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Some of a Game
A while ago, I picked up a copy of the AD&D 2e book “Player’s Option: Skills and Powers” and it set off some kind of explosion in my brain in terms of designing...
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Gods, Pt. 2
Last week, I posted some gods I had written years ago — I think for a 4e game that was never going to happen. I was really inspired by dungeon doll’s Dungeon Gods and Dungeon...
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Starting Spellbooks
Inspired by this post by Mazirian’s Garden, I wanted to write up some spellbooks. I found that post through this one from the excellent I Cast Light! on making 1st level magic...
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Universus, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Difficulty Check
In my last “review” of Universus, I said the following: “I think this game far outpaces the Pokémon TCG in terms of having levers to pull on, and I know I barely scratched the surface...
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Curses In RPGs
A review of an Adventure Gaming article from 1982.
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Action Comics #1... Review?
The first appearance of beloved pop culture icon... Chuck Dawson
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Not A Demon
Guardian spirits in a world that fears them
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Remember Frankie?
Ready to write some Tom Waits-style lyrics?
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A game for Star Wars fans who are tired of waiting for something good to happen.
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I Have The High Ground
A game that made me reanalyze several Star Wars scenes in painstaking detail.
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Anamnesis
A dreamlike game of self discovery and recollection.
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What Is It That Lies Beyond The Immenseness of the Dark?
A storytelling party game about creating a mysterious creature in your real life dark surroundings.
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#ZiMo 2023 Roundup
Some ZiMo projects I'm looking forward to!
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