Thoughts On – “The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying: Guidelines and Strategies for Running PC-Driven Narratives in 5E Adventures” by Jonah Fishel & Tristen Fishel

175 words or less, thoughts and feelings that I had after reading the book After GMing for about 12 years, reading countless articles, and watching several videos to help me improve my craft; there’s always some advice that gets to me saying “I didn’t thought about it like that”. This book helped bring a new... Continue Reading →

July 21, 2025 0

Thoughts On – “Alien: Inferno’s Fall” by Clara Carija, Philippa Ballantine

175 words or less, thoughts and feelings that I had after reading the book To preface, I do not keep up with the Alien series, I watch the first two.1 I enjoyed Alien and Aliens for different reasons. The book feels like a blend between the two. There’s the horror of small underpowered family of... Continue Reading →

July 14, 2025 0

Thoughts On – “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams

175 or fewer thoughts on the book I just read The previous book was a tense horror. When I finished this book, I was filled with a even greater dread than before. A stark reminder that despite marketing promotion and social post, that social media is a business. A real world tale that recants the... Continue Reading →

July 7, 2025 0

Thoughts On – “The Ritual” by Adam Nevill

175 words or less, thoughts and feelings that I had after reading the book This was my first horror novel in my adult life, at least as far as I can remember. When I place down the book, I smiled thinking, “maybe I should be on the look out for more,” While I do not... Continue Reading →

June 30, 2025 0

Thoughts On – Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix

175 words or less, thoughts and feelings regarding the book This anthology of short stories telling the adventures of two heroes in a vein similar to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Franz Lieber. As with such short stories, the primary appeal of the two heroes must be strong with little time to focus on... Continue Reading →

June 22, 2025 0

Chaos Dwarves and Enjoying Limitations

A telling of the bet to paint Dwarves and probably why I like Taskmaster.

June 17, 2025 0

Thoughts On – The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Plane

When I can hear the author's voice, I get hooked. It could be due that i've watched his videos or the fact that I have heard the podcast the book evolved from, either way in John Green's "The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet" I heard his voice. THe review format is a wonderful... Continue Reading →

June 8, 2025 0

What I learned about my time painting my first Spearhead: Seraphon box

A journal entry to chronicle my journey through miniature painting. The last time I painted a team was for a Blood Bowl game more than a year ago. Since painting that team I’ve mainly focused on small miniatures doing one at a time for Frostgrave, Cyberpunk Combat Zone - Edgerunners, Dungeons and Dragons Minis. The... Continue Reading →

October 30, 2024 0

Mutant Year Zero: 27 Sessions Later

A reflection back at my MYZ campaign Please note this is not a review, this is just a reflection of my time running a game. A live and learn journal from the past me to make it better for the future me. I have been a fan of Free League and their Year Zero Engine... Continue Reading →

May 22, 2024 0

Mutant Year Zero and The Lazy Dungeon Master Steps

The other day I was listening to The Lazy RPG Podcast – D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish’s, A talk show and prep show hosted by Mike Shea of the popular book, Sly Flourish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master. A book that has eight steps that help a GM prepare... Continue Reading →

December 9, 2023 0