Category: Geek Culture

  • RPGaDay: Catching Up to the Ides

    Yep, definitely a little behind on these. Let’s catch up, shall we? How has a game surprised you? This is tough to narrow down, because I read a lot of games and I’m constantly finding little surprises, good and bad. Star Trek Adventures, for instance, surprised me with how intuitively their game mechanics support the…

  • RPGaDay Catch-up: The Inevitable Sequel

    I offer no excuses for getting behind on these, except that I am on holidays for the first time in a while and I have enjoyed catching up on my reading. If you can block out a day or two where you can just read, with breaks to eat and sleep, I highly recommend it.…

  • Big News and RPGaDay Catch-up

    It’s almost become tradition at this point, I have to make a catch-up post for RPGaDay. Surprising no one. But first, some exciting news! The ENnie Awards were Friday night, and they announced the judges for 2019. I made it! I honestly thought it was a long shot, so thanks to everyone who voted for…

  • What Do You Look For in an RPG? (RPGaDay2018)

    I am endlessly intrigued and fascinated by the variety of roleplaying games currently on the market, as well as all the systems that came before. So on the one hand I don’t really look for anything in an RPG, I just take them as they come and try to embrace what is unique about that…

  • What Do You Love About RPGs? (RPGaDay2018)

    I’m taking part in RPGaDay 2018, so get ready for a plethora of posts all month long! I’ve talked in other posts about the many reasons I love RPGs. I mean, one rarely takes part in a hobby for thirty-nine years unless they really love it (and if you’ve been doing it that long and…

  • April TTRPG Maker Challenge, Day 2: Where ya At?

    Geophysically, I’m in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on the northern prairies. Because I live in Canada I’m also on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/ Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our community. Edmonton is…

  • April TTRPG Maker Challenge

    I’m taking part in the #AprilTTRPGMaker Challenge this month from @kiranansi. While I’ve been blogging about and editing TTRPGs for a few years, I am just easing a toe in the water of writing and designing my own material. This looked like a good opportunity to talk about that process, as well as solidifying some…

  • Read an RPG Book in Public Week

    I’ll have a longer post later in the week, but I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that it’s Read an RPG Book in Public Week, from March 5-9. Time to fly your hobby flag and be seen reading something role-playing related in public, as a way to raise awareness and show your…

  • D&December Catch Up

    Work has been a bear, and a few things came up besides, so I’m a little behind on my D&December posts. So today is a little bit of catch up, with another catch up post tomorrow to get me up to date. Day #5: A Moment of Triumph This might be slightly different than what…

  • D&December Day 4: Favourite Villain

    I feel like I may have answered this yesterday with Strahd as my NPC, but since it would be boring to just write, “See yesterday’s answer” I’ll pick another. Instead of a specific character, I’m going to go with type of villain. And my favourite villain type is the true villain. I can have fun…