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On the ring since 2026-03-19
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At work right now, I'm putting the polish and juice into our current project (a video game for kids), and it got me thinking about juice in tabletop games. If you're unfamiliar...
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I've been sharing in various Discords my journey of running RPGs at my LGS, stuff like Mothership, Mausritter, etc. Ultimately, it led to my LGS stocking things like OSE and...Linked by the ring
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While Realis was crowdfunding on Kickstarter, I took the opportunity to download the ashcan from itch and run a one-shot. I made some awful assumptions on the system including...
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Forlorn Encystment posed an excellent question on Discord. Would you rather do 1 or 2? My knee jerk response was to choose 1, but as I thought about it more, I found it varied...Linked by the ring
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This post has been mulling around in my brain for some months now. When Into the Oddish was Heistfunding, I came across an article that made me stop and pause. I can't remember...
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This was my third year at GenCon, but my first time running games. I was super anxious about it to the point of neglecting my prep until the last minute, though I think/hope my...Linked by the ring
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The Stat Sheet The Label The Details Date Played April 7, 2026 Adventure Wizard's Sojourn System Peasantry GM Zakary (Creator) Player Count 4 My Role Player (Dinkus, Hangman)...
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I've found joy in retro gaming these last couple weeks, playing a lot of Skies of Arcadia. It was one of the first games I played for hours on end on my Dreamcast back in the...Linked by the ring
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The Stat Sheet The Label The Details Date Played December 21, 2025 Adventure Naughty List System Orbital Blues GM Kati Player Count 3 My Role Referee Number of Sessions 1 With...
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This post has been written as part of the Map Blogwagon. The game Blue Prince celebrated its one-year anniversary this month, and I found myself back inside the ever-changing...