Finding Narnia The title refers to the common joke that someone is “so deep in the closet they’re having adventures in Narnia.” Typically referring to being closeted in terms of sexuality, but also applicable for other socially less well accepted […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Forumite Message boards are not quite as bad as Twitter for being full of hate and people just making themselves angry beyond words, but are still a form of social media, and thus bring out the rage in people. Message […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Grognard Rage Like life, the Old School comes at you fast. You start off thinking you’re the new and cool gamer and suddenly, without warning, they change the game and you’re a grumpy old gamer complaining that things were better […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Silent But Dusty I keep buying miniatures. Whenever the new WizKids set is released for Pathfinder or D&D I swoop over to one of my preferred online vendors and grab a few choice monsters that I don’t have in my […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dreams from Salty Prunes This sounds silly, but I’ve literally had this dream. I arrive at an organized play table—typically Pathfinder Society—and nothing I need is in my bag. No dice. No miniature. Not even my character sheet. The whole […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Voiceover It’s frustrated when you’re trying to say something and are muted. It’s worse when you’re trying to say something and your players won’t mute. The way speakers and most VOIP are set-up, when more than one person is talking […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Divided Attention This is a self own. It’s so hard to stay focused while playing the game. It’s hard in-person when you have a device crying out to be glanced at, and it’s even harder when you’re sitting at the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Closing Arguments 3rd and 4th Edition were much more regimented rule sets. The rules explicitly stated what was possible and what was not possible, what conferred a bonus and what did not. The best way to “win” was to know […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All the Feels This past weekend, my “Borderlands” campaign ended. (Named after my homebrew campaign setting and not the videogame or the module). And following that I slowly shelved the PCs’ minis, then tucked away the campaign notebook and setting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
White Glove Treatment I like dice. A bold statement to be sure, because most gamers are ambivalent regarding dice, seeing them as an annoying crutch. Oh, wait, no. Games adore dice. Heck, three other gamers at my table like dice […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sitting Posture I’ve noticed that the longer a game session goes on, the less i’m actually sitting. I start standing to set-up combat and move minis, but soon just remain standing rather that return to my seat. Because I’m just […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dripping the Stream Had you told me even two years ago that I’d be watching people play Dungeons & Dragons online for fun, I would have laughed. Laughed in your lying face. And had you told me that I’d be joining 35,000 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
