One of my greatest experiences as a tabletop role-playing gamer was the six months I spent playing Ars Magica back in the mid 90s. Even though I… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Guardians of the Forest”
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Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale
Years before the rise of the Ku’ototh and the fall of N’Yoktu, when I was still a mere acolyte, spending my days cataloging clay prayer tablets… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale”
Yelemma, The Faded Jewel
Recently, I’ve been working on a new Conquest of the Sphere project for my Patreon page. It’s a serialized story featuring two characters, Mele and Inoke, who… Read more “Yelemma, The Faded Jewel”
Book Review: Underground
A childhood obsession with an old, disused train tunnel that went under his house was the seed of an obsession that would take over Will Hunt as… Read more “Book Review: Underground”
Book Review: Interstellar Empire
John Brunner is another one of those names that has floated around my Science Fiction constellations since I can remember, yet I’ve never read. This book collects… Read more “Book Review: Interstellar Empire”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Compact Trail of Tsathoggua
These two connected Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Keith Herber have a lot of potential, but as is, they’re sort of representative of what’s sometimes wrong with… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Compact Trail of Tsathoggua”
Book Review: Claimed
Over the years, I’ve tried to read some of the books that inspired my favorite writers. H.P. Lovecraft was fairly vocal about what he liked and what… Read more “Book Review: Claimed”
Tabletop RPG Review: Spawn of Azathoth
I read an older edition, because it’s what I own, and because I’m not dropping collector prices for a newer edition. So, perhaps some things I might… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Spawn of Azathoth”
Honeymoon Stop Two: Salzburg, Austria
On day 3 of our stay in Munich, we took a day trip to Salzburg, Austria. As was frequently the case in Europe, it was a fairly… Read more “Honeymoon Stop Two: Salzburg, Austria”
Book Review: The Spirit of Gin
There are countless things you could point to when trying to make the argument that I’m a weird dude. Just one among many is that I didn’t… Read more “Book Review: The Spirit of Gin”
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