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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
I was given the keys to the podcast over at Mage The Podcast: https://magethepodcast.com/post/175074139177/themes-in-mage This was my first time doing a solo podcast for Mage The Podcast. I discussed themes for Mage: the Ascension with examples of how to use them at the game table. I’m hoping people like the Read more
I drove home (reluctantly) from North Texas RPG Con yesterday. It was a weekend of fun, industry insights and good fellowship. If you like roleplaying games and you weren’t there you really missed something. Bill Webb, CEO of Frog God Games, ran a game Friday night called Tower of Mythrus Read more
I’ve been reading my copy of Goodman Games’ Original Adventures Reincarnated #1: Into the Borderlands. At 384 pages this is no lightweight. It republishes the first 2 adventures written almost 40 years ago for Basic Dungeons & Dragons: B1 In Search of the Unknown and B2 The Keep on the Read more
I’ve been reading through my copy of Goodman Games’ Into The Borderlands and I was genuinely surprised by Mike Mearls’ introduction on page five. Mike Mearls has made a name for himself with numerous tantrums on Twitter and isn’t exactly a hero among the OSR community (I play D&D without Read more
This week I finished The Dungeon Alphabet by Michael Curtis. The 4th printing of this book was released not long ago. This book is a system-free book of ideas for people running players through dungeons in OSR fantasy roleplaying games. It’s a marvelous book and I recommend it to game Read more
Mark Hope (of Darker Days Radio) and I spoke today on Mage: The Podcast about our top 5 supplements for Mage: the Ascension. It was a great conversation and I’m hoping it will be helpful to new Mage fans out there. https://zcast.co/player/7gzP15GQXn