1984 was the year I invented roleplaying games. Or so I thought. I had yet to encounter the work of my arch-rivals and peers Gygax…
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Adventures in AI: How I Accidentally ‘Vibe Coded’ a Video Game
It’s fair to say that my planned AI-in-healthcare career reboot has taken a bit of an unexpected turn. After resigning from my healthcare management post…
2 CommentsMichael’s Guide to Unplugged Gaming, Coping with Isolation, and the Zombie Apocalypse
Michael was my nephew. He was 15 when he died last year after six years of illness, treatment, and isolation. So when it comes to…
Comments closedSheetpicking: D&D Beyond Versus Roll20’s Charactermancer
How many Players Handbooks does it take to change a lightbulb? To be honest, I couldn’t tell you; I’ve got three 5th edition PHB versions…
Comments closedDungeon Master’s Folly: Campaign Debut (Out of the Abyss)
Returning to Dungeons & Dragons after a quarter-century absence was always going to be a challenge. But I may have underestimated just how much. Mistakes…
Comments closedThe Eighties Called, They Want Their Dungeon Master Back
Over a quarter of a century ago, I was a Dungeon Master. Then life happened; career, mortgage, marriage, kids. The funny-shaped dice gathered dust. Yet…
Comments closedUpon a Rock in a Dark Place
Derrick was about to die. Shrouded in the empty blackness of a vast, subterranean cavern, Derrick Stoneballs – second-storey man and lifelong criminal – clung…
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