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Bodies. Bodies up and down the road. Naked. Nailed up. The girl clasped her baby to her chest. Too young to have been witness to death. Too young, just as well, to have been...
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I’ve used a bracket system for combat opponents in my home campaign for a while now. It’s been useful to pull stats and moves out of my butt without having to design monsters...Linked by the ring
Last Week
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I don’t know who the target audience is for this. As much as I do preach the virtues of the play culture surrounding D&D Fifth Edition, it’s with no thanks to the actual...Linked by the ring
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Gee, it sure is boring around here— DISCLAIMER The author wrote this article out of her interest in this hobby, and also to synthesize this with her other interests in...Linked by the ring
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Been having a stressful time lately. These are things I’ve read or seen lately and have had thoughts about (if short). Just need to exorcise. Primetime (2026) by Lance...
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There have been a lot of really thoughtful takes on magic lately, centering on significant ritualistic interactions (or even/especially transactions) with powerful beings—and I...
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We love to chase the idea of tabletop Pokémon, or Tablemon if you will. It’s like Pokémon but with your imagination. Who doesn’t want to escape the pixely grid of the video...
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I think I was halfway through a five-hour drive when my mind, keeping itself awake, took a strange train of thought. I’ve joked over the years (maybe not on this blog, but…)...
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I’ve been talking with my friends and partner about this sort of thing. Often I’m not even the one to bring it up. There’s a preponderance of hustlers lately and it sucks...
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From the hip. I’ve noticed for a few months that I’ve distanced myself from the label “socialist” and have even started using it to refer to some political position besides my...