Nick
@thepunkwriter.bsky.social
TENTACULARGAMES.SUBSTACK.COM I’m a writer, Narrative Designer and Transmedia storyteller from Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand. Been working in games and other stories for over 8 years.
Hey friends, if you’ve been curious about our #punk #horror franchise #FARBODIES, you can now support the process with donations on #kofi Please consider supporting our vision! #indie #storytelling #transmedia #narrativedesign
Take Part In The Resistance!
The Far Body Punks need your support!
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#Transmedia as playtesting explores how using different mediums during your development process to pressure-test your fictional worlds, can reveal new insights, and create more emotionally impactful experiences for your audiences.
Worldbuilding as "Transmedia Play"
How testing your story can IMPROVE your story
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While I work dilligently to bring you the final two parts of our FarBodies Christmas special, I wanted to give a sneak peek of one of the novellas we are working on. This excerpt is my attempt to put down in words the experience of attending a local hardcore show. Merry Christmas all!
Throwdown At The Discord
A sneak peek for the holidays!
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Introducing the city of Ghostward Quarter, the setting of #FarBodies. A sprawling urban decay, Ghostward is a grimy labyrinth of crumbling tenements, flickering neon signs, & endless rain, where the hopeless grind to survive and the reckless burn bright and fast… open.substack.com/pub/projectf...
Part Two of the FarBodies Christmas special is now live! Join Jessie DeLuca and her mentor Sam Lockart as they investigate a gruesome murder in the popular Ghostward Department Store of TwinkleToys! Read, like, comment, share! #farbodies
A Very Merry FarBodies Christmas Special!
PART TWO - The Terror at TwinkleToys
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Super stoked to have a mentor like Christian, giving us such great advice on our ambitious little project!
Christian L. Nommay (Knight Errant Media)@christiannommay.bsky.social · 2y agoFellow creator, Nick Jones, is working on a new #TTRPG project titled Project: FarBodies. I had the privilege to talk to Nick yesterday and share some of my experience, and I can guarantee you that his RPG is going to be mind blowing and punk as hell. projectfarbodies.substack.com?r=1tj8lx&utm...
In honor of the silly season, we're putting out a FarBodies serial to introduce you all to some of the characters in our world! Read, like, comment, share! #farbodies #horror #shortstory #christmas #punk #hardcore #transmedia #storytelling #narrativedesign #festive #holidays #metal #metalcore
A Very Merry FarBodies Christmas Special!
PART ONE - Hark! The Yuletide Spirits Scream
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Want to get involved with the worldbuilding of Project: FarBodies? We're looking for user submitted song titles to THIS album. Top six will be canonized into the IP. The album itself will also be available to listen to in the near future...
While Rifling Through an old Record Store...
You find this EP...
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Meet two key characters from our upcoming Project: FarBodies!
Founders of the Far Body Punks
Meet two key characters from Project: FarBodies
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Getting into the weeds a bit with this chapter. Ever wondered where the concept of interactive storytelling may come from? Historically? This chapter is for you.
7. Chapter Four
The Esoteric Origins of Interactive Storytelling
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Looking for favourite hardcore and metalcore songs from the 90s for our Project: FarBodies playlist! Hit us up!
Soundtrack of Revolution
Calling all Far Body Punks!
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Hey, Hardcore kids! I'm looking to talk to as many of you as possible! I've been working on a creative project that’s my love letter to the scene and I really want to hear from people about why hardcore matters and what you’d wanna see represented in stories. DM me if you're interested in chatting!
Not what I usually write about, but after yesterday, I wanted to speak out and encourage my friends now at risk in “the land of the free.”
Struggle, Endure, Contend
Pro-Active Misery for the Trumpian Age
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For those who need it, this book is available for free as a pdf.
Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook
As long as there has been fascism, there has been anti-fascism — also known as “antifa.”
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I feel so bad for my American friends who have to face this head on. At the same time, fuck all y’all who voted that fascist criminal back in.
Time for your weekly dose of The Player and the Pentacle!
5. Chapter Two
Understanding The Folkloresque
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The folllow up to my first essay on the history of horror is out! This time we are covering graveyard poets, gothic horror, gaslight horror and penny dreadfuls!
WE SHOULD NOT BE HERE
Part 2 - Where Shadows Gather 'Neath Crumbled Stone
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For all my new subscribers- i released part 1 of my 4 part series on the horror genre last week for the spooky season! Part two will be out soon, so make sure you’re up to date!
WE SHOULD NOT BE HERE
PART 1 - The Blood That Feeds These Wicked Roots
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Really trying to push that subscriber count so we can build an audience for our upcoming comic series and TTRPG! Please consider subscribing!
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Tentacular Games is a transmedia studio founded by three friends and dedicated storytelling professionals. Here you can find essays on Narrative Design, Deep Dives, Short stories, Developer updates an...
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I’ve a question for the community! Does anyone know of any resources available regarding how Telltale Games build their narratives from start to finish? Clearly they are branching narratives, but I’d love to read about the developer’s actual process!
It’s that time of the week again. The next chapter from my book is now available for free on my substack!
4. Chapter One
What Is Narrative Design?
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Recently, I made the decision to serialise my book on Narrative Design for free. A new chapter every week. What I didn’t expect, was that some of you would enjoy the prologue so much that you bought the book anyway! So it’s official - can’t wait and wanna support me? You can buy it here!
The Player and The Pentacle: Folkloric Motifs for Narrative Design
Can't Wait? Purchase the Book now, and support the Cult!
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Part 1 of my new series for Halloween has just dropped. Wanna know the history of the horror genre? Well this is a good place to start! open.substack.com/pub/tentacul...
WE SHOULD NOT BE HERE
PART 1 - The Blood That Feeds These Wicked Roots
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Seeking all game workers! Please share! 👋 Devs, artists, marketers, publishers, QA, influencers, press - rebuilding a network here is hard! Reply here and let's follow each other. Trying to escape the bird app. 🦋 I'll start 👇
I wrote a book back in 2022! It’s been out of print for a while, so now I’m releasing it for free, chapter by chapter on my Substack each week! Check out the foreword, preface and introduction now!
If you’re part of the #TTRPGCommunity, give a like to this post and repost for visibility. I want to see if there are more TTRPG people here or on Threads!
