Over the past few months, I’ve been playing in James Maliszewski’s Dwimmermount campaign on Google+. We’ve tried to meet every other week for two hours, but it has been difficult at times to get everyone together. But it has been very fun – and interesting – to see how everyone plays D&D slightly differently from each… Continue reading Dwimmermount play
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about not playing D&D anymore: My favorite line so far: “Nevertheless, I miss Tucker’s Kobolds.”More here.
I am currently in Des Moines for work, and going back home tomorrow. Instead of taking myself out to the nice-but-pricey restaurant I had been considering, I went to Half-Price Books in West Des Moines to see what they might have. I found THIS: … Continue reading Sometimes you get lucky
So to speak. I mean, so I ran across this essay about elves and Tolkien and sex and stuff. While I know that Gary was not terribly keen about Tolkien elves, ever since the Lord of the Rings hit it big, it’s far too easy to fall into the assumption that elves in D&D are,… Continue reading Elves and their natures
As some of you know, I’m the current chairman of the Tékumel Foundation. The foundation was formally incorporated in 2008, with Prof. Barker’s blessing. When he passed away earlier this year, we became the guardians of the world of Tékumel. It’s not something I take lightly, and as a result, I’ve been devoting more time… Continue reading The Tekumel Foundation…
I particularly liked seeing just how little illumination you sometimes get underground. And the pivoting door was another nice touch.
North Texas RPG Con has been a blast so far. I arrived Thursday evening to find Tavis Allison and Nick Mizer in the hotel bar, and we spent several hours talking about academics and gaming. Friday, I had a chance to run the Jakallan Underworld for two intrepid players, Ian and Duke. Taking two characters… Continue reading Off to Texas – Part Two
Saturday afternoon, I started driving on my cross-country trek to go to North Texas RPG Con. First stop: St. Louis! Chris Davis of Blue Room fame was kind enough to offer me some crash space at his place, since St. Louis was a decent seven hours from Madison, Wisconsin. Arriving late on Saturday, we went… Continue reading Off to Texas – Part One
Downside of this past weekend: I had been unsure if I was going to make it to GaryCon, so I had not registered to run any events. Upside of this past weekend: it didn’t matter. :):):) When I arrived at GaryCon on Thursday, I brought along a whole bunch of material: Empire of the Petal… Continue reading GaryCon IV was a blast!
Over at the RetroRoleplaying Blog, Randall Stukey notes: “Today is the last day of the Leap Month RetroRoleplaying Cancer fund drive. Donations arriving before I get up Monday morning (say 7am CDT on March 19th) will count as donated on the 18th of March.” I encourage everyone who has not donated to think about doing… Continue reading Last Chance to Donate!
