Tag: Role-playing

  • Let’s Stat at the Beginning, Part One

    Back in the Before Times (2022) I talked about taking on a little personal project, to approach D&D 5e as if I were doing a developmental edit on a manuscript. Basically, taking the “just house rule it!” advice we’re barraged with on social media whenever a problem with the game is brought up, and going…

  • Dungeon23 and Me

    If you’re hanging around TTRPG twitter, chances are good you’ve seen the hashtag “dungeon23” about, along with its companions “city23”, “setting23”, and so on. Search those hashtags and you’ll find all sorts of settings, locations, monsters, magic items, created by the folks taking part, as well as discussion about the ideas behind the projects. But…

  • Looking Forward

    This past year was a hell of a ride, and almost nothing about it I would have seen coming from where I was in January 2022. I had just cleared 2000 followers on Twitter, there were so many friends I hadn’t met yet, so many projects coming that weren’t even on my radar. And so…

  • Wandering Grateful

    Last night we aired the second part of Ways and Wanderings: The Beginning, the Wanderhome RPG actual play that started planning back in June. I had mixed feeling as I watched it; proud to see the thing we had accomplished on screen and shared with people, but also sad as the project came to a…

  • Solo Saturday Part Two!

    This past Saturday was Solo Saturday the First! By every metric I care about it was a rousing success: folks came by and engaged, I had returning viewers, some of the creators dropped by at various points, money was donated to Extra Life, I got new followers, and I played four excellent games. It was…

  • New Plan!

    Okay, so last Saturday was Extra Life Game Day and my plan to stream Solo TTRPGs went amazing! For the first six hours. Then a migraine showed up and ruined the party for everyone. Obviously this bummed me out for a bit. But I am not one to roll over and give up. So I…

  • Extra Life Game Day Game Plan

    Extra Life Game Day Game Plan

    The 24 hour Game Day for Extra Life is less than a week away, and I can’t wait! After some hurdles I am finally able to live-stream, so this has opened up my plans for the day.

  • Solo Plans for Extra Life

    While my summer plans for Extra Life faltered, my fall plans are going strong! As I laid out in my plan, September and October I am streaming evenings of solo TTRPGs. Some games I have played before, some are new to me, but it’s just going to be me, the game, and chat. I plan…

  • Making a Big Production: Communication

    In my last post I talked about producing my very first actual play series, and drawing on my experience as a professional stage manager to explore where those skills might overlap. Let’s continue exploring that as I talk about communication and transparency. As a stage manager, easily half my job was around communications. During the…

  • Making a Big Production

    I’ve made no secret of my love for TTRPG actual plays. Recorded or live, video or audio, they are my new favourite media to consume. I love watching and listening to them and I am thrilled at the rare moments I get to play and GM for them. For years, though, I’ve had the thought…