My first roleplaying game was Original Dungeons & Dragons. I started playing D&D sometime in 1975, and I recall buying my first copy of the game at the Little Tin Soldier Shoppe in south Minneapolis, shortly afterwards. At the time, D&D was the only roleplaying game around, and that created an interesting moment in this… Continue reading The Origin of My Viewpoint
James Maliszewski and I have been thinking about doing a podcast about Traveller, with a focus on Classic Traveller and MegaTraveller. We already produce a podcast – the Hall of Blue Illumination – about the world of Tekumel. Since we both have a deep appreciation for Traveller, we thought this might be of interest to… Continue reading Hexadecimal
John M. Ford’s writing will be available again next year. That makes me really happy: Mike was a friend, someone who was happy to talk about almost anything and everything. I knew him for many years, and had expected to know him for many more. Alas, that expectation was cut short by Mike’s death in… Continue reading John M. Ford
The Sandbox of Doom is back. After a two-and-a-half year hiatus, I am bringing my blog back into production. The Sandbox is where I will post my views on various issues in tabletop roleplaying games and gaming in general, as someone who has been playing for a good long time. There are a number of… Continue reading A Fresh Start
