Different people see the world differently. I grew up around blue collar tradesmen. Most of my family have skilled trades, farm, or work in factories. Something I learned from that experience is that a plumber looks at a toilet differently than you do. A friend's dad was a linesman for the electric company. We'd be …
Virtues of Great Game Masters: Discipline
I struggle with this one but I think it's important none the less. A great game master needs to have a disciplined approach to preparing for a game, effective note-taking, understanding and applying rules, adjudication where the rules don't cover and all the rest. By remaining disciplined, the game master will consistently and reliably produce …
RPG’s are Fractals
noun noun: fractal; plural noun: fractals 1. a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth, …
Solo and It Doesn’t Belong To You
Last night, I watched Solo: A Star Wars Story on Netflix. After the horrid mess of a film that was Last Jedi. I wasn't going to go see Solo in the theater. It turns out that Solo was a good film. Ron Howard was called in because the suits didn't like what was going on with the original …
Don’t Just Cut
Most of my game prep I do by hand with a pen and paper. I do sometimes write campaign histories or adventure location back stories with the computer. When I go back to revise my work, I cut a lot. Anything that I think doesn't fit gets cut and pasted into what I call my "orphan" …
A Prediction About the Game Industry
Game companies are going to stop using Chinese manufacturers over the next five years. Here's why. Chinese manufacturers are unreliable. I supported a Kickstarter around this time last year. Everything for the game but manufacturing was done when the Kickstarter started. The designer was an old pro. The company had a record of on-time fulfillment …
What Am I Running?
1st Edition Advanced Original Basic Dungeons and Dragons for Experts in Swords Without Masters
Grumpy Wizard 
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