by Krisse Tuominen

Those Finnish genderless ballheads are bringing Finland to the world map


Yes, I am in the picture. Copyrights of the Selfie: Krisse Tuominen.

As some of you know, I made and published a choose-your-story kind of gaming book with a coming-out theme in January. I did it as part of Queer Vampire Game Jam 2026. I also entered the game into the Scariest Horror Story Jam. It is a rated game-making jam. My game was really well received and ranked high in the jam. The results are out!



My game, "Choose Your Coming Out Story Game: The Super Queer Vampires -The Coming Out Story," submitted to the Scariest Horror Jam, was highly appreciated and ranked highly. Thanks a lot! This means a lot to me.

Link to the results:

https://itch.io/jam/scariest-horror-jam/results/storyline

https://itch.io/jam/scariest-horror-jam/results

https://itch.io/jam/scariest-horror-jam/rate/4230825

Link to the game product page:

https://krisseaappenatuominen.itch.io/choose-your-coming-out...

"Big thanks go to Pauli Kidd, Jonas Mustonen, and Jouna Rissanen for commenting on my ideas and giving feedback on the story draft."

If you want or need to read this in Finnish, it is published both in Finnish and English https://vitnessiivatnessiijavilosofiaa.blogspot.com/2026/05/...

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Bummer. Game Trade Magazine ceased publication in February (the March issue). That was my source for Coming Soon.

Unless I find a new source, Coming Soon will have to end.

Thanks for reading!

by sdonohue

Central Casting: Dungeons is a 1993 release from Task Force Games. It was written by Robert L. Sassone and features a cover by Dan Frazier and interior art by Darla Hallmark.

Presentation
This is a 192 page perfect-bound softcover. The covers are full color and on heavier stock. The interiors are black & white on matte paper. The layout is most often three column. The outside edge of each page contains numbered directions and the other two paragraphs typically include a random table and instructions for it's use.

Content
This is a system neutral book primarily made up for random tables and instructions on using them to make a dungeon. The book is divided into 4 main sections: Construction Instructions, Dungeon Elements, Dungeon Background and a Sample Dungeon.

The Instructions explain how and why you should use this book. It explains how to use the other tables and how to decide on encounters and their frequency as well as some tips on mapping the dungeon.

The next section is on dungeon construction. It provides some ground rules for doors and corridors and then offers some tables to pick a room type. Each of the room types has a number of tables to determine the size and contents of the room as well as instructions for adding it to your map. The room types are rooms built for a purpose like barracks or kitchen and then each type has a specific order of operations and unique random elements appropriate to the room.

Once you've completed the mapping, there's another section to provide more background on the dungeon. This includes tables to determine its original purpose, the location where it's built, information on the culture and economy of the builders, some information on reasons why it was abandoned and finally notes on how to change the dungeon if it is actively occupied.

The book ends with a sample dungeon built using these rules including a background and all the rooms. It illustrates how to put it all together to create a cohesive dungeon and story using otherwise random elements.

Evaluation
This is a very procedural book. Each room has it's own specific set of instructions, including an order of operations. It is very thorough and there are a lot of ideas here. I'm not entirely sure that following the detailed instructions would wind up being faster than drawing a dungeon on your own, but if you're experiencing some kind of writer's block, this book could certainly provide you with inspiration to get you started. Not going to lie, after 30 years there have been a lot of advances in the way rulebooks are written and this one can be a little difficult to follow because of it's dense style.

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