Generative AI Strikes Again
The folks at Chaosium recently reported on generative AI image descriptions used in one of their publications without their knowledge. It turns out that newer versions of Adobe InDesign will automatically create these and include them when you export a PDF. And you will be shocked to learn, as with...
TFT VTT Or, What I'm Really Stoked About Now
Do you love TFT? But you're too far from your friends to meet around a table? Have we got a deal for you . . . The TFT Virtual Tabletop (TFT VTT unless you can help us come up with a catchy name) is a dedicated tool that lets one...
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Come To The Munchkin 25th Anniversary Party At Gen Con!
We are thrilled to announce the ultimate Munchkin celebration at Gen Con, and tickets are on sale now! The Munchkin 25th Anniversary Party is a special event with tons of puns and fun. It will take place from 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm (but you can start at 7:00 if...
Seven-Part Pact's Wizard Week With Tony Vasinda
We've passed the first week of Seven-Part Pact's crowdfunding, and I am beyond honored that we've already raised more than half a million toward making this fantastical, ornate dream of a TTRPG. I spent four years playtesting this game before bringing it to crowdfunding. This means I've worked with hundreds...
I Like Physical Games
For those who keep up with videogame news, there's been a bit of a kerfuffle in recent weeks about how physical media for gaming consoles is probably on the way out. As an avid video-game collector (and shelf-stuffing devotee of all manner of gaming), this news makes me sad. It's...
The Pegasus Nominees: A Must For The Filk Library
I'm listening right now to The Pegasus Nominees: Songs of Space, Science, and Science Fiction, a compilation by Prometheus Music. The Pegasus Awards are given annually at the Ohio Valley Filk Festival to honor the year's best in filk. (A digression: If you don't know what filksinging is: It's music,...
Clearing The Air
The old atmospheric quality in recent days hasn't been great, what with pollen, allergens, world being on fire, etc. I recently tried a project I first heard about a few years ago (during the height of COVID): a Corsi-Rosenthal Box. The idea is quite simple: Take four large air filters...