Mysterious Ways

Devlog

• Devlog #6: Mea culpa (Test Version 1.5)
  October 09, 2025 by Gowanusaurus Rex#update, #proofreading, #edits

  Whoops! I've just uploaded Test Version 1.5, which has a couple of proofreading fixes, some updated art, fixes the remaining placeholder page references (no more "turn to pg. xx"), and compresses the... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #5: Let there be game! (Launch)
  October 04, 2025 by Gowanusaurus Rex

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  #religion, #catholic, #launch, #new game, #ttrpg, #d6, #storytelling, #bringoutyourghosts, #continueyourgame, #multiplayer

  After sitting on this one for months, I've finally launched a test version of Mysterious Ways! This game is a good companion piece for I cast you out! , in that both are an outgrowth of my time in Cat... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #4: A real Hail Mary play
  September 22, 2025 by Gowanusaurus Rex#catholic, #ttrpg, #storytelling, #popegamejam, #bringoutyourghosts, #continueyourgame

  So I sort of half jokingly mentioned this on BlueSky the other day, but I think it may actually be the solution to a gameplay challenge I've had. As I mentioned in the last devlog , one of the challen... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #3: Hallelujah!
  September 22, 2025 by Gowanusaurus Rex

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  #storytelling, #dice, #amontillado, #mysterious ways, #ttrpg, #bringoutyourghosts, #continueyourgame

  So I think I might have cracked this one, again with a lot of help from T.W.Wombat's Historia Obscura , as well as my own Amontillado . Players will roll to discover things about themselves. Players w... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #2: The greatest story ever told
  September 18, 2025 by Gowanusaurus Rex

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  #bringoutyourghosts, #continueyourgame, #storytelling

  I find myself basically looking at a few major sources for storytelling mechanics, here. One of them is T.W. Wombats' Historia Obscura , which I think has a really robust and interesting system for te... Continue reading
• Devlog #1: Habemus Papam
  September 15, 2025 by Gowanusaurus Rex#bringoutyourghosts, #popegamejam, #continueyourgame, #storytelling, #design questions, #catholic, #game design

  Okay! So in keeping with Continue Your Game: The Jam , I'm writing to "keep a series of regular devlog posts on it about [my] progress." I started working on this game for Côme Martin 's Pope game ja... Continue reading