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Johnny O'Neal
@johnny0neal
Brotherwise Games Co-Founder. Game designer, art director, and chief Stormlight officer. Trying to make the world a more positive & joyful place through games.
Aug 23 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
I belong to a bunch of fandoms, but for years I've had a clear top two: Avatar and the Cosmere.

So today, as we surged past Avatar Legends to become the top-founded RPG Kickstarter of all time, I’m feeling a little emotional.

And for more reasons than you might think.

(1/🧵) Left: Katara (cool magic gal), Aang (cool wind-powered guy), and Sokka (lovable regular guy) from Avatar Right: Shallan (cool magic gal), Kaladin (cool wind-powered guy), and Adolin (lovable regular guy) from the Stormlight Archive Eight years ago, when @bwisegames was a new but fast-growing company, we went to Nickelodeon to pitch them on our dream project: an Avatar board game.

Our concept was a miniatures game based on bending battles, with a head-to-head core mode and a robust co-op campaign. (2/🧵) A slide from the original Brotherwise pitch to Nickelodeon, promising a board game consisting of faced-paced, card-based miniature battles. Right: A mockup game cover based on official art by Gurihiru.
Apr 16 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Four years ago, I had the chance to visit Ludo Studio in Brisbane and meet the team behind Bluey.

People around the world love Bluey, and rightly so. Bluey is the Best Of Its Kind.

But I think it's also the "Best Of Its Kind" in *any* entertainment medium.

Here's why...

1/🧵 Bandit gets a manicure from the kids in this still from "The Creek" When I met the Bluey team, my job was to develop a toy line based on the show. In 2019, Bluey was already a phenomenon in Australia. I worked for an Australian company, Moose Toys, who pitched Ludo and the BBC to get global rights.

So I got to meet the folks behind Bluey. 2/🧵 A crowd of animators, artists, and producers posing at Ludo Studio in Brisbane, Australia
Mar 25, 2023 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
Today, for no reason in particular, I’d like to share an insider’s perspective on how Brandon Sanderson is one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met, and how much I enjoy the quality of his writing. 1/🧵 Johnny O'Neal (the author of this tweet) and Brandon Sanders Not in the mood to read another rambling post about Brandon? Then let's cut straight to a quote that really gets to the heart of who he is: "I believe that books are empathy machines." Brandon's real genius as a writer is his ability to put himself in other people's shoes. 2/🧵
Jan 11, 2023 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
WotC's move to end #OpenDnD has created an uproar among fans, and a lot of people are blaming the corporate suits at Hasbro. Here are some thoughts from a former corporate suit, and how I'd try to use business arguments to convince other execs not to "de-authorize" the OGL. 1/🧵 #OpenDND logo, but it's on fire And to be clear, I never worked at Hasbro. But I did work for three of their key competitors: Mattel, Spin Master, and Moose Toys. In fact, my last big career choice was whether to become the President of @bwisegames or pursue a VP-level position at Hasbro. 2/🧵