It has been a solid 32 years today since I made my first full-blown regrettable choice. I like to keep track of these things, but I'm not terribly good at tracking my progress in the wake of a self-imposed train wreck. But 32 years on down the road I'd say I am making some progress … Continue reading Happy Regrettable Choices Day!
Real Life Background
It doesn’t have to be an act of overt evil… Sometimes stupid does the job just fine
Any Game Master will have at least one player that they can refer to as being so incredibly clueless that the game they were in seemed to hinge on what goofy thing that one player did during any given session. For years that player for me was my buddy Dave. Dave got himself and everyone … Continue reading It doesn’t have to be an act of overt evil… Sometimes stupid does the job just fine
New and Improved with Hyperlinks!
After having cranked out pages upon pages of nonsense here it finally dawns on me that I can insert hyperlinks to help people navigate around in this blog to quicken their ability to lose interest and resume Googling funny cat pictures. With that in mind there are some changes tucked away in the deep recesses … Continue reading New and Improved with Hyperlinks!
First Level Mage vs. Gelugon
There are probably not a lot of Dungeons & Dragons players that are familiar with the Gelugon, one of the fearsome denizens of the Outer Planes and inhabitants of the eighth level of Baator, a frozen hellscape called Caina. They are second in power to the mighty Pit Fiends that rule Baator and as such … Continue reading First Level Mage vs. Gelugon
Two Years Old and not a Day Wiser
Today marks the second anniversary of the launch of this blog. Hard to believe it has only been two years. The first story published here, "An Orc for All Seasons", was a story that I had begun multiple times over the years before giving up. It took a lovely muse to encourage me to go … Continue reading Two Years Old and not a Day Wiser
Handful of Players, Multiple Characters
Any game that needs bigger groups of players than they have runs the risk of fizzling out or scaling down in order to keep moving forward. Game Masters will still have to adjust a story to keep from obliterating the players that show up because the confounded mage keeps skipping sessions to go boogie boarding, … Continue reading Handful of Players, Multiple Characters
“The kid is a girl, the boozy guy is a girl, the villain is a girl, everyone in this thing is a damn girl”
In the Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of "Final Sacrifice" Mike Nelson and Crow T. Robot take off on a tangent during the film's closing credits. Mike is fully engaged in the persona of a powerful television producer while Crow struggles to pitch the idea of a television series based on "Final Sacrifice." Naturally Mike … Continue reading “The kid is a girl, the boozy guy is a girl, the villain is a girl, everyone in this thing is a damn girl”
“What Were You Really Doing?”
After a restless night of trying to sleep (I sprained a neck muscle a few weeks back and it has resulted in chaos all down my left arm and shoulder) I awoke fairly early this morning and noticed that WordPress had dutifully sent me an alert noting that my latest post had published. This is … Continue reading “What Were You Really Doing?”
In Praise of Mother
Mother's Day has rolled around once again here in the United States, and at the time of this writing hordes of children are either bringing their mommies breakfast in bed or, if they are all grown up, clogging every brunch location within a 50 mile radius to celebrate the innumerable pains suffered by family matriarchs … Continue reading In Praise of Mother
Almost Time for a New Book!
The conclusion of "Fight, Swear, Loathe" is only two weeks away now. I have gotten a fair amount of positive feedback from this story (granted only from one person, but still it was positive) and I am optimistic that the next one will also be received (again, probably only by the same one person that … Continue reading Almost Time for a New Book!
Slothjemian Tales 
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