…in both hands

Despite having to use the implied handist term set down by our commonly handed overlords, I am pleased to have been born with a reasonable degree of ambidexterity. I suspect it is because of this that I have often found the rules in virtually all the RPGs I have ever played which concern this relatively … Continue reading

Running Westerns

Despite the deep shadows cast by the placement of gothic buttresses in my very soul, I love the sun-baked elegance of classic westerns, and the dust-caked brutality of revival westerns.  Like many, I feel that the west is a rich source of material for long-term roleplay, and like some, I see no real need to stray far from real history … Continue reading

Unusual Suspects

Next stop: Grave Wisdom~

Rick sold the Cafe and the real adventure began. Sometimes, a person just has to stay up late, turn out the lights, and wrap themselves in the flickering light show of accidental greatness. Rick (often): I stick my neck out for nobody. With stacks of games about me, my dog asleep at my side on … Continue reading

Corruption: the other white meat

Black wings over sunset

Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whiles, like a puff’d and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, And recks not his own rede. -Hamlet Stirred, not shaken Temptation to the point of corruption is not something which I consider to be easy … Continue reading

Present and Accounted for~

A dear friend, now departed, always used to swear by choosing your players very, very carefully. This morning, as I read this post at Geek Related and again a little while later as it was followed up with this post, I could not help but be reminded of those words. The entries today by mxyzplk … Continue reading

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