Is Immersion an Inverse Ratio to Crunch in a Ruleset?
Jon Peterson posted an article on immersion and RPGs in the 70s, and it got me thinking about immersion being facilitated by lighter and easier to understand rulesets. http://playingattheworld.blogspo...
3 Feb 202110min
When is Run as Written Wrong?
Earlier today, I stood out in the snowstorm here in NYC and spoke about the time I killed a party with a randomly rolled blizzard, thus the danger of always running "let the dice fall as they may." To...
2 Feb 202110min
A Rob Kuntz Announcement, a Rant and a Blizzard walked into a Bar (listen to the end for omitted material)
Rob Kuntz has licensed his published and unpublished works to a publisher, I rant on public shaming in FB groups and we have a blizzard here in NYC, and I may adventure out and record in it tomorrow.....
1 Feb 202114min
Dungeons, Dragons & Discourse - Glen and Tenkar are Joined by the Biggus Geekus Podcast
The Biggus Geekus Podcast joins Tenkar & Glen for a discussion on the OSR, Hexcrawls, D&D, Vancian Magic and much, much more.
31 Jan 20212h 18min
Gamer's Health - Denial Sucks a Lot of...
I saw my orthopedist yesterday, and he mentioned that when I first visited 2 years ago, I weighed in at 275 pounds - at least 25 pounds more than I would have guessed or admitted. I used to avoid weig...
30 Jan 202122min
How to Create a Successful Blog, Podcast and/or Livestream
I've been asked for years how to create a successful blog, and then I was asked about creating a successful podcast. Recently I was asked how to create a successful podcast. I cover some of the very b...
29 Jan 202115min
Talking Crit with Bad Mike & Tenkar - Conventions, Dragonlance, The Next Edition of D&D and More
Join Tenkar & Bad Mike as they hex crawl around gaming conventions, the Dragonlance lawsuit, the potential next edition of D&D and more.
28 Jan 20212h 4min
News - GameHole 2021 Update & Black Lung Zine
Gamehole Con had an update about their plans for a potential convention this fall, pandemic willing. Also, there is a Zine, Black Lung, raising money for Rocky Gardner's cancer fight.
27 Jan 202112min
