I wanted to remind myself of jQuery’s syntax so I made a dice roller for Mage: the Ascension (World of Darkness). http://mage.gearsonline.net/dice/ Most people like to roll dice by hand but the calculations needed for classic World of Darkness games make me prefer a script when I can use one. Read more
I got my copy of Original Adventures Reincarnated 2: The Isle of Dread. I’ll try to find time in the weeks ahead to read it through thoroughly (323 pages isn’t easy when you have children and are trying to learn new Web technologies). I noticed in the opening essays that Read more
In the 1990s Anders Sandberg maintained the top Web site for Mage: the Ascension (White Wolf Games). The site went offline years ago but the content was so good people still read it in Web archives. When I interviewed Dr. Sandberg he gave me permission to reprint pieces online from Read more
https://anchor.fm/the-mixed-gm/episodes/Part-1-with-Adam-Simpson-e2e279/a-a5trr0 I had a great time talking with the Mixed GM last night on his podcast. We talked about OSR games and some of the misconceptions people have about them. I may be on his podcast again sometime. I met the Mixed GM at North Texas RPG Con last summer. Read more
Jeffro Johnson said if you like fantasy roleplaying you shouldn’t miss Fight On! Magazine. After his great book on Appendix N I decided to give him the benefit of a doubt and ordered the first 4 issues. Lulu.com carries issues of the magazine both in PDF and print form. What Read more
Today I finished At the Earths Core (1914) and Pellucidar (1915) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. These are the first two books in the Pellucidar series. Edgar Rice Burroughs rarely disappoints. I enjoyed both of these action-packed stories. They tell of David Innes’ two journeys to the hollow interior of planet Earth, a Read more
This summer I had the amazing opportunity to interview a man I admired greatly in my teenage years. Anders Sandberg, a native of Sweden, ran Anders Mage Page during the 1990s. It was the best Web site for fans of Mage: the Ascension, a roleplaying game by White Wolf. I Read more
I just finished the first issue of Megadungeon by Hack & Slash Publishing. I had heard about the little magazine a while ago but it took me some time to get curious. It weighs in at 38 pages and is rather small. The art isn’t top notch but I rather like Read more
My 2nd solo podcast for Mage the Podcast was posted today: I discussed some ideas for using the forces of Paradox in Mage: the Ascension. It’s hard to tell what Mage fans want to hear but hopefully someone will find it helpful. Regarding Mage, I completed an interview with Anders Read more
DMing is Not the Same Thing as Writing Prose Fiction: This Should Not Be Controversial The Cirsova Blog makes an excellent post about how being a game master for a fantasy RPG is not the same as being a fiction author. Different skills and approaches are required. The link above explains Read more