IS ALL D&D HORROR?
Yes, yes it is As a seven-year-old in 1980, I had a front row seat (literally, as a sneaker-in of theaters) to the explosive evolution of...
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Oct 25, 20225 min read
Splatter Up
Even among thousands, you can die alone In a crowd, a big crowd, there is terror. The 21st century has taught us to fear such things. We...
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Oct 23, 20225 min read
Gloria
This October, be careful what movies you watch... Death horror was lost on her. Gore was meaningless, suspense predictable, ghosts...
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Oct 4, 20222 min read
MacGuffin Encounters: Do 'Em!
Furious battles, perilous environments, and ribald exchanges with NPCs are the meat and potatoes of most games. As GMs, we spend each...
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Sep 24, 20223 min read
Diverse Challenges
In my most recent release, Aethrjammr, I briefly mention that even in space-fantasy ship combat, 'challenge diversity' is essential to a...
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Sep 12, 20222 min read
I'm not from The Renaissance
As RPG hobbyists, we all share a love of adventure. As fans of fantasy, we dream of a quieter time, when wide open wilderness and...
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Aug 27, 20223 min read
The Challenge Curve: It's Time for Inversion
The concept of danger, challenge, and difficulty in TTRPGs has gotten it dead wrong for the last 40 some years. Sorry, legions of...
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