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Pat Holleman

@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social

Freelance RPG director, writer, designer. (Quartet, My Familiar, Threads of Time, others.) Author of the Reverse Design series of books: http://thegamedesignforum.com/books/books.html

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RPG Site@rpgsite.net · 2d ago

Something Classic Games has announced that it is putting the final touches on update 1.5 for its turn-based indie pixel-art RPG Quartet. This update brings in two new areas to find and new game plus improvements. Quartet's PlayStation port is also nearly done: www.rpgsite.net/news/21037-q...

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Rachel@rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · 3d ago

I’m playing “Quartet,” a video game in which the ghost of Maimonides (living in a golem) lectures a Nazi about ethics using teachings from the “Shmoneh Perakim.”

Screenshot from “Quartet.” Two sprite-based figures stand in a ruined living room. In the background is a faded memory of Nikolai, a fantasy-Nazi soldier, confronting fantasy-Jews in their home. The figure in the center of the room, facing the player, is named “Maimun,” and is wearing a long robe, a turban, and a medal around his neck, consistent with visual depictions of Maimonides. He is saying “Making the right choice consists of walking the path between excess and deficiency.”
Rachel@rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · 7d ago

My husband is playing an RPG called “Quartet,” & it has a character who’s an ancient golem named “Zikaron.” Zikaron is controlled by the spirit of a dead sage named “Maimon.” Love me some fantasy-Jew rep! Gonna have to play it myself soon.

Pat Holleman@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social · 4d ago

For context on this, we have about 20 pages (and counting) of preproduction documents just for Quartet's DLC, that we're starting. The production of Quartet was always very smooth, except for the small budget.

Pat Holleman@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m publishing a sample JRPG project plan. This document contains every step you need to take to create a commercial JRPG, from beginning to end. It's based on my experience working on JRPGs like Quartet, Cris Tales, Threads of Time, Coromon, My Familiar & Forge of the Fae. tinyurl.com/6yxt77fm

Something Classic@somethingclassic.bsky.social · 7d ago

We're looking for someone with experience in battle background/panorama pixel art skills to help us with some DLC assets. If that's you, please DM us here or email at: quartet at somethingclassic dot net

Something Classic@somethingclassic.bsky.social · last wk.

Quartet updates: -Working on a final update for 1 year anniversary!* -Started work on paid DLC "Tournament of Heroes" -Still working on Playstation Port! *Hopefully! Just small things...

RyanKamos (Looking for Work)@ryan-kamos.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm looking for work! • 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆 looking for long-term contract; • Experience with Environment, Characters, Animation and UI; • Experience as Lead/Art Director; • Great at working with a team; Created all the art of Orange Season and Farming Camp. Portfolio below!

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Pat Holleman@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social · last wk.

Bandits of the Marsh/Water Margin is very weird, as books go. The author will spend a page and a half describing the exact way two strangers use ritual greetings, what (totally normal) food they ate, how drunk they got. But the violent takeover of a bandit fortress gets three lines.

amy, she who bears fangs at god@ciatokins.bsky.social · 2w ago

My first game review is up! I wrote about Quartet, which is a retro indie 16-bit RPG with a lot of charm and a great battle system. fallenciatokins.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/q... #quartet #indierpgs

Quartet Review

Quartet is a game that I found while randomly reading a blog online, and its conceit sounded appealing to me. I ended up trying it out because I was charmed by its character designs and promise of …

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Pat Holleman@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social · 2w ago

Forgive me for getting a little heady, for a moment. The best way to tell an SF/Fantasy story is not to start at the moment the world's magic/science status quo is disrupted. The status quo should already have been disrupted before the story begins, but most people don't know it yet.

Thomas Feichtmeir@cyangmou.bsky.social · 2w ago

I am so proud of my girlfriend. She made a solodev indiegame for the last 3 years and it just released. It would mean the world to me if you could show her some love and appreciation and share her game!

Alex Jarosz@akjarosz.bsky.social · 2w ago

🎉 It's out! Love Is a Demon is live on Steam right now. Three years, one #solodev, a LOT of learning from scratch, and now it's finally yours to play. 💜 15% off launch price: 6,79€ 🔗 Link in the comments #indiegame #gamedev #adventuregame

Pat Holleman@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social · 3w ago

I've gotten some questions about delving more into the techniques of design and storytelling of a JRPG, to supplement this document. For that, I refer you to my books. The most popular of them is Reverse Design: Chrono Trigger. www.routledge.com/Reverse-Desi...

Reverse Design: Chrono Trigger

The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the second installment in the Reverse Design series, looking at Chrono Trigger. Written in a ...

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Pat Holleman@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social · 3w ago

I’m publishing a sample JRPG project plan. This document contains every step you need to take to create a commercial JRPG, from beginning to end. It's based on my experience working on JRPGs like Quartet, Cris Tales, Threads of Time, Coromon, My Familiar & Forge of the Fae. tinyurl.com/6yxt77fm

Pat Holleman@patmakesrpgs.bsky.social · 3w ago

I want to write a Harry Chapin-style folk song about a game dev who gets into the AAA industry at 20, and spends his whole career working on games that get canceled. After retirement, he sits in a porch-swing, struggling to explain this to his grandchildren.