{"id":2683,"date":"2021-03-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2021-11-16T00:38:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T05:38:24","slug":"tomorrow-on-revelation-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/2021\/03\/tomorrow-on-revelation-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview on Tomorrow on Revelation III"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today I have an interview with Dominique Dickey about their project, Tomorrow on Revelation III, which is currently on Kickstarter<\/a>! This project seems really amazing and explores a lot of complex themes, so I hope you enjoy hearing about it! Check it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m excited for the opportunity to interview you about Tomorrow on Revelation III, which you\u2019re launching on Kickstarter. It sounds fascinating! Before we talk in detail about the game, can you tell me a little about yourself and how you came to be designing this project? <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: I\u2019m Dominique Dickey! I\u2019m a writer, editor, and consultant. I\u2019ve previously worked as a freelancer on projects such as <\/span>Thirsty Sword Lesbians<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Sea of Legends<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>Lost Roads<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>Pathfinder Lost Omens<\/span><\/i>. You can also find my rpg <\/span>TRIAL<\/span><\/i> on itch.io: it\u2019s a narrative game that explores race and the criminal justice system via the story of a murder trial, and was my first foray into games as a mechanism of social change.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last summer, I had the idea for a game about farmers avoiding becoming obsolete on a space station. I was interested in themes of capitalism and finding meaning outside of labor. I also wanted to design a game about community-driven social change, and find a way to represent that change through game mechanics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spoke to my dear friend Charles Linton and realized that my initial premise was more suited for a one-shot than a campaign, as resolving the problem (making sure the space farmers had rights and protections) would break the game (by obliterating a core aspect of the setting). I also didn\u2019t want it to become a game about making oneself necessary to the capitalist machine: what if the farmers\u2019 profession actually <\/span>does<\/span><\/i> become obsolete, but they find value outside of their labor? The way I initially envisioned the game would not allow players to answer that question, or others like it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From those discussions with Charlie, the game shifted to be about a group of people on a heavily stratified space station, all with different backgrounds and levels of privilege, working together to improve their collective circumstances. I was really excited by the idea of developing the eponymous station and its stratifications\u2014this was my first time writing a game with a super concrete setting, and I wanted to create a rich and generative sandbox for players and GMs to enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The game has a really deep premise and I want to know more. How would you describe the game to a new player? What are the most important things you want players to know about Tomorrow on Revelation III?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: Our tagline is \u201ca tabletop rpg about surviving and building community on a hyper-capitalist station,\u201d which I think is a great overview.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some important things about the game:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n