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.
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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January 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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
#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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January 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#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.
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!
open.substack.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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!
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…
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December 16, 2024 at 3:31 AM
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...
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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December 13, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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
Super stoked to have a mentor like Christian, giving us such great advice on our ambitious little project!
Fellow 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.
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PROJECT: FARBODIES | The Punk Writer | Substack
Newsletter for the upcoming transmedia franchise being developed by Tentacular Games. Click to read PROJECT: FARBODIES, by The Punk Writer, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.
projectfarbodies.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Super stoked to have a mentor like Christian, giving us such great advice on our ambitious little project!
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
open.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:05 AM
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
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...
open.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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...
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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November 23, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Meet two key characters from our upcoming Project: FarBodies!
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
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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.
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!
open.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Looking for favourite hardcore and metalcore songs from the 90s for our Project: FarBodies playlist! Hit us up!
Check it out!
Introducing... Project: FarBodies
Hey my lovely subscribers!
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November 12, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Check it out!
Chapter three is now live!
6. Chapter Three
Legends, Myths and Folktales: The Key Components of a Body of Folklore
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November 9, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Chapter three is now live!
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!
November 8, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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
open.substack.com
November 7, 2024 at 2:26 AM
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.”
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.”
libcom.org
November 6, 2024 at 8:34 PM
For those who need it, this book is available for free as a pdf.
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.
November 6, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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.
Aaaaand the nightmare is set to repeat…
November 6, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Aaaaand the nightmare is set to repeat…
Time for your weekly dose of The Player and the Pentacle!
5. Chapter Two
Understanding The Folkloresque
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November 3, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Time for your weekly dose of The Player and the Pentacle!
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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November 1, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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!
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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October 28, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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!
Really trying to push that subscriber count so we can build an audience for our upcoming comic series and TTRPG! Please consider subscribing!
Tentacular Games | The Punk Writer | Substack
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...
open.substack.com
October 27, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Really trying to push that subscriber count so we can build an audience for our upcoming comic series and TTRPG! Please consider subscribing!
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!
October 26, 2024 at 11:47 PM
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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October 25, 2024 at 9:58 PM
It’s that time of the week again. The next chapter from my book is now available for free on my substack!
We’ve made progress, but there’s still work to do!
Putting the "Gay" into Games
In her seminal essay, Putting the Gay in Games, Adrienne Shaw presents several alarming statistics about the video game industry.
open.substack.com
October 23, 2024 at 12:27 PM
We’ve made progress, but there’s still work to do!