Well by this point we're halfway into September, but my excuse is that I've been writing a lot about Chaosium's recent Cults of RuneQuest releases. So that means now it's time to talk about what else I've been up to during August… …over on my Patreon page! I share a behind the scenes peek at … Continue reading Behind the Scenes #8
Chaosium has released three Cults of RuneQuest volumes out of a prospective ten. Last week (and the week before) we explored the latest volumes' content. Now what? How might players, gamemasters, and creators utilize and engage with the bevy of new myths, cultures, and powers presented in these works? That's what we'll explore today. As … Continue reading Using “Cults of RuneQuest”
Crossing over disorients Tarkalor. It always does; it always will. Sensations rush through his meat and bone like union with a lover, like singing with a father, like chanting with a crowd. His skin is blue, fingernails orange, and his shock of white hair jolts against the wind. This is always Tarkalor, except when it … Continue reading During the Flood
It's kind of crazy that July's already ending—I feel like this month just started! This year is flying by. As usual, I'm going to take some time for a wrapup of what I've been working on this month! Unlike usual, this month's "behind the scenes" isn't a patron-exclusive. Patrons get to read articles a week … Continue reading Behind the Scenes #7
As usual, this week's article is a peek behind the scenes into my process and workflow. Over on Patreon! Monthly updates into the process are a big part of how I try to say thanks to those lovely persons who go above & beyond to help support the reviews, articles, and so on which go … Continue reading Behind the Scenes #6
Independent publisher Akhelas has a new roleplaying game in development using Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine under the Open Roleplaying Creative (ORC) License. Eden Fallen is a science fiction roleplaying game set on a generation ship launched from Earth to begin colonization of planets outside the solar system. Centuries later the vessel—built around and … Continue reading In Development: Eden Fallen
When I first began to write, my reading habits shifted. It was slow, at first, and I did not notice it. Over time I came to read dominantly nonfiction—especially about the ancient world. Although this had long been of interest to me, I discovered that the more I studied, the more detailed my creative work … Continue reading The Golden Bough & Glorantha
If you're a roleplaying game enthusiast and even a little like me, you've probably got a kink shelf. This is the phrase I use in my own head to describe the shelf of RPGs I'll probably never play. Shelves plural, at this point. And you know, I'm okay with that. Would I like to play … Continue reading The Kink Shelf
This week was the end of the month, which means it's time for another behind-the-scenes post! Over on my Patreon page! Sorry, everyone. Wanna read what I've been up to, and what I'm scheming for the future? You should check me out over there. It's super helpful for me keeping the lights on, cat fed, … Continue reading Behind the Scenes #5
The candle's little amber flame at last melted its wax just enough to let the bronze nail's heaviness pull itself free, to fall upon the copper candle-stand. The circular disc—bent upward along the rim, like a cymbal—chimed twice, as the nail bounced on the thin-beaten copper. As the stand trembled, the first clear sound fuzzed … Continue reading The Astrologer
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