Quinnsilver Studios
Quinnsilver Studios is an umbrella creative press that produces roleplaying games, visual art, and prose. I also provide services to other creatives in the form of writing contributions, game design work and consultation, editing, and layout services.I publish my games and supplements under the imprint “Penfeather Games.” You can also find my work in handicrafts sold by Catsnail Arts.
Services
I will not work with anything generated by AI.
Editing Services
I offer proofreading, copy editing and developmental editing at competitive rates. I primarily edit games, but will also edit prose. If your work doesn’t already have a style guide, I will generate one at no extra cost. I prefer to work in google docs, but will work with whatever format you have.Proofreading - 3 cents/word
I will check for spelling and grammar errors (American English), and adherence to your style guide. $20 minimum. No discount for additional passes.Copy Editing - 5 cents/word
I will edit for clarity, consistency, and cohesion, and for adherence to your style guide. If I think something needs a sensitivity reader, I will flag it. $30 minimum. Additional passes at 3 cents/word.Developmental Editing - 10 cents/word
I will review your rule set, game structure, and other technical aspects of the game, and suggest heavy changes. $75 minimum. Additional passes at 6 cents/word.
Layout Services
Layouts are done in Affinity Publisher 2 and exported to PDF. If you provide assets, it is your responsibility to ensure that they are in compliance with the copyright laws of your country. All layouts include 1 round of revisions, if they are needed. Additional revisions after the 1st one go for half the rate.Basic Layout - $2/page
This assumes you have all the assets (fonts, art, etc.) prepared, and also know roughly how you want them to appear in the final book.Visual Design - $5/page
You have art but don’t know where you want most of pieces appear, and don’t have final presentation details in mind, such as decorative borders or fonts. I will choose fonts and decorative assets that compliment your game, and place art appropriately. All assets I provide will be licensed for commercial use in the USA.Visual Design with Art Selection - $10/page
I will do all the visual design elements of layout in the tier above, and also seek out art for some or all of your game from public domain sources. If you want me to purchase stock sources, the cost of the license will be passed on to you.
Black Friday is a satirical slasher game about doing your Christmas shopping. The game is set in the mid 2000s, and I really wanted the design to capture the nostalgia of that era. The entire book is designed to look like a print-out from a web page from that era, and the character sheets are based on MySpace profile designs.Core Design Elements include: Web 2.0 bubble font, sans-serif system font for the main text, purple and blue “link” texts, imperfect alignment, and low-resolution blood splatter. I also chose to have a menu side bar displaying certain pieces of game information, to really capture the feeling of looking at a web site from that era.
This was a client project, a nearly 300-page game that was very table-heavy. I chose a pink and blue primary color scheme to capture the 80s sci-fi feel that the game drew inspiration from, and used orange accents where a third color was needed. I also chose a compact sans-serif heading font for the futuristic feeling. All page decorations, such as the banners, circular page number frames, and table outlines were made from scratch.
Art Samples
Commissions are quoted by request only.
