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Coleman Gailloreto

Contributor Since February, 2020
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About Coleman Gailloreto

A Chicago-based Writer, Author and freelance translator. Looking to prep his readers for the next renaissance or apocalypse, whichever comes first. Frequently publishes ScreenRant articles that explore the storytelling principles and design challenges of computer/tabletop RPGs along with small treatises on the history of influential game genres. Write and publishes web fiction under the pseudonym Aldo Salt on Inkshares.com.

Author Details

Published science fiction and fantasy stories in magazines such as Punk Rokyo, The Fable Online, and the 2021 "Over The Edge" fiction anthology.

Lyricist for the "Pythiad" jazz-string musical symphony.

Designed 11 vivid tabletop RPG systems for sale on itch.io:

https://colesign.itch.io



 

Industry Focus

• Computer Roleplaying Games
• Tabletop Roleplaying Games
• Game Developer Interviews
• Game Narrative Analysis
• Video Game Genre History
 

Favorite Media

Favorite Games: Elden Ring, Bloodborne, Titanfall 2, Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries, Portal 2, Pillars of Eternity 2, Tyranny, The Last Guardian, Into The Breach, Wlidermyth.

Favorite Books: Too Many To Count.

Latest

A picture of Link in his blue Breath of the Wild outfit, right next to a picture of the Tarnished wearing the Bloody Wolf set.
Elden Ring Vs Tears Of The Kingdom: Which Open World Is Actually Best
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Elden Ring and Tears of the Kingdom are both beautiful open-world RPGs. That sad, which RPG delivers the better exploratory experience?

A Necromancer surrounded by minions in Diablo 4
Diablo 4 Terminology: Series Characters, Events, & Locations Explained
Diablo 4

Interested in playing Diablo 4, but haven't played the previous games in the series? Read this article to learn about the setting and characters.

A cropped section of the cover art for D&D's Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants showing a few characters, mostly giants, posing among arched architecture.
D&D: Bigby Presents Glory of the Giants - Release Date, Subclasses, New Items
Dungeons and Dragons

All the current information about the D&D sourcebook Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, and what resources it might offer players and DMs.

Miquella riding Torrent in an image for Shadow of the Erdtree, edited next to a character performing an incantation.
8 New Spells We Want To See In Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC
Elden Ring

Types of magical spells missing from the base game that would be fun and useful to include in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.

Cal Kestis from Star Wars Jedi Survivor, against a red sky with his trusty droid companion.
Will Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Have DLC? Everything We Know
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Many fans of Star Wars: Jedi Survivor are interested in seeing the game expanded with DLC. Does Respawn Entertainment have DLC plans in the works?

TOTK NPCs and playable character includig Link, Zelda, and some of the biggest enemies in the game
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Desperately Missing One BOTW Character
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Many characters from Breath Of The Wild made a return in Tears Of The Kingdom, but one quest-giver didn't make the cut.

An image of a dragon from Elden Ring next to a watercolor of Smaug from The Hobbit.
What Elden Ring & The Lord of the Rings Have In Common (It's Not The Rings)
Elden Ring

Developers of Elden Ring took great pains to distinguish their game from The Lord Of The Rings, but did explore some of the same themes and myths.

Scary Cemetary Shade superimposed on Shadow of the Erdtree promo image
10 Scariest Additions Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Can Add To Elden Ring
Elden Ring

From enemies to environments, the Elden Ring DLC could introduce even more eerie and grotesque visions to the Lands Between setting.

A Dungeons and Dragons adventuring party in a peaceful, bustling open-air market.
5 Non-Combat D&D Encounters To Trick Your Party Into Roleplaying
Dungeons and Dragons

D&D gaming group skittish about roleplaying? Ease them into the art of RP with these 5 roleplaying story scenarios and character-building activities.

A still from the Tears of the Kingdom trailer shows Link riding a bird-like vehicle surrounded by a green vortex
10 Vehicles We’d Love To Build In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Vehicles in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild were happy accidents. But with the new mechanics, they can become a fun past-time in TOTK.