This industry is without a doubt difficult to enter as a game developer. Jobs are limited and competition is stacked high as the pool of talent is filled with many veterans and novices with experience and talent to wield against one another. We got our start with Wicked North Games about four years ago on …
Start Playing d6!
Using the rules below, you can start playing a game with d6 today. This is the first of many posts that introduces the basic rules of the Cinema6 v3, an OpenD6 variant. Try it out now! The following Character sheet makes it easy to make a character without the Character Creation rules. Cinema6 Character Sheet …
Westward: Interview with Artist, Mike Vilardi
Khairul Hisham of Hishgraphics (http://hishgraphics.com) conducted this interview and asked the following questions to Mike Vilardi (http://caesar120.deviantart.com) about his professional experience in the Gaming Industry as an illustrator. If you played the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, you’ll recognize Mike’s artwork when he worked with West End Games. His art was also regularly featured in the …
D6 Magazine – Issue no. 6 update and Cover Preview
I thought I’d take the time for a quick update regarding the current status of D6 Magazine’s issue no. 6. I’ll be turning my full attention to this issue once Westward heads to print, which should be at the end of this Month. The Cover Art and artistic direction for issue no. 6 was once …
The Common Attribute Skill System
Wicked North Games developed the Common Attribute Skill System, (CASS), to work with the OpenD6 OGL initiative in 2009. The idea behind CASS is that the combination of Attributes and paired Skills cover all fundamental rolling across multiple Role Playing Game genres. The five core Attributes are Dexterity, Strength, Intellect, Persona, and Aptitude. The Attributes …