Last time I talked about “thinking big,” about painting in broad strokes. What’s the general premise of your universe? Does magic work? Is the galaxy devoid of… Read more “World Building Wednesday #5: Gravais”
Tag: Religion
World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start
When creating a world, be it for a novel, a short story, a tabletop roleplaying game, or some other reason, choosing where to begin can be a… Read more “World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start”
Book Review: The Truth About Lies
By turns fascinating and depressing, Aja Raden’s book explores lies and subterfuge from biological to sociological. Animals survive because they camouflage themselves as other things and humans… Read more “Book Review: The Truth About Lies”
Tabletop RPG: Rapture: The Second Coming
Rapture: The Second Coming is a product of its time. If this came out today, it would be a setting book for a successful ‘generic’ system, like… Read more “Tabletop RPG: Rapture: The Second Coming”
Tabletop RPG Review: A Resection of Time
This is either twice as much as it should be, or half as much. It’s another Cthulhu Now, 1990s-set scenario for Call of Cthulhu that doesn’t feel… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: A Resection of Time”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Tribunals of Hermes: Iberia
If I ever get around to running a game of Ars Magica, my plan is to set the game in Mythic Iberia. I figured, I’d better give… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Tribunals of Hermes: Iberia”
Tabletop RPG Review: Ars Magica Fifth Edition
I’m going to have to try to keep myself somewhat on track for this review, as I could go on and on about this game, spiraling down… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Ars Magica Fifth Edition”
Tabletop RPG Review: Gang Lords of Lankhmar
Another adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar, this time things get a lot more complicated. Intended for first level characters, there’s definitely opportunity for some combat… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Gang Lords of Lankhmar”
Book Review Ancillary Justice
I was working the receiving department at a bookstore when this book came out. I got to see all the new books as they came in, and… Read more “Book Review Ancillary Justice”
Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar
Lankhmar is one of the definitive cities of the Fantasy genre. Created as a backdrop to match leading characters Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser, Fritz Leiber gave… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar”
Matthew J. Constantine 