“They don’t make them like they used to.” “You can’t live in the past.” Two expressions that seem to contradict each other. Many people would say the first expression sounds like an old person letting nostalgia cloud their judgement. These Read more
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 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 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. 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 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 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’ 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 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 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 Read more