Category: Gaming

  • Retooling the Draconic Ampersand

    I have been playing roleplaying games for most of my life. It’s been my passion and my inspiration since I was ten years old, dreaming of dragons and the deeps of space. Unsurprisingly, I have played a LOT of Dungeons & Dragons in that time. It was my first TTRPG, for a while my only…

  • New Plan!

    Okay, so last Saturday was Extra Life Game Day and my plan to stream Solo TTRPGs went amazing! For the first six hours. Then a migraine showed up and ruined the party for everyone. Obviously this bummed me out for a bit. But I am not one to roll over and give up. So I…

  • Extra Life Game Day Game Plan

    Extra Life Game Day Game Plan

    The 24 hour Game Day for Extra Life is less than a week away, and I can’t wait! After some hurdles I am finally able to live-stream, so this has opened up my plans for the day.

  • There’s No “We” in AI

    AI generated art has been the hot button topic in the TTRPG space for the last little while. There are, as so often happens, respected voices in the industry coming out on all sides of the, well, let’s call it a “conversation” to be polite, which it mostly hasn’t been. And that’s understandable, especially as…

  • Solo Plans for Extra Life

    While my summer plans for Extra Life faltered, my fall plans are going strong! As I laid out in my plan, September and October I am streaming evenings of solo TTRPGs. Some games I have played before, some are new to me, but it’s just going to be me, the game, and chat. I plan…

  • Making a Big Production: Communication

    In my last post I talked about producing my very first actual play series, and drawing on my experience as a professional stage manager to explore where those skills might overlap. Let’s continue exploring that as I talk about communication and transparency. As a stage manager, easily half my job was around communications. During the…

  • Making a Big Production

    I’ve made no secret of my love for TTRPG actual plays. Recorded or live, video or audio, they are my new favourite media to consume. I love watching and listening to them and I am thrilled at the rare moments I get to play and GM for them. For years, though, I’ve had the thought…

  • New Year, New Look

    Today is my birthday, which seems like a great time to introduce the new site and new look for Dorklord Canada. If you follow me on Twitter you might have known I worked with Allie at ATG Studios to get a unified look and feel to the DLC brand (I almost put brand in quotations,…

  • Extra Magic for Extra Life

    Donate $10 through my Extra Life page and I’ll make that $10 work forever. Let me explain. (If you want to skip my meandering and hear the plan, scroll down to The Plan, below) I was mulling over copy for my Extra Life tweets and emails and I remembered those tweets that usually go something…

  • TTRPGs Giving Back

    The tabletop gaming community is filled with smart, funny, imaginative people who enjoy sharing stories and laughter with their friends and quite often with complete strangers. I think that last part is one of the things I love most about this hobby. That I can sit at a table of folks I don’t know and…