Being a responsible adult and an ardent gamer can sometimes be difficult things to balance in life. Sometimes there’s not enough time for both. Continue reading “There’s Never Enough Time”
There’s Never Enough Time
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Your Dice Will Betray You – Shattered Glass
Shattered Glass by Christopher Chancy
If you want variety in fiction … here’s a good start: a woman searching for her missing son in a shadowy world, a group of super villains banding together, and brave EMTs working their shifts in a post-zombie outbreak world. These are worlds that Christopher Chancy has created Continue reading “Your Dice Will Betray You – Shattered Glass”
Playing Favorites
When it comes to role-playing games, I think everyone has favorites. Continue reading “Playing Favorites”
Your Dice Will Betray You – Simon’s First Gun
It’s time again for another edition of Your Dice Will Betray You. This time, our lens focuses on a single vampire named Simon in his nightly struggles against the beast within, the violent world around him, and a bad situation made worse. Deep within the unforgiving shadows of the fictional city of Sacho, Simon finds himself caught in a battle without fully understanding what he is or how he became entrenched in the fight. Continue reading “Your Dice Will Betray You – Simon’s First Gun”
Evolution of a Role-Player
In a fantasy world, paths can lead anywhere for an adventurer. The paths I have taken in my own adventures have led me to change. Over the decades I have spent in role-playing games, Continue reading “Evolution of a Role-Player”
The Crackle of Dice
The crackle of dice as they roll across a table-top…
It is a sound like no other, familiar to all who engage in pen-and-paper role-playing games, which combine the turn-based strategy format of mainstream board games with the dramatic elements of improvisational, round robin style, storytelling. Continue reading “The Crackle of Dice”
Hey – It’s Your Turn Again
Player attention – sometimes it can be a bit difficult to maintain at the game table. Players aren’t always in the game 100%. There are unavoidable interruptions – pets or children want attention and sidebar discussions take place. That is okay – real life matters. When a group sits down to play though, there’s the expectation that adventuring and role-playing will take place. Stories are meant to be told, after all. Stay with me on this… Continue reading “Hey – It’s Your Turn Again”
Your Dice Will Betray You – The Flashlight Incident
Sometimes Lady Luck turns her back on you. If you’ve ever played a tabletop RPG that uses a dice-based rule set, then you know how quickly a dice roll can cause events to go to hell for a character or group of characters. This is a dedication to those events and the poor characters who strive to make it through the awful situations that we, as players, subject them to. Maybe it hasn’t happened to you. Maybe it’s happened to someone you know. One thing is certain – eventually, we all discover our dice don’t have our best interests at heart. It’s not a question of if it happens to you, but when it happens to you… Continue reading “Your Dice Will Betray You – The Flashlight Incident”
The Nostalgia of Gaming
It all started with Pool of Radiance. That’s right – the old Advanced Dungeons & Dragons SSI video game from the late 80s. Thanks for letting me play on the computer Dad! I grew up on the Gold Boxes that took place in the Forgotten Realm setting. As far back as I can remember I have enjoyed role-playing games. Continue reading “The Nostalgia of Gaming”
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