The Tale of Erk: or Behind the Scenes on how Gods are Made

Content Warning: this post contains references to fictional religions and gods. In the world of Afion, there are (currently) 36 divine thrones. The beings occupying those thrones make up the Pantheon of the 36, the largest single religious system on the planet. There are other deities and pantheons, not to mention Dragon “Cults”, but theContinue reading “The Tale of Erk: or Behind the Scenes on how Gods are Made”

Brave New Worlds: or, “So you decided to homebrew a setting”

For me, creating my own worlds has always been a big allure of tabletop role-playing games. Even when running a game in an established setting I try and find ways to make it new for my table. Where’s the fun in playing a “X-Men” game when you are just following the plot-lines from issue #75Continue reading “Brave New Worlds: or, “So you decided to homebrew a setting””

Bullying and the Paradox of Tolerance

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”

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”

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”