breathingstories

The name 'BreathingStories' has a twofold meaning. 

First; stories are immeasurably important to us as humans. Storytelling as a tradition is valued in many ways in many cultures and is crucial to our survival. Stories have become so important to me that I 'live and breathe' them. They are my passion. 

Second; every person is a story. A life is one long story that intersects with others to create a unique narrative. In this way, we are all living, breathing stories.

Read my full manifesto (less than an A4 page) here.

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The man behind BreathingStories is me, Logan! You may also know me as Peter, Hart, or something else. Why have just one cool name when you can have many?

I'm a queer, trans man living on unceded Wurundjeri Country in newly-named Australia. I love making games and watching how my design thinking has grown and evolved alongside my own self growing and evolving. You'll see that too if you scroll around a while.

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Designing games is my primary art practice and method of self expression. I also do TTRPG mentoring, mechanics consulting, and freelancing!

If that wasn't nerdy enough, I also run the (recently award-winning) Lyrical Ludology Podcast, where I have excellent chats with indie TTRPG designers from around the world. Together we explore the lyric games niche of tabletop roleplaying games and try to answer the question, "what is a lyric game?"
Episodes are 20  minutes or less, because that's the sweet spot for me!
You can listen to the pod on any streaming platform, or direct via the website.

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Thanks for being interested in my games! 

You might know me for LOGAN: An Autobiographical Tabletop Game. It is a TTRPG that is also my autobiography. It is deeply personal and vulnerable. It a story of hardship, growth, and queer joy. It's (currently) my proudest work, and winner of an ARPIA Award. Stunning layout by Jam Munoz.

If you're new to my completed works, here are some other games you might fancy!

If you want a game for 2, try My Lover's Body is a Temple (and together we make Miracles). Use tarot cards to explore a temple, and share care and appreciation for each other through allegory. A collaboration between myself (game design) and Nimaël (layout design).

If you're playing alone, play it is a beautiful day in the wetlands and you are a friendly dusky moorhen. Play as a friendly water bird trying to make visiting humans feel at home in nature. Inspired by my real, loving relationship with a local wetlands.

If you're playing in a group, try Preparing for Paris! A light-hearted, chaotic, yet deep-feels game of dramatic teens at Olympic Academy. Make friends, meet rivals and get into loads of trouble! Beautiful layout by Maria Mison.

And for a laugh, Hi [NAME], I'm Dad is a lyric game that fits entirely on a business card and uses 1 six-sided die. It's a bit of fun and I hope it makes you smile.

All of my paid games have Community Copies. If you are facing financial difficulty, please feel free to claim a free copy of any of my games. In addition, when anyone purchases a game, I will add another community copy. If Community Copies ever run out, please feel free to comment and let me know.

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Enjoy perusing the categories below!