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I’m a Capricon Guest of Honor!

June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 Victor Raymond

http://www.capricon.org I am very happy to announce that I will be the Fan Guest of Honor at Capricon 44. My fellow guests are fantastic, and I am very lucky to be in their company! With that in mind, what are some provocative – yet important! – topics relevant to science fiction fandom and conventions? Serious… Continue reading I’m a Capricon Guest of Honor!

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The Egg of the World

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 Victor Raymond

The Egg of the World is my guide to gaming in the World of Tékumel. I have been working on it since 2011, but only in earnest since October 2021. It started as a thread of discussion on the ODD74 Discussion Board, “You, too, CAN run Empire of the Petal Throne” back in August 2011,… Continue reading The Egg of the World

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A Fresh Start

April 4, 2018April 2, 2018 Victor Raymond

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

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Picking Up Where I Left Off

November 4, 2015June 18, 2017 Victor Raymond1 Comment

It’s been a bit since I have posted to The Sandbox of Doom.  In the intervening time, a lot of things have changed, most of them good. I have been gaming on Tuesday nights as part of Madison Traditional Gaming.  MTG – as we sometimes refer to it – now has about 45-50 people every… Continue reading Picking Up Where I Left Off

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November 17, 2008 Victor Raymond3 Comments

The original title for this blog was to have been Musings of a Coelacanth – but then I realized that not everyone would know what a coelacanth actually was. In addition, while it is true that I’ve been gaming for a very long time, there are certainly others out there who have been gaming longer… Continue reading

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