An Example of Yes
A couple days ago, I wrote about The Fun Is In Yes! Today, I’ll give an example that shows how invisible this can be to players. In my face to face campaign with my sons and the girlfriend of my oldest...
View ArticleThe Conquereor – 1956
The medievalist.net has an article calling The Conqueror, starring John Wayne as the worst movie ever made. It depends on what qualities you are judging this movie. John Wayne as Timojin, AKA Genghis...
View ArticleAnt Man
I saw Ant Man yesterday. It is a good movie and I really enjoyed it. After it was over I reflected on a couple of points in the movie. The second one made mention of something from the first, but the...
View ArticleSages And Their Arguments
Earlier this week, some researchers claim to have identified Phillip of Macedon’s bones, that is, the father of Alexander the Great. There is some pretty impressive results, but there seems to be a war...
View ArticleTypes Of Jewelry Table
A year or so ago, I did some research into types of jewelry, so I could have something besides simply rings, necklaces, and bracelets. I had been meaning to make a table out of it, and finally did it...
View ArticleGeneral Tables
Why do we get the ideas that we do? The other day, it came to me. I wondered, why don’t we have a collection of generic tables for the most common attributes of persons, places, and things? With the...
View ArticleNear Misses – Thieves
I had an idea for thieves picking pockets from an experience prior to my last game at UCON. The idea coalesced as I was in that dreamy, glad to be sleeping state before I woke up this morning. (I’m off...
View ArticleTranslated Wrong
Today, over at OSR Today, for Table Tuesday, they had a table about being translated into another existence. When I read the title, I was expecting something about language translation. It got me to...
View ArticleGary Con Panel – Goodman Games – How To Write Adventure Modules The Don’t Suck
I have played a few DCC funnels at conventions and a few modules at the gaming table. I’ve even been a player in a play test of a module. I can’t mention that, but if my name shows up in the...
View ArticleShip Names
During the AD&D games I ran at the last Marmalade Dog I needed a good ship name, and didn’t have a good one, so I asked the players, and got a great one, the Storm Witch. I then decided that I...
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