Oliver Jiang

Script Lab Team(from left): Ariel Bu, Oliver Jiang, Herning Wang, Jeff Mcleod. “There is a saying I’ve held onto for a long time: Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” I have been thinking about that sentence a lot lately. As I write this, Scriptless Studio has completed five Jubensha titles. Each one represents an enormous amount of time, imagination, experimentation, and care from our team. But today, I need to share a difficult decision. We will no longer...

A great Jubensha (A mystery role-playing game) is never the work of one person. It may begin with one idea, one story, or one moment of inspiration—but turning that idea into a complete experience takes far more than I understood when I first started Script Lab. The Dragon Slayer: First Edition A finished Jubensha has to pass through many hands. There is the writing itself. The design of the mystery. The logic behind every clue. The game mechanics and player experience. The artwork. The...

The Dragon Slayer: First Edition Sometimes, you need to take a step back in order to move forward The first edition of The Dragon Slayer was released two years ago. At the time, The Dragon Slayer was just a small project between friends. We loved Jubensha and wanted to create something that could introduce English-speaking players to the format’s depth, tension, and emotional power. So we decided to make our own game: something that could be played in under three hours, with a balance of...