About Me
Hi there! I'm Noah Kastin (aka Wikikinetic), a game designer, synth jazz musician, and writer. You can find a business-oriented summary of all this on my resume or on Linkedin, but from a more personal angle, the sections below will give details on my activity across the sites I call home.
Game Architecture
I make the architecture for games, including video games and tabletop roleplaying games.
As a prime example of this architecture, I've made Master, a tool allowing people to quickly and easily create their own tabletop roleplaying games. If you'd like to use Master to create your own games, please go ahead! Alternatively, if you'd to commission a pen-and-paper game that fits your exact specifications, please contact me: I'll be happy to talk to you about exactly what you want from your game. I estimate the commission will cost about $40–100, less than it costs to buy into many popular games.
Another project of mine is the sprawling multiple-ending story Westfall, a web game based on the popular role-playing game World of Warcraft.
I also used to produce many supplements for the Hero System, a popular tabletop roleplaying game series. My biggest releases in the Hero System are the military sci-fi action game Bend and the self-explanatory Environmental Objects, but I've also created the original fantasy setting Tenfold and a number of other games.
Lastly, I created the popular Wonderbox adventure The Last City.
To suggest new content or inquire about my game design work, just contact me!
Music Production
I produce, record, and create music for anyone I find artistic compatibility with (which could include you!). My own music is mostly synth jazz music inspired by jazz musicians of the 60s–80s such as Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, as well as by more recent artists from the 90s onwards, most notably Skaven 252's Bejeweled 2 sountrack. You can listen to music I've produced on my music website, as well as via Landr (as Audio Kinetic, not to be confused with the audio production company Audiokinetic Inc.), and on DriveThruRPG. If you'd like to make a derivative of one of my songs, go ahead; just please give me 50% of the proceeds. If you want to ask me to produce a song for you, negotiate further on derivative licensing, or just get in touch about music, contact me!
Writing
I published a YA urban fantasy anthology! I've also created a lot of fan content, which you can find for free on Fandom. Additionally, I draw and write a slice-of-life comic called Sharing Walls, which is a parody of the aforementioned World of Warcraft.
Past Projects
I was a Wiki Manager at Fandom between August and October 2019, during which time I created and/or managed twenty wikis. I've also done a large volume of edits at Wikipedia, including maintaining an article page on a well-known TV series for a year and helping orchestrate the creation of systems for recognizing the good work of others. Here's a list of some of my best work on the site.
Stay In Touch
If you want to work with me on a project, create something based on my work (such as a derivative of one of my songs), or reach out with any other kind of business proposition, just send me email—I can’t wait to hear from you!
If you have Discord, you can also join my game server or my music server for updates on those things.
I look forward to hearing from you!