Content Warning: this post contains references to bullying, abuse, gatekeeping, body shaming, and contains strong language. In the tabletop role-playing community there has always been the issue of bullying. I faced it many times while playing. Maybe more than others, because I have always been very vocal. Numerous times I have acted as the “lightningContinue reading “Bullying and the Paradox of Tolerance”
Author Archives: Clark McVey
Change Doesn’t Happen from Within
Content Warning: this post contains references to racism and abuse in the workplace. Things have been not so great with Wizards of the Coast in recent days. There’s a lot occurring in that space that is leading some of the player base to call for a boycott of all WotC properties (D&D and M:tG inContinue reading “Change Doesn’t Happen from Within”
Contracts and You!
In my humdrum day-to-day life, I am an attorney. Full disclosure: “The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.” While this post is not meant as an advertisement, some may consider it to be one. I want to talk about an interesting intersection between my professionContinue reading “Contracts and You!”
Selling Your Game On-Line
Digital media is the current big trend with tabletop role-playing games. What are your options, and what sort of cut is the platform taking? DM’s Guild (DMG), managed by OneBookShelf, has a very opaque and difficult to read breakdown of how much of a cut from the product you have created that you will receiveContinue reading “Selling Your Game On-Line”
D&D: My Very Personal Take on the Game
This post is part analysis/part history/part scathing indictment of Dungeons & Dragons. Despite all of the golden idols I seek to melt down into slag, D&D has been a massively important part of my life. I met my wife at a D&D game. I’ve had some friends for over half of my life that firstContinue reading “D&D: My Very Personal Take on the Game”
Afion
The fantasy world of Afion was developed by myself and a wide array of friends and players over the years. For the last several years, it has been shelved, awaiting a new group to explore what it has to offer. As of this writing, I feel more like the caretaker rather than creator. The historyContinue reading “Afion”
Welcome to the Library
So, I just dumped a few bucks into starting this up. This is effectively a place for me to share my thoughts on whatever random thing pops into my head that I feel like writing about at the time. Take much of this as a stream-of-consciousness type thing. Let me start with an introduction: MyContinue reading “Welcome to the Library”
