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On the ring since 2026-03-18
Latest activity 2w ago
47 posts
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The role of game rulesets in having a good time.Linked by the ring
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The map as a communication tool between designers, GMs, and players.
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A reading informed review of Orbital Blues.Linked by the ring
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On the role of mechanics in describing games as art.
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Preparing for a Wolves Upon the Coast play-by-post game.Linked by the ring
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On the role of tags and descriptions.
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On reading and interpreting Luke Gearing's big hexcrawl.
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Exploring how we make games designed for humans to play with humans.
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A reading informed review of Kingdoms.
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Reflecting on how the lack of a games press affects how games are funded.
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Looking back on 2025, looking forward to 2026.
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An inaugural post for my new domain.
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A selection of foul concoctions.
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A presentation of many of my media influences.
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Thoughts on why I actually like award shows.
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Musings on the ommissions in rulesets and the fruitful void.
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Musings on treasure in dungeons.
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A reading informed review of Mythic Bastionland.
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Looking back on my Songbirds campaign.
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A reading informed review of Cairn second edition.
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A discussion of the cleric as a social class, and the benefits of being part of the hierarchy.
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A selection of diegetic advancements for Cairn or other fantasty games, as well as a discussion of character abilities in OSR/NSR games.Linked by the ring
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Thoughts on what is required to be a full game, and how systems support games being "good".
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Thoughts on how to replicate roguelike gameplay in tabletop RPGs.
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A discussion on pricing game PDFs.
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A launch post for the beta version of my game, Mistwalker.
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A reading informed review of The Hidden Isle.
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A reading informed review of Swyvers.
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Looking at skills and feats as an alternative to character classes.
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A blackjack based alchemy system.