Sunday, March 29, 3-5:30PM EST
On Zoom
Registration open soon!
In this Zoom workshop, we'll take inspiration from short TTRPGs written for anthologies, legendary one-pagers, and even business cards to playstorm game concepts and mechanics for new short games.
Writing a 1000-word (or less) TTRPG is the perfect challenge for a new tabletop game designer. For experienced designers, it’s an invitation to create something fresh. Together, we’ll investigate three short games, revealing mechanics, systems, and narrative tools aligned with elegance and brevity.
Then participants will be invited to hack or otherwise play with elements of the game(s) we've discussed—developing a promising concept for a new short TTRPG. By the end of this session, you’ll be well on your way to designing a submission for a future TTRPG anthology project.
Instructor Bio
Nat Mesnard is a game designer based in NYC. They write TTRPGs, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and have taught creative writing, game design, and interactive fiction for the last 14 years—currently at Columbia University and for the literary magazine One Story. Nat’s first person narrative mystery game Banned Together, co-designed with Elana Bell Bogdan, is a recipient of funding from the NYU Game Center Incubator in 2024-25, and their tabletop roleplaying games have won multiple ENNIE Awards.