The theme of this month’s RPG Blog Carnival, sponsored by Nevermet Press, is Things to Love, Things to Hate. There was a time, not too long ago, that I was frequently heard to utter “so many games, so little time”. I wanted to sample as many tabletop roleplaying game systems as possible, and I did, … Continue reading
Play a Hero, Be a Hero is an irregular series of columns I have planned out that explores connections between tabletop roleplaying games and advocacy. The premise is simple: look at a real world problem, then examine how it applies to fantasy roleplaying settings.Topics will include things like the importance of footwear, the effects of … Continue reading
Over the years, I’ve written occasional blog posts about eating both well and inexpensively. The two aren’t mutually exclusive, and if you search the internet you can find plenty of websites and books that claim to address the topic. Unfortunately, a lot of the advice and recipes you’ll find direct you to eat things that … Continue reading
A Guide to Faking-Up Supporting Characters I’ve been applying the concept of fake shemps and shemping, to tabletop roleplaying games for years in a number of ways. As a game master I’m called upon to create supporting characters on the fly. There are a number of techniques I’ve developed to keep the players from noticing … Continue reading
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