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Blog Posts

  1. The (Subtle?) Brilliance of Mythic Bastionland’s Time

    As an #RPG about heroic and mythical knights, #MythicBastionland necessarily considers time. Both fairy tale logic as well as heeding the admonition for creating a “meaningful campaign.”

  2. Questing for Camelot

    Continuing a lifelong fondness of King Arthur’s court.

  3. First Session of Running Mythic Bastionland for Others

    The start of a new age and a new campaign for a pair of knight tenants.

  4. Questions as Flashback Tech

    In preparation for my #Stonetop #ttprg session, I wrote several questions to walk through a flashback sequence. I felt it was a rewarding experience keeping the story in the present, yet giving access to the past actions.

  5. System Hacks: The Long Defeat

    Part of game culture is re-mixing and accumulating a toolbox of cool tech.

  6. Back to Powered by the Apocalypse

    Reflections and thoughts on running #Stonetop and thus revisiting #PbtA games, having remembered some of the past challenges.

  7. Stonetop Session 1 Preparation

    My thoughts for building up my questions for the first session.

  8. Session Zero of Stonetop

    Preparing for a face to face game of Stonetop, and considering how to approach the game and inevitable note taking.

  9. On Listening to an Entire Album

    Musing on the finite nature of a CD and the false infinity of streaming.

  10. Life and How to Live It

    Exploring my personal multitudes.