Category: Geek Culture

  • RPGaDay 2019, Days 1-4

    August is once again upon us, and that means it is time for RPGaDay! Started by Autocratik way back in the mists of time, RPGaDay is a series of daily creative prompts, meant to inspire folks to talk about TTRPGs. I write blog posts, but folks are encouraged to post on twitter and facebook, record…

  • 2019 ENnies Nominations

    Today is a big day for the 2019 ENnies and for me. The 2019 nominations and Judges Spotlight winners were announced this morning, which means my work as an ENnies judge is 95% complete. If I weren’t going to Gen Con I’d be completely finished. Since I am attending there are the small matters of…

  • Uncaged Anthology

    Good morning! I won’t bury the lead: I edited a few of the adventures featured in Uncaged Anthology, which is available today over at the DM’s Guild! I was lucky enough to see this project come into existence in real time on Twitter. It started as a question posed by Ashley Warren about a series…

  • At The Rat Hole

    Over at The Rat Hole today, I revisit a project I started and stalled on, and have now started again. It’s time to turn my game room into a proper, comfortable game space. If you have a gaming space in your home, you might find some tips and tricks helpful as the series progresses. Tomorrow…

  • January 14 Article at The Rat Hole

    I wrote a thing over The Rat Hole today, talking about a recent tweet by Matthew Mercer and the latest surge of TTRPG gatekeeping. Give it a read and let me know what you think in the comments, here or there. I’ll see you Wednesday for our regularly scheduled posting!

  • Welcome to 2019!

    Bit late to the party, I’ll admit, but welcome to 2019 everyone! This past year was…interesting. Definitely low points, some personal, some societal. On both fronts, though, 2019 seems to offer hope, so I choose to focus on that. You’ll start to notice some small changes around the site in the coming weeks and months.…

  • Recommended Viewing

    YouTube continues to deliver a plethora of tabletop related videos this month. Experience Points finished up the second season of its titular series and teased a third season, then began delivering an excellent new series. Thanks to folks on Twitter I also discovered some new channels and shows in the last few weeks. Let’s take…

  • My Basic Session Planning

    Before we get to today’s post, a little Extra Life update and reminder. I am currently just over a third of the way to my $1000 goal, which is excellent! Thank-you to everyone who has donated or spread the word, your support is going mean the world to sick kids at the Stollery. If you’ve…

  • Stopping to Shop

    One of the best parts of attending Gen Con is the frolic through the vendor’s hall, checking out all the cool new gaming material on offer. While I sadly didn’t get to Gen Con this year, I did manage to find some cool items I thought I should share, so you can grab them for…

  • #RPGaDay Fiver

    Obligatory apology for missing some days. Let’s begin! Name a game that had an impact on you in the last year. I actually acquired a copy of this game very recently. While I was unable to attend Gen Con this year my buddy Dave was there and snagged me a copy of Crossroads Carnival: One…