I watch or listen to interviews of filmmakers, musicians, comedians and anyone else who does creative work of any type. This is one manifestation of my own self doubt. Spending hours consuming these sorts of things is a place for me to hide and not work. I can rationalize and tell myself, "I'm listening to …
Category: musings
The Grumpy Wizard Doesn’t Care About Your Opinion
You can waste your time telling me I'm a jerk, if you want.
What Is “The Game” of Dungeons & Dragons?
Conceptual Model + Mechanical Apparatus + Player Choice + Game Master Adjudication = A Role Playing Game
What Do I Want?
What do I want as a player, game master, and designer?
A Message to 5E DMs: You Only Have One Ass.
Are you going to ride the Story Horse or the Game Horse?
What is Enough?
How many games is more than enough?
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I published a little essay a few weeks ago entitled the D.I.O. Manifesto. Brian at Deathtrap Games asked me about it the other day. I hadn't thought about the post much since I hit "publish." It had been sitting in my drafts folder for a while before I decided to put it up on the …
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