![[Design Diary] Taking the ‘Initiative’ in RPG Design](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1762844623977-KGEK5NTVLC91LKWO7LSS/Yugioh-Poster-Resized.png)
[Design Diary] Taking the ‘Initiative’ in RPG Design
Élodie talks about the design journey behind one very specific subsystem in her RPG, Echoes of Yesterday: Initiative. She also weighs up pros and cons within the various games that inspired it.
![[Riff] The Cover Design process for my RPG, BRASS](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1753768591161-7Z5CQOGB1YZVSGUA3MAL/IMG_4237.png)
[Riff] The Cover Design process for my RPG, BRASS
Élodie goes through the inspirations and iterations for the cover of her latest RPG, a sci-fi game inspired by action movies and childhood wonder!
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[Tabletop Thursday] Dicey News + ISC Updates, 21.08.2025.
It’s been a while between Tabletop Thursdays articles, so we’ve got quite a few newly-released and upcoming hobby treats for you all! See within for details on what we’ve been up to (including fellow staffer Elodie Orlando’s launch of her on BRASS RPG: Redux) as a team, plus several sick new titles from Exalted Funeral, Nordic Weasel Games and Free League Publishing! Get your nerd on - we certainly do!
![[Tabletop Thursday/Interview] with Solo RPG/Wargame Designer IVAN SORENSEN of NORDIC WEASEL GAMES.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67738900deaf1a5f243892aa/1746101555738-1NDRGTM7J33APN0B7SEJ/5leaguesart1.png)
[Tabletop Thursday/Interview] with Solo RPG/Wargame Designer IVAN SORENSEN of NORDIC WEASEL GAMES.
A massive, massive honour, to interview one of my favourite independent solo/co-op RPG/wargame designers in the industry. Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel Games is a tireless, prolific, creative and engaged publisher, with too many fantastic titles under the belt to name in an excerpt. Check out the link for our discussion on game design, music, mechanics, community and more!