Now Available On Warehouse 23: Hexagram #12
For those who missed the successful Kickstarter in April and lived in sorrow, regret no longer – for now the wonders of Hexagram #12 can be found on Warehouse 23! This latest zine for The Fantasy Trip has 10 new articles: a complete introductory scenario, tables to generate town markets, nobles...
Quip It Good
I've talked before about how I . . . err, I mean, some writer friend envisions the world in gaming terms. Our household watches shows with a similar eye. We recently saw an episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine where the handcuffed hero – being held at gunpoint – hits the captor...
Hacker Deluxe Print-And-Play
Hacker Deluxe is out now as a print-and-play! That's right – with a printer, a few craft supplies, and a little bit of hacking and folding, you can recreate the classic Hacker experience right at your table. Okay, official promo hat off. Irene here. I need to tell you a...
Ogre Miniatures Set 4 Now Available On Warehouse 23
If you missed out on the Ogre Miniatures Set 4 crowdfunding campaign back in January, you're in luck – the fourth and final set of Ogre minis is now available over on Warehouse 23! This set features over 100 unpainted minis, including: Mk I - x2 Mk II - x2...
Sometimes The Lack Of A Story Is A Story
I've been fascinated by the standoff between X (formerly Twitter) and Brazil – mostly because it meant a huge influx of people came onto Bluesky for the first time. The social-media platform has added millions of new users in the past few days, with some activity seeing a 10-fold increase...
How Do The Orbital Mind Control Lasers Fit In?
Here's an article with a truck advertisement that proudly proclaims: "Pizza Hut: Official Sponsor of Dominoes." I'm sure you can guess what's going on, but it still made me do a double take. I'm not saying I see Illuminati games everywhere, but I'm not not saying that, either . ....
Theft Of Fire
At Imaginarium last month, I heard a couple of dozen quick pitches for "You should read this book!" I gave in to just one of them. I read the first chapter immediately, and hated the antagonist so much that I set the book down to finish later. (I didn't want...
8-Bit Music Theory
One of the first musical genres that caught my attention as a kid was soundtracks/film scores. I've always been fascinated by the way composers work with directors to give a movie an overall feel, as well as adding tension or depth to individual scenes. This interest deepened when I was...