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Boardgaming
Back in 2008, I met some people who brought me back into the world of gaming, which I believe I’ve talked a lot about since then. It started with a return to pen and paper RPGs (which, in all honesty, hadn’t really left, I just only played online), and was quickly followed by boardgaming. I [...]
My other writing
I haven’t had much going on that I’ve felt the need to post here about since my last update, but I’ve been fairly busy doing posts elsewhere or running games for people. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’ve started a new blog Reviews from a Dead Planet, where I will be posting my [...]
Reviews from a Dead Planet
Its been recommended to me that I move my game reviews to a dedicated site, so I’m doing so. I’ll still post them here, but they will be posted on a ‘time delay’, so that the review site is the first stop for game reviews. Here’s the link: Reviews from a Dead Planet
Philosophy is Over and an Exciting Weekend!
I’ve got a very exciting weekend coming up. Before the weekend starts however, I have the final ‘midterm’ for my Philosophy class. I know I was complaining earlier about how philosophy hurts my brain (which it does), but I’m really glad I had the opportunity to take the class. I was able to learn a [...]
The Secrets of the Galaxy
Last weekend I had the opportunity to begin The Secrets of the Galaxy, which is my first face-to-face RPG campaign. I’ve been really excited about it, ever since I was approached with the possibility of running such a game at the beginning of the year (wow, that was nearly 6 months ago!). As I’m comfortable [...]
Pick-up and Campaign
After many months of listening to the podcast Fear the Boot, I finally caved and had Jay over at Happy Harbor Comics order me a copy of the Savage Worlds Explorer’s Edition (There’s a free Test Drive of the rules on the website). I don’t want to get into too much detail right now, but wow. I’m [...]
Cold City: Actual Play
Last month, I gave my First Impressions of Cold City. At the EGA’s Horror Night, I had the pleasure of running it for the first time. I have to say, I really enjoyed myself and I think my players had a good time too. I’ll save my comments for the end of the review of [...]
Various Updates
I’ve got several differing updates today. I’ve added some more wines to my cellar and I’ve added two of my favorite recipes: Chicken Parmesan Herb Baked Chicken and Rice I’ve also included some recommended sides and wine pairings with the recipes. Please let me know how the meal turns out for you if you give [...]
Working on a Project
As I had stated a few days ago in the post ”Thinking about Game Design“, that a friend and I had begun working on our own RPG project. The game concept is based on a series of short stories written by Darren Pleavin. We haven’t named the game yet. The genre of the game is Survival Horror. [...]
My Take on Character Creation
[Cross-posted, originally posted on Canadian Geek] Every game basically starts the same way – you make a character. For me, character creation has always been one of the hardest things to do, mostly because of the various GMs I had played for requiring an extremely large backstory. Since I think of myself as fairly uncreative, [...]
