Ālea Iacta Est!

That's Classical Latin for "The YouTube Channel is Launched!"

Well, I finally did it. I cast the die. I crossed the Rubicon. I uploaded my first Arbiter of Worlds instructional video to YouTube. And it’s amaz… well, incredi… remarka… uh, excel… good, I think.¹ You can find it here:

Tragically, despite the thumbnail, I was not accompanied by a voluptuous sword-wielding brunette in black leather during the filming of this video. (She does exist but she was taking a nap.) Now, if you’ve read my book, Arbiter of Worlds, you won’t be surprised by too much I have to say in this video, but even then I hope you’ll subscribe to the channel, share it with your less-enlightened friends, and generally help me promote sandbox gamemastering and simulationism to the needy gaming masses.

If you haven’t done so already, I also hope you will take a look at my current crowdfunding campaign, Ascendant: Platinum Edition. Ascendant was designed to be a physics-based simulation of a superhero universe with 1990s Image Comics aesthetics. There’s a trailer about the product over at the Arbiter of Worlds YouTube channel, too:

If that sounds like the game for you, please check it out. And if superheroes just aren’t your genre of choice, don’t worry — I’ve got a fantasy game in the works, Adventurer Conqueror King System II, that will be the finest example of simulationist fantasy game design I can create.

Do You Want to Know More?

Once you’ve finished subscribing to the channel and backing the new campaign, head over to the links below for ways to get involved in my recently-declared Simulationist culture movement. If you’re a fan, be kind and spread the word!

• Autarch Discord with the smartest, nicest gamers around

• ACKS Patreon with a new article from our Axioms ezine every month

• Ascendant Patreon with a new character and story hook every month

• Autarch Facebook page with news and updates about our projects

• Autarch Twitter channel with brief comments and witty quirks

• Ascendant Comics Facebook page with sneak previews of the upcoming comics

• Ascendant Comics Instagram page with tons of art and cosplay

• Ascendant Comics Twitter channel with short messages and quirky wit

• ACKS Forums with discussion for the game

• Ascendant Forums with FAQ and Errata for the game

1. If you got this joke you are at the right Substack.