Erseta Campaign #11
We had a much more focused session this evening, due in large part to two new players (one the wife of one of our regulars, the other an old friend of two others, so nobody was a new newt dropped Read More
The Specious Model Railroading Analogy
Recently, Ryan Dancy was quoted in an article in The Escapist where he repeated the canard that the tabletop RPG industry is “becoming a dead hobby”, because it’s falling into the same pattern as the model railroading industry: “Kids stopped Read More
More Medieval Erudition: The Lament of Sudden Wealth
Life and customs were hard in Lombardy [at the beginning of the 13th century]. Men wore cloaks of leather without any adornments, or clothes of rough wool with no lining. With a few pence, people felt rich. Men longed to Read More
Convention Plans for 2012
Unfortunately, my convention plans for the upcoming year are going to be much as they were for 2011, despite my hopes to get westward this year. I’ll be sticking close to home, and only attending the local conventions. Fortunately, Dreamation Read More
Mysteries in a Magical Universe
The Classical and Medieval worlds were rife with mysteries that were supposedly solved through complex theological, philosophical, and other means. We, in our modern scientific world, see these solutions as quaint superstitions at best; the setting of the sun is Read More
Happy New Year!
Here’s wishing a happy and prosperous new year to all!
