Category: Role-playing

  • #ReadIndieRPGs – Catching Up

    I took a few days away to relax and regroup, get my bad brain back in order. But I am back, and here are videos for Days Ten to Twelve to catch me back up. Day Thirteen resumes our normal one-a-day schedule. Day Ten Day Ten is here! As foretold in The Prophecy we are…

  • #ReadIndieRPGs – Day Seven: Session Zero

    Day Seven! We made it through the first week, which means twenty-three more days of Indie goodness to go! Today I read and talk about Session Zero by Meghan Cross, one of the best character story generators I have come across. If you would like to see more excellent games by Meghan Cross please check…

  • #ReadIndieRPGs – Day Five: TTRPG Safety Toolkit

    Welcome to Day Five! Today we deviate a bit and read from an indie TTRPG resource, if not an actual game. But since it helps make your games safer and therefore better, it’s on my list! The TTRPG Safety Toolkit is a resource created by Kienna Shaw  and Lauren Bryant-Monk. The TTRPG Safety Toolkit is…

  • #ReadIndirRPGs – Day Four: Hot off the Press

    Day Four dawns! Grab your books and feed your algebra homework to the dog, we’re going back to high school with Margaret Catter’s Hot off the Press! You can check out more of Margaret Catter’s work on their Itch page (https://margaretcatter.itch.io/) or on Twitter (https://twitter.com/mcatterdev). I particularly enjoy “It’s Dangerous to go Alone, Take This”…

  • #ReadIndieRPGs – Day Three: Succulent Sorcerers

    Welcome to Day Three! I was hoping by this point to be celebrating Spring by reading from Diwata ng Manila’s Succulent Sorcerers, but since it’s -20C here on the Canadian Prairies maybe I’m trying to conjure it instead. You can check out more of Diwata ng Manila’s work on their Itch page or on Twitter.…

  • #ReadIndieRPGs – Day Two: savior

    Welcome to Day Two! Today I read a bit from Kate Bullock’s excellent solo journal game, savior. You can check out more of Kate’s work on her Itch page or on her website. I recommend you do both. Kate is a fierce and compassionate voice in our community.

  • #ReadIndieRPG – Day One: #iHunt

    I was inspired by the #ReadtheDMG videos that went around last week. I wanted to do something similar to celebrate and encourage folx to read and play Indie RPGs. Once a day, all through April, I will record a short video reading a passage or two from RPGs by some of my favourite creators. If…

  • Over at The Rat Hole: Olivia Hill Interview

    I wrote another thing! Olivia Hill was gracious enough to chat with me and answer some questions about #iHunt: The RPG and the state of the industry. I enjoyed talking with her, so check it out and see if you do too. If you missed my review of #iHunt: The RPG you can read that…

  • Over at The Rat Hole: #iHunt: The RPG

    Heya, gang! I wrote a review of Olivia Hill’s and Filamena Young’s #iHunt: The RPG over at The Rat Hole, up today! Please check it out, and then immediately get a copy of the game your own self. Pro Tip: buy it on Itch, Olivia and Filamena get a bigger piece of each sale over…

  • Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020

    Yes, I realize that time is fluid, and that we arbitrarily section it up into manageable chunks in order to make sense of a chaotic universe. I’m actually okay with that, so I want to talk a bit about this past year, and look forward a bit into the next. I have to admit, the…