So, I wrote a game. Ish. I wrote a one page RPG for the One Page RPG Jam on itch.io. You can find it here if you want it: But I want to take a moment and reflect on the thoughts I have about creating the game. See, I'm really bad at finishing projects. Doing …
Wizards, Giants, and AI… Oh, my!
Wizards of the Coast have done it again. The new Glory of the Giants book for D&D 5e has sparked a little controversy for including AI-generated art. They have since mea culpa'ed the whole thing and claimed that they didn't realize it was AI art when they approved it for the book. But you're telling …
A More Practical Magic
Please chime in if you have thoughts. I'm not even sure there is a question here... maybe... just, feel free to think out loud. I created a home-brew world back in 2000/2001 for running 3rd edition D&D games in. It started as a bit of a gag (place names based on my hometown, etc.) but …
New Trek, Part Three: Picard
I finally finished the two seasons of Picard this weekend. I have thoughts. They might be surprising. I want to take a wander down memory lane first. I'll try to keep it brief. When ST:TNG premiered in 1987, I was a 12 year old who loved the classic series. I... hated... TNG. It was stiff, …
New Trek, Part Two: TLD & SNW
These two are both shorter so I figured I'd put them together. I feel very good about both The Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds but I don't feel like my take here is anything special so it's not as in-depth as my thoughts on Discovery. I'll start with Lower Decks. It's just so much …
New Trek, Part One: Discovery
I wanna talk about new Trek. I've mentioned it before but I want to say more. I'm all caught up on Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds. I've also watched the first season of Picard. There are probably some light spoilers below but I'll try to keep them to a minimum, if that's something …
Frankenstein, Again?
I stumbled across this tidbit just a few minutes ago, shared in a group I’m part of on Facebook. The question, “Is Frankenstein Really Science Fiction?” I’ll get back there. First a quick detour. It is an oddity of my professional and education journey that I have a Master’s degree in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. …
Molly Grue – Again
So, it’s probably impossible for me to explain to strangers why I love Molly Grue so much. And by strangers I mean anyone who doesn’t pay rent inside my head. My first introduction to The Last Unicorn was the animated movie. I’m probably 8 or 9 years old and my encounters with fantasy are mostly …
Atheism and World Creation
Hoo-boy. I'd like to acknowledge two things right off the bat. One, there is going to be some imprecision in terminology in this post because I am not making a philosophical argument about theism or atheism and so I'm not concerned with fine points of atheist vs. agnostic vs. whatever. That has its place but …
My Thoughts on Matrix Resurrections.
So, I really liked the new Matrix movie. I thought Resurrections was well-made and interesting. The first and second act were stronger than the third. And I only say that because the third act felt a bit like a victory lap at times (I'm okay with that, it just wasn't as compelling as the lead …