At first glance, the world of Mindstrike might seem familiar: “People with amazing powers, eh? Oppressed by overbearing authorities, you say? Sounds like one of… Read More »No Mutants Allowed! Or, a Few Thoughts on Genre
Imagine, if you will, a drumroll. An ironic, self-deprecating drumroll because, well, it’s me we’re talking about here — but at the end of the… Read More »Striking back – with your MIND!
After finishing off Stephen King’s Dark Tower series last year, I was a equal parts annoyed and thrilled when I heard he had yet still… Read More »Words of the Gunslinger
Last week marked the public unveiling of Karthador, the swashbuckling pulp sci-fi roleplaying game I’ve been developing for Reality Blurs (and mentioned a couple times… Read More »Karthador Unveiled
I like playing God. Specifically, the parts where God says, “Let there be a planet stuffed with people and plants and animals and giant stompy… Read More »Five Classic World-Building Mistakes
I didn’t get Pinterest. I mean, I got it. I understood what it is: a site for people to post (“pin”) images they find on… Read More »Relevant to my Pinterests
You’ve got stories. You’ve got games. And in that sweet spot where the two overlap is where you’ll find me playing with model spaceships and… Read More »Keeping it Clean
We hadn’t intended to watch The Dark Crystal. We’d been looking for The Neverending Story, or possibly something with monkeys, to watch for an impromptu… Read More »Through a Crystal Darkly
How can something be utterly fascinating and yet boring? When there’s no drama, no suspense; when there’s no conflict. I’ve seen my share of nature… Read More »World of Conflict
It occurred to me this week, between juggling three projects and defending my home against a particularly aggressive woodpecker (Seriously! The beast put a 3″… Read More »A World of Adventure
