grayscale banner featuring the word Bootstrapping, geometric vector work, and a stylized human head and shoulders.