Kelsey Dion

So I like just kind of doing the set it and forget it thing with a torch. Sometimes at conventions, I'll slightly randomize how long the torch is by a minute or two so that canny players can't just be like, it's been exactly an hour and then I'll keep it hidden forever.

So I like just kind of doing the set it and forget it thing with a torch. Sometimes at conventions, I'll slightly randomize how long the torch is by a minute or two so that canny players can't just be like, it's been exactly an hour and then I'll keep it hidden forever.

And players can ask and I'll say, oh, it looks like your torches may be about half burned down, but it adds a lot of tension to fun games like con games that are just one shots and stuff.

And players can ask and I'll say, oh, it looks like your torches may be about half burned down, but it adds a lot of tension to fun games like con games that are just one shots and stuff.

It makes some, Oh no. And it's, it's definitely true that if you're using a slot system, you're moving a little bit away from what's realistic. You're like, why does one glass vial take up an entire slot? And then a torch takes up, but it's, You know, you're sort of mechanizing it, right?

It makes some, Oh no. And it's, it's definitely true that if you're using a slot system, you're moving a little bit away from what's realistic. You're like, why does one glass vial take up an entire slot? And then a torch takes up, but it's, You know, you're sort of mechanizing it, right?

It's like, no, it's much better if it plays faster than if you're trying to calculate the different weights and volumes of all these specific little things because no one's really going to do that because it's annoying. Well, some people do, and they like to, so I can't fault them.

It's like, no, it's much better if it plays faster than if you're trying to calculate the different weights and volumes of all these specific little things because no one's really going to do that because it's annoying. Well, some people do, and they like to, so I can't fault them.

It has to do the kind of thing, too, where I acknowledge that real time is passing in the game, so I have to design the systems around not making it cumbersome for you to, like, calculate things. Otherwise, that would be kind of mean. Like, ha-ha! You have to calculate what you're carrying, but the torch is going down. This is now math class. This is a class.

It has to do the kind of thing, too, where I acknowledge that real time is passing in the game, so I have to design the systems around not making it cumbersome for you to, like, calculate things. Otherwise, that would be kind of mean. Like, ha-ha! You have to calculate what you're carrying, but the torch is going down. This is now math class. This is a class.

Right. And while you're being timed, right?

Right. And while you're being timed, right?

We need to add that in for maximum attention.

We need to add that in for maximum attention.

It was like watching it happen to someone else for a while. I was like, I cannot believe this is happening. And I was like, am I delirious? Because before you launch a Kickstarter, you guys know that it's a little frantic. And you might not have slept that well for a day or two leading into it as you're finalizing everything. And about the second day in, I hadn't slept for maybe four days.

It was like watching it happen to someone else for a while. I was like, I cannot believe this is happening. And I was like, am I delirious? Because before you launch a Kickstarter, you guys know that it's a little frantic. And you might not have slept that well for a day or two leading into it as you're finalizing everything. And about the second day in, I hadn't slept for maybe four days.

I had caught a few hours here and there. And I was like, is this really happening? Or is this me being exhausted? So it was wild. And, you know, I always project how well something's going to do pretty conservatively because I don't like to be disappointed. But I really under projected this time. Really, really. So.

I had caught a few hours here and there. And I was like, is this really happening? Or is this me being exhausted? So it was wild. And, you know, I always project how well something's going to do pretty conservatively because I don't like to be disappointed. But I really under projected this time. Really, really. So.

Well, it brought a lot of attention that was definitely a little bit of a tidal wave. I think it was at a point where I was like, I'm just going to have to deal with all these emails later. And really isolating what needed to be done in the moment and trying to rise to the occasion. Yeah.

Well, it brought a lot of attention that was definitely a little bit of a tidal wave. I think it was at a point where I was like, I'm just going to have to deal with all these emails later. And really isolating what needed to be done in the moment and trying to rise to the occasion. Yeah.