Category: Geek Culture

  • Welcome, 2017!

    While I don’t believe in blaming a discrete measurement of time for any particular ill, it can’t be denied a lot of unfortunate things happened during 2016. As irrational as it makes me, I’m excited to get 2017 underway. I don’t really make personal resolutions, but I’ve been thinking of my gaming resolutions for the…

  • The Watchlist: Girls’ Game Shelf

    I’m always on the lookout for nerdy things to watch, and one of my favourites are play-through shows. Once upon a time they were few and far between. Now, with how easy it is to record and upload to the Webz, there are a plethora of shows of varying quality from which to choose. This…

  • Extra Life 2016 is Nigh!

    Extra Life is nigh! This Saturday I’ll take part in 24 hours (actually 25 hours, due to Daylight Savings) of gaming, all to support the Stollery Children’s Hospital. With my team mates from Team #Knifeshoes, I’ll be playing a mix of computer games, board games, and RPGs throughout the day. I’ll be live tweeting all…

  • DnDtober the 17th: Dragon

    There is a plethora of dragon lore in D&D. I mean, dragon is in the name of the game, so you have to expect there would be plenty written about them over the years. Rather than try to add to that lore, I’m going to talk about how I’m currently using dragons in my campaigns.…

  • Gone Expoing!

    This is a light week for me, blog-wise. I’m the Team Lead for the Tabletop Games area at the Edmonton Expo, which runs this weekend. I’ve been busy sorting out my volunteers and events, then I’ll be busy setting up the gaming area and preparing for the weekend which starts at 3pm Friday. If you’re…

  • Extra Life is Come Again!

    After supporting a number of children’s charities over the years, I adopted Extra Life as my charity of choice about four years ago. It’s the perfect pairing: supporting a cause I believe in by doing something I love. As someone who was sick a lot when he was a child, I know how much that…

  • RPGaDay August 21

    Funniest misinterpretation of a rule in your group? The first one that comes to mind is from my Monday Knights group, back when we first started. This was in the Before Times, when we were still playing D&D 3.5e. One of the players, let’s call him Ben, had rolled up a ranger. Every time he would…

  • Convention Time, Part Deux!

    A longish while back I wrote a post about going to conventions, with some tips and tricks I use when conning around. Since then I’ve written a few posts on subjects touching on gaming conventions; if you search the convention tag I’m sure they’ll pop up. Since the Grand Daddy of all gaming cons, Gen…

  • Do It In Public!

    Read an RPG Book in Public, that is! Why, what were you…naughty! Promoted tri-annually by The Escapist, Read an RPG Book in Public week is meant to raise the profile of the role-playing hobby and show our love for what is normally a behind-closed-doors activity. You grab a favourite RPG book, find a public area…

  • ENnies Voting is Now Live!

    That’s right, fellow gamers, RPG award season is upon us and 2016 ENnies voting is now live. I don’t have a horse in this race at all, so this post is not an endorsement of any of the nominees. But it is an endorsement of voting for your favourite games. If you’ve really enjoyed a…