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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 Articles

The Baldur's Gate 3 NPC players encounter when a paladin breaks their oath, a ghastly, undead knight with shining red eyes and ornamented armor.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Paladin Subclasses - Oaths & How To Break Them

The latest Baldur's Gate 3 update gave players access to the Paladin class, empowered by the sacred Oaths they keep and the Oaths they break.

The entity called Garuda, a common summonable creature in most Final Fantasy games.
FF16’s Eikons: How Summons Have Changed In The Final Fantasy Series

Summonnable "Eikon" creatures like Ifrit or Garuda first showed up in Final Fantasy III and became the cornerstone of Final Fantasy 16's plot.

Tidus and Cloud having a starring contest over who has the better blond hairdo.
5 Final Fantasy Games That Were Just As Dark As FF16

Final Fantasy 16 wasn't the first Final Fantasy game to go in dark and edgy directions. Here are a few games in the series with messed-up worlds.

Clive, the hero of Final Fantasy 16, is like Jon Snow in that's he's the unfavorite child, and like Arya in that he's loves revenge.
10 Biggest Things FF16 Steals From Game Of Thrones

Final Fantasy 16's plot draws a lot of inspiration from the Game of Thrones TV series - in ways that are both beneficial and detrimental to the game.

The brave hero of the new Fable game sits triumphantly atop the hipster giants shattered spectacles and eats a sandwich.
What The New Fable Needs To Be Better Than The Original Trilogy

The original Fable games were flawed masterpieces. How can the new Fable game keep the best parts of its prequels while avoiding the same issues?

A skeleton enemy in Avowed with glowing orange eyes, wearing armor and a helmet, and swinging a sword.
Will Avowed Players Get To Unlock All The Class Abilities From Pillars Of Eternity?

Avowed takes place in the same universe as Pillars of Eternity, but not every spell or character ability from PoE will fit Avowed's gameplay.

An armored core in Armored Core 6, standing in front of an opening doorway to one of the game's large industrial areas.
Armored Core 6 Just Looks Like Sekiro With Mechs (& Its Weirdly Perfect)

As many guessed, Armored Core 6's gameplay draws inspiration from FromSoftware's more recent games. Specifically, the stealth action game Sekiro.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

From enemies to environments, the upcoming 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

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

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.

DND rogue on left and magical sword item on right
D&D: How To Make Magic Items In Your Campaign More Interesting

Looking for a way to make the magic items in a DnD game more flavorful and meaningful? Look no further than this article full of ideas and handy tips!

A vertically split image showing three characters from separate games. From left to right: Zagreus from Hades, holding a sword on one shoulder; a Tarnished character from Elden Ring wearing the Raging Wolf armor set, carrying a sword and shield covered in blood; and the male option for the main character in Sifu, an elderly man wearing traditional martial arts clothing.
Why Elden Ring Is So Immersive (& Which Games Have The Same Feeling)

How Elden Ring and other contemporary video games take their game mechanics and justify their presence in the setting of the story itself.

Armored Core 6 Gameplay Evolution Complex
One Armored Core 6 Change Is Borrowing A Great Dark Souls Element

The newest trailer for Armored Core 6 reveals classic Armored Core gameplay coupled with the boss fights of Dark Souls and stealth segments of Sekiro.

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