OKOK so I want to get at least one post out every month and here's my hurried last-minute entry for May (been dealing with a lot lately, but I have a feeling June is gonna be...

This one is gonna be short because I'm once again being emotionally, physically, financially and temporally drained by teeth issues completely out of my control (the horrors...

Looping forests. Creepy basements. Crawl spaces whose darkness can't be pierced by your flashlight. Wouldn't it be great to have a game that preys on your fear of the unknown?...

I won't bury the lede here; Is Marathon good? Yes, absolutely, I legitimately adore this game, got my money's worth and see it in many ways as a triumph of experimental design...

It's 8 p.m. on March 3rd 2026, a little over 24 hours from the conclusion of the Marathon Sever Slam - No not that Marathon, instead its new younger sibling; a live service...

Two weeks ago I celebrated a pretty awesome one year milestone, and this summer I'll be hitting the big 3-0 ~ This all still feels surreal given there was a time it was looking...

Nova over on Playful Void has a lovely little series called "Make Dice Work For You" - It's an excellent primer on dice, maths and using probability curves that I think every...

The Sims is a series of games that despite its obvious "genre" (that of simulation) actually has a lot going on that defies neat categorization. While players have the...

There's this pattern that happens every time I go to a new falafel place: They'll ask me how spicy I'd like the sauce, I'll say "medium spicy" then they'll look at my pasty...

Today Clayton of Explorers Design released an incredible article about an issue that's been living rent free in my brain and I finally have a word for: Dominant Mechanics -...

Twisted views. Dastardly schemes. Impeccable fashion. The kind of character you just love to hate ~ Villains are a central cog in any campaign. Whether they're plotting their...

Sunken plains of mire and rust.Filthy skies and sticking dust.Would that one could be of good cheer,But nay the poison swamp draws near.(Old Elvish Rhyme)PART OF MERRY HEXMAS -...

Today I returned from PAX Unplugged with two systems sticking out in my mind among the priceless revelry, the exciting zine swapping, the enthralling games and the absurdly...

This post, while relatively stand-alone, is the final part of a three part series called "The Glamour" - You can read the first titular part here, and its sequel here.Well...

This post, while relatively stand-alone, is the second part of a three part series called "The Glamour" - You can read the first titular part here, and the finale here.OR...

 This post, while relatively stand-alone, is the first part of a three part series called "The Glamour" - You can read the second part here, and the finale here."There's a...

 On the evening of Wednesday July 23rd 2025, unannounced yet clear as rolling thunder, NSFW games as well as games with queer and LGBTQ+ themes began to disappear. My day job's...

 I was explaining to my friend and local game designer Phandas Trove my goals with making Inheritors' somewhat unwieldy hex crawl more digestible on the player side; The player...

The Bird Warren, aka Prismatic Warren, aka the Warren whose leader board I am seventh on (and climbing perhaps) is running yet another blog wagon - like a fool who's been...

[[This is part of a series of light fiction I've been writing to both practice my prose and flesh out the world of Inheritors]]A faint warmth fills your body. Dimly, feeling...

We're talking about violence, racial killings and rape - Which uhhh, very heavy needless to say. I'm not sure I handled it all with the greatest grace, so if you don't have the...

from godard's alphaville - just LOOK at that stark lightingPreface: I've always believed more art is better. Art is how we communicate. Art is how we reflect. Through art we...

With 65 minutes on the clock, I'm intending to keep up with my "minimum one blog a month" goal - And this time (as ever) getting a little personal ~ Lately I've been a bit...

So those tariffs, huh? Years of folks collectively manifesting US global economic dominance and imperialism to take a hit has finally begun actualizing to the dismay of many...

From Sir Ian McKellen's Excellent Acting AdviseQuite a few people are aware I have somewhat... complicated feelings on theater. Even more so the perception that games that...

 Hey chat ~ I've been a little less active in pretty much all but my local spaces recently. Insurance bullshit, paired with house hunting, paired with mild local drama, paired...

The Darken/Nier series is one of those classic "I frequently forget this is technically fantasy" series, and it's one that's shaped my tastes in characters quite a bit. It's...

OR : A PROLOGUE TO THE GENDER MANIFESTO[*0.5]OR : I'M REALLY GETTING ON MY BULLSHIT THIS TIMENo tabletop post today! Just an analysis of one of my new favorite games that I...

This post is in conversation with two spectacular blog posts discussing boss monsters, number crunching and making truly memorable encounters. (One of them is even up for a...

In the immortal words of pedagogue and deific December chanter Andy Williams, "it's the holiday season" - Which means over on the delightful birdman's Discord folks are...