‘Table moments’ and Friendship in Aethermon Ascent

When people gather around a table to play a game, there are two elements that heavily impact the enjoyment they experience from that game. One is of course the game itself – the rules, the goal, the pieces. The other is the people, who are choosing to spend...

The Creatures that inspire Aethermon

Aethermon and animal companions Today we here at Aethermon HQ mourn the loss of our own special animal companion, Moofy. Moofy was a very special dog with a very big heart. He considered it his privilege and responsibility to care for his family. Whenever we walked in...

Naming the Elements

A few months back we got some great feedback from one of our associates regarding the names of the Aethermon elements:Sunstruck; Moonlit; Earth; Sky; Water; Fire; Thunder; Nature; and Rainbow.Our associate pointed out that having a compound-word name for only...

The World of Aethermon III (Not Normal) Last week we discussed ‘filler’ mon, and our decision not to include them. That conversation originally began on a different question – should we include a ‘normal-type’ element?  We had considered including normal-type...

The World of Aethermon II (the Rattata Question)

A question we asked ourselves early in the creation process of Aethermon was, should we have ‘filler’ aethermon? We concluded the answer was ‘no’, and today we’re discussing why. As mentioned last week, Aethermon is not a collect-a-mon game.  In collect-a-mon...

The World of Aethermon I (Moral Agency)

If you’ve ever studied the philosophy of ethics, you will have heard of Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative.  This doctrine believes that morally good behaviour should be based, not on what works best for you and your life, but on what works best if all moral...