If you’ve been on the fence about the RPG stuff I’ve been writing these last handful of years, here’s your chance to grab nearly all of it… Read more “Bundle of Holding Heists Offer is Live!”
The Five Levels of Play Style
I’ve been thinking a lot about the seeming disconnect between the various generations of gamers, each of whom are convinced that their way to play a game… Read more “The Five Levels of Play Style”
Two Reviews of Play Dirty
I’ve never been so torn by a movie in my life. This should have been super easy, barely an inconvenience. A heist movie, directed by Shane Black,… Read more “Two Reviews of Play Dirty”
Black Circles and Fan Gatherings
Field Report: Cross Plains, TX 2025Robert E. Howard Days is an annual fan gathering, organized around June 11th and held in the city of Cross Plains, Texas,… Read more “Black Circles and Fan Gatherings”
Ohio/Kentucky Road Trip Photo Dump
This is a pictorial overflow from the weekly Substack newsletter. There’s a size limit on those things, so I am putting the rest of the pictures (with… Read more “Ohio/Kentucky Road Trip Photo Dump”
From the Vault: Superman, Man of Steel, and my Thoughts on Both
I’ve been aware of Superman, near as I can figure, since the age of five. Thirty-seven years. And as a member of Generation X, I had the… Read more “From the Vault: Superman, Man of Steel, and my Thoughts on Both”
From the Vault: Raiders of the Lost Ark Made Me This Way…
Over the years, I’ve tried, with middling success, to explain to folks just how important and influential Raiders of the Lost Ark was for me. It dropped into my… Read more “From the Vault: Raiders of the Lost Ark Made Me This Way…”
Hex Flower Engine: For When the Job Goes Pear-Shaped…
My apologies for the absence these last couple of weeks. I was getting over a major oral surgery, and the constant mouth pain made it difficult to… Read more “Hex Flower Engine: For When the Job Goes Pear-Shaped…”
Table Talk: My Top 5 Favorite RPGs with Great Writing
RPGaDAY 2024 Prompt: Day 5 – An RPG with Great Writing I’m on the mend from some major oral surgery, so there’s no table talk this week.… Read more “Table Talk: My Top 5 Favorite RPGs with Great Writing”
How to Use Random Tables
Random tables are woven into the very fabric of role-playing games, from the earliest Wandering Monster tables to all of those Appendices in the AD&D Dungeon Master’s… Read more “How to Use Random Tables”