Give Yourself Something To Talk About
As I mentioned back in May, one of my hobbies is fiddling with constructed fictional languages. All this month, r/conlangs, a subreddit focused on "constructed languages for language geeks," is hosting a language-expansion challenge. Each day during the month of December, the hosts present a new topic, including ideas on...
All Roads Lead You To Roam
Have you ever come across a site which you just know will be useful someday, even if you don't have any clue when or how? Folks, I present . . . itiner-e.org, a digital atlas of all roads in the Roman Empire. Clicking individual segments of road will bring up...
Swim In Peace, Tortellini
Following in the footsteps of a story from October about how a black neon tetra had committed credit card fraud, I share the bittersweet news of another amazing fish . . . The Escapist reports news of the death of Tortellini, a goldfish who had achieved some degree of boss-killing success...
Leslie Fish
Leslie Fish, multiple-award-winning singer, songwriter, author, and gadfly, passed away last week. Leslie and I were friends from conventions decades ago. In more recent years we both traveled less and somewhat fell out of touch, but it was always great when our paths crossed again. When she was talking, I...
More Than 200 Items For Your Holiday Wish List
Industry luminary, former Pyramid contributor, and general all-around cool guy Owen K.C. Stephens reposted something from his BlueSky account a while back that I'm delighted to share. BlueSky user Oregon has shared a thread on 200+ historical artifacts that are particularly interesting for RPG campaigns. The list includes a knife...
In Memory Of Burt Meyer, 1926-2025
The New York Times has reported that Burt Meyer – collaborative developer of Mouse Trap, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, and Lite-Brite (among many other games and toys) – passed away on October 30, at the age of 99. Mr. Meyer was a designer at Marvin Glass and Associates, where...
Turn Your Intel Into Gaming Goodness, With GURPS Gun Stats
GURPS prides itself on its realism for those who want to make that part of their games, and our beloved historical gear books – such as GURPS High-Tech and its spin-offs – have used untold actual weapon info and turned it into logical, consistent armament data for the gaming table....
Holiday Savings From Steve Jackson Games
It's that time of year again – time to start preparing for holiday gifting! Instead of braving long lines and crowded stores, you can shop from the comfort of your couch with seasonal savings from Steve Jackson Games. Dozens of games, dice, books, and other accessories on are sale up...