Corvusburg, the Second Batch
Our first pair of plucky heroes have met their end, eaten by a large pack of worgs somewhere along the road east of Corvusburg. The don’t call it the Wolflands for nothing. Fortunately, and the elites don’t want you to know this, but first level adventurers are free. You...
The Corvusburg Chronicles, Part the First
I’ll have to add a new category for this one. Over on the channel we’re having a grand old time running through a solo campaign of AD&D. One clever viewer has asked for an upload what we’ve learned so far, the better to follow along at home. With that...
On Lahaina
The one thing we can all agree on in the aftermath of the Lahaina Fire is that the events prove that my pre-conceived political and economic notions are one-hundred percent correct: Vegans suck. They cause the fire by pressuring big corporations and legislatures (but I repeat myself) to enact...
A Love of History
This map has been making the rounds on social media. The white dots represent the locations of battles fought during the last 4,500 years of recorded history. Before we get into a deeper analysis, look at this: The map doesn’t really show the locations of all the earth’s battles....
Broman Crusade: Open Sourced
Since life…uh, found a way…I’m on the gaming injured reserve list. But we’re approaching the thrilling conclusion to the Broman Crusade into the lands of the Vampire Lord, and we all want to know what happens next. Rather than wait for your ‘umble ‘ost to get his act together,...
Playing Injured
For those who don’t know, I recently suffered a pretty severe blow to my left eye. My vision is pretty well shot, and depth perception is a thing of the past. Which means no more painting little warriors until we get that fixed. The eye is not a total...
Don’t be a Rule Zero, be a Rule Hero
This probably looked pretty weird on the day it happened. Let me explain. The tabletop RPG hobby has ossified. The conventions have been established, and everyone that follows those conventions can only innovate around the margins. Or worse, they engage in a complete deconstruction without the re-construction necessary to...
Into Uncharted Gaming Waters
A lot of tabletop gamers totally spaz out when you tell them there is a better way to olay the game they’ve been playing for 40 years. Even guys with ten feet of shelf space dedicated to gaming advice or coil and a horror when they’re giving gaming advice. ...
Hello, Gym
Finally got things re-ordered in life to commit to the fit. A lot of my contemporaries have been losing weight, adding muscle, and generally vocal about their gainz and how they get them. You could say they bullied me into it, though that might be a half truth. For decades...
That’s The Joke?
It’s official. This book is tedious. For those who don’t know, the Harry Flashman series of novels follows a member of the British light dragoons/hussars through various Napoleonic era adventures. Harry is the villain of the piece and…that’s the joke? In the first few chapters he plows his father’s...