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TSR – New Doesn’t Mean Better, or Good

By now you have likely heard about Ernie Gygax and others raising TSR from the dead. I have some thoughts on this, and if you think you know what they are based on my white skin and long beard, well, brace for disappointment. When all I had were the bare details, that TSR was coming…

June 24, 2021
The Rat Hole for May 3 and Announcements

Well, it’s May. Hard to believe the year is a third gone, but what even is time these days? At the very least I plan to be better of posting here when I write over at The Rat Hole, so you don’t have to go hunting if you want to read my stuff. This month…

May 3, 2021
The Rat Hole for April 5

We’re into April and so it’s time for another RPG Blog Carnival! You can find details and my first post over at The Rat Hole today. Stay tuned through the rest of the month, both there and her, for more magic item goodness! And keep your eyes here for some exciting Extra Life 2021 announcements!…

April 5, 2021
At The Rat Hole

Over at The Rat Hole today I talk about three TTRPGs you should look at this month. Each scratches a very particular itch and have helped me think differently about how I engage with games. Check out the article here and follow the links to play the games!

March 15, 2021
#iHunt: Under the Influence

Last year I got a chance to play in an actual play campaign for the first time, and it was amazing! Since then I have been working to get the tech and skills in place to host and run some streamed games for charity this year. While hosting has to wait on some needed tech…

February 2, 2021
Wrapping Up 2020

Okay, here we go, wrapping up 2020! “But Brent, it’s almost the end of January 2021, aren’t you a bit late?” Look, imaginary naysayer, 2020 was a thousand years long, I think I have a bit of leeway. I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that 2020 did not go the way any…

January 27, 2021
Indie Games December

A thousand years ago, back in April, I recorded a month of videos talking about indie RPGs under the hashtag #ReadIndieRPGs. I did this in response to another hashtag going around, #ReadtheDMG, in which folx were recording quick videos reading a paragraph from the D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. At a time when people were going…

November 27, 2020
Working my Way to Odinson

Big old Content Warning at the top for body talk around fitness and being overweight. If that sort of thing isn’t for you, I hope you’ll scroll and find some of my other articles to enjoy. If you do read on, it is also important to note that I am writing about me, and me…

November 25, 2020
Mondays are for The Rat Hole

Check out my post over at The Rat Hole! It’s time to get that Christmas cheer flowing so I’ve got three games to bring that to your table. Stay tuned in this space, I have some December Extra Life gaming to announce, and YOU could be part of it.

November 23, 2020
My WotC Attitude

Back in July, roughly a thousand years ago, I wrote what I had planned to be my last editorial ever on Wizards of the Coast. I had decided, for what I thought were good reasons at the time, to not write about WotC anymore on any of my platforms, for any reason. And while I…

November 18, 2020