New on Desk #21 — Muscle Wizard
Featuring a few thoughts about being a thinking man in the muscle world, or perhaps the other way around.
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New on Desk #20 — Starting a Patreon
Featuring another cunning move in the Quest for Lucre — a new way to give me money.
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Observations on GNS Simulationism
“Simulationism” is one of three creative agenda modes posited by GNS theory. It is generally considered the least understood of the three. Let’s see what we know about it.
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New on Desk #19 — World of Near
Featuring a retrospective on a major fantasy rpg book I published in the late ’00s.
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New on Desk #18 — The Manic Period
Featuring a busy and productive week.
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C2020 Redux: Core Mechanics Pt. II
A follow-up about C2020 Redux, my attempt at revisioning a classic roleplaying game. This article has more core game mechanics required before moving on to more specific topics.
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New on Desk #17 — The Quest for Lucre
Featuring the fundamental question of the culture industry: how to best support a starving artist.
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Point-buy Play and Design
An overview of a popular type of tabletop rpg and what I think of them.
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New on Desk #16 — Game Development Wingman
Featuring my hobby of game development, with a few current projects that I’ve been consulting on.
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New on Desk #15 — Back from the Grail Quest
Featuring continuing reportage of my online rpg campaigns, with the Grail Quest claiming the pride of place.
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