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The Nazgûl and the Horror of Lost Identity
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The Nazgûl and the Horror of Lost Identity

July 24, 2026 Mark
The Ring as Anti-Sacrament
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The Ring as Anti-Sacrament

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Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition
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Throwback Review: The One Ring, First Edition

July 20, 2026 Mark
Tolkien and the Power of Small Places in RPGs
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Tolkien and the Power of Small Places in RPGs

July 17, 2026 Mark
The Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Philosophy of History
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The Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Philosophy of History

July 15, 2026 Mark
Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available
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Highmoon Press’s Ioun Star Quickstart now available

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Humblewood in the Mist Announced
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Humblewood in the Mist Announced

June 16, 2026 Mark
Paizo Announces Layoffs and Organized Play Changes Following Financial Struggles
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Paizo Announces Layoffs and Organized Play Changes Following Financial Struggles

June 9, 2026 Mark
Remembering John Blanche, the Artist Who Taught Me What Warhammer Looked Like
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Remembering John Blanche, the Artist Who Taught Me What Warhammer Looked Like

June 3, 2026 Mark

In Memory of Randall Walker

Randall Walker was my friend, but that’s to be expected. He was everyone’s friend; Everyone he met and touched as

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When Your Players Won’t Fight

You’ll recall I ran a couple of sessions of Torchbearer in February. In our first session, the players refused to head

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Board Game Review: Bottom of the Ninth

“Batter Up!” I’ve found my new favorite filler game, and its name is Bottom of the Ninth. Bottom of the

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Star Wars: Isolation’s Price Sessions 1 & 2

A couple of weeks back, my new Star Wars campaign kicked off. During character creation the week before, we ended

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Torchbearer Session 1: The Dread Crypt of Skogenby

Our very first session of Torchbearer went swimmingly. Characters created included a human warrior, human magician and human cleric. The

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Risus Hogwarts

I love Risus. It’s a fantastic game to pick up and play on the fly, and it works so well

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Something That Could Have Saved 4e D&D

I’m not suggesting Wizards of the Coast should have changed the rules to 4e at all. I actually really love the rules

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Scars as Backstory

I’ve been watching Season 2 of True Detective (You’ll remember my love of True Detective from my posts of Rust Cohle

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Card Game Review: Don’t Be That Guy

There’s a brand new Kickstarter out there, and its designer, William Meyer, was kind enough to send a copy of

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I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In

When their character hits zero hit points, they stand up, throw their pencil on the ground, and shout, “I guess

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