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How do you revolutionize a game?
Disclaimer: this is a blogpost with more questions than answers. I am writing this blogpost after the up and downs of the unification of the Helldivers 2 community in response to some interesting actions taken by Sony. In a story that is continuing to develop, 3 months after the release of the game Helldivers 2, Continue reading
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The OSR and Me
At my local nerd convention, I had the opportunity to run one of the many games that I prepped for that convention weekend. That game was Mazes, which as a modern Old School Renaissance (OSR) game that has a wonderful mix between modern games and older games. I am not sponsored, but it was a Continue reading
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The Death Throes of Journalism
Journalism is in its death throes with its newest bout of layoffs, where you can read about in many places, but perhaps you can start here. I’m not a journalist, I’m a blogger-writing-goofy-guy, who puts up writing on the Internet. However, that’s not to say that I’m not affected by these layoffs as a reader. Continue reading
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Why am I writing?
I have to make this blogpost. It’s going to be a short one. It’s a reminder. I write to stave the void. Is it to engage an algorithm? No. Regular posting is coincidentally good for algorithmic places and social media, but it’s not necessarily good for a blog. I think? I don’t know. Is it Continue reading
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On Blended Reality
One of my many fears is losing control. I am a recovering perfectionist, which means that for the most part, I like it when my actions can directly influence my success in a situation. Is there a test? I can study and practice until I gain a mastery of the material to pass it. Is Continue reading
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Capturing Life in a Game
I want to capture the feeling of an experience–and that’s the essence of most forms of art. We want to evoke things that we’ve experienced in our lives and transport it like a picture frame…like a portal to that place for others. There’s something about that capturing process in the different mediums of art that Continue reading
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The Theme Park MMO and the Parallels with TTRPG Design
I am a big fan of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) genre of games. I grew up playing RuneScape, and I still play Old School RuneScape today. Because I am still an MMORPG fan, it comes with no surprise that I am a fan of Josh Strife Hayes, who creates videos surrounding Continue reading
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Are TTRPGs Art?
It is apparent that actual play (AP), the format of performance where a group of performers play a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) together, has aspects of theatre within it. People are on screen, or they are gathered behind microphones in a voice-only, radio-play style of show, as they inhabit characters in a fictional world. The Continue reading
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Authenticity In TTRPGs
I’ve been watching a bit of Patrick Bartley recently , who is a saxophonist, composer, and band leader from in the Jazz community. There are jazz concepts that I’m interested in exploring within the tabletop space and I guess like the creative space in general. Just from my base knowledge and inclination of how ideas Continue reading
About Me
An avid storyteller who enjoys all sorts of mediums for storytelling, but primarily games. I have been a Game Master since 2015, text roleplayer since the ambitious age of 8, and a reader since before that. I worry more often about my art than I should.
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