I received Rocketbook Beacons from my wife as a birthday gift this year. I hadn't used them very much until my game group moved our games to Skype a few months back. Recently I've been using them more and more. It's a great tool and I'll show you a bit of how I'm using them. …
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Comic Recommendation: Monstress
Monstress by Sana Takeda and Majorie Liu Monstress is a triumph. I don't buy a lot of comic books. Only so much money and so much time, you know. I have a standing order with my local comic shop to hold this one for me, every issue. Image has, over the years, kept me buying comics …
Blog Recommendation: Ten Foot Pole
Ostensibly, adventure modules are content for game masters to run games at their tables. In reality, most adventure modules are read and never actually played by the game masters who buy them. Partly, in my opinion, is because they are written to be sold and playing them out is a bonus. Just so long as …
What I Learned from The Secrets of Blackmoor: Part 1
The new documentary about the invention of fantasy role-playing is out on VOD on Vimeo. I was a Kickstarter supporter and I am very pleased by the final cut of the film. My comments on it are going to focus on what I learned from the film more than what my thoughts about how it …
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A Great Example
I've written recently about what I look for before I will support a crowdfunding campaign. Just a few days ago, a campaign that checks off all the boxes hit Kickstarter and I want to share it with you. It funded the first day it was live and has hit 10X its goal within 3 days. …
Reaver
The continent of Madaras once promised a new start for settlers, but 200 years after its discovery, the war rages on. Deep within this savage and untamed land, a darkness builds at that must be stopped at all costs. In July, Image Comics released an interesting new dark fantasy series called Reaver. The first two issues have …
Bone, Stone & Obsidian Podcast
I've been listening to some of the interviews on the Bone, Stone & Obsidian podcast about the Dark Sun setting. The most interesting of those has been the interview with Troy Denning. He was one of the designers who built the original setting and wrote the Prism Pentad novels shaped the setting to a great degree. What …
