Sorry for the lengthy hiatus – we are finally all moved and settled into a new apartment. There is still some unpacking to be done but we are in our new permanent residence. Tonight my gaming group got together for … Continue reading
Today I went to Jank Cast’s April Jank on Demand at the Dice Dojo where I played in Todd’s dark political fantasy hack of Apocalypse World called, “The Sword, the Crown and the Unspeakable Power.” It was a ton of … Continue reading
Apocalypse World has an interesting set of character stats: cool, hard, hot, sharp, and weird. I say they are interesting because they describe characters in different ways from more traditional games. D&D tells you what your character is (strong, tough, … Continue reading
Shadow Boxer – Rune Augustin Rune Augustin was a normal man, a martial arts enthusiast and working class computer programmer, until he stumbled across an ancient amulet while cleaning his father’s attic. The amulet had been passed down through the … Continue reading
I didn’t mean to take a week off from the blog, but as some of the folks on twitter can tell you it’s been a bit of a crazy week. I worked long days Monday through Wednesday, did a walkthrough … Continue reading
Things have been kind of chaotic around here lately. There’s some uncertainty about when/where we will be moving but it’s starting to take shape. Anyway, if things are a bit scarce on the site until June, it’s because I’ve got … Continue reading
I was thinking today about Apocalypse World and what makes it different from older games like D&D and GURPS. Ability Scores Most RPGs have something called ability scores, attributes, stats, or something along those lines. They function as the fundamental … Continue reading
Apocalypse World has been kicking around my brainpan after I finished my review last night. The default setting just isn’t my thing. Weird post-apocalyptic stuff simply doesn’t appeal to me. Since I came to the game through Dungeon World, my … Continue reading
Every once in a while I come across something that is worthwhile even if I find it distasteful. Brazil was one such film; I didn’t like it, certainly didn’t enjoy it, but I recognized what made it a good film … Continue reading
Sorry this took so long to get together. Our current lease is up at the end of the month and we’ve had quite the rollercoaster ride trying to figure out where we’re going to live. Hopefully home stuff will settle … Continue reading
