Elmcat's map of the tabletop RPG blogosphere is an incredible contribution. I am reminded to engage more with other blogs.
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A Grumpy and Pedantic Musing About Careless Semantics In Role-Playing Game Discourse
I get grumpy about lackadaisical lexicography during discussions of the ludic arts.
Gamehole Con 2025 Report
Gamehole Con was a great time and I look forward to coming back again next year.
Nostalgia for the OSR Blogs of Yore
James at Grognardia and John from The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms wrote some nostalgia posts about the OSR blogging scene circa 2010 and a few years after. I share their wistful thoughts about the early days of the OSR blogging scene. During that time, I read blogs, occasionally commented and would use some of the …
Origins 2025 Convention Report
I went to Origins 2025 and had a great time.
Why is Game Mastering Easier Than Storytelling?
Some of the most common, well meaning, and simply wrong advice given to game masters in the last 30 years is "tell a story." Storytelling is hard to do well. Game mastering less difficult and often produces better results if you just let the game do the work.
What is the Essential Experience of Dungeons & Dragons?
I use the word "experience" a lot in my writing. It's one of those words I find useful but troublesome. Like the word "fun", it is vague and full of underlying assumptions. One dictionary definition of experience is "an event or occurrence that leaves an impression on someone." An experience isn't merely an event or …
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