D&D 5e: The People’s Game

The post discusses the shift of D&D 5e into the Creative Commons, allowing free use of its rules. This move follows a controversy over OGL and reflects a strategic decision by WotC. By associating all TTRPGs with D&D, WotC aims to expand its brand influence, embracing a new approach to monetization. This approach prompts reflection on its potential impact.

Spawn of the Slithis: How to Design Easy Single-Session Scenarios

The article discusses creating episodic game sessions akin to TV episodes, using the idea of “Spawn of the Slithis” as an example. It emphasizes developing a clear idea and flexible structure, using a 5 Room Dungeon concept. It then outlines a session based on the movie, providing a Beginning, Middle, and End, with specific encounters and rewards.

God is where? (An Allegory)

GODISNOWHERE What does the above cluster of letters say? Does it say GOD IS NOWHERE? Or GOD IS NOW HERE? In this allegory, the letters represent the physical world, matter, and empirical evidence. It is the data we can use in scientific endeavors to teach us about the world around us. We can deduce things […]

Xenomorph Movies Ranked

  This started off as a long Twitter reply, then turned into a long Facebook post, and then I just decided to put it here. So here is my ranking of all the movies in the Alien Franchise/Universe. 1. Aliens- It’s just obviously the best. Often imitated, but never reproduced. (Although a good try is […]

Review: East-West by Martin Gilmore

Let’s face it. I’ve been friends with Martin Gilmore since elementary school. So this is less of a “qualitative” review (spoiler alert: it’s good!) and more of a “you may not know about this album, but should really check it out”-kind of review. Let me take a moment to brag on my friend– Martin dropped […]

Upgrade Movie Review

It’s been about a week since I’ve seen Upgrade, and I can’t stop thinking about it. Usually, that’s a good thing. Whether or not I liked the film during the initial viewing, if it keeps my mind engaged beyond 2 hours, that generally means it’s a pretty good movie. But in the case of Upgrade, […]

2017 and Beyond

Now that 2017 has ended, along with the usual distracting holiday festivities, I’ve had some time to sit down and reflect on the past year. I would constantly see people posting that ’17 was a horrible year and they couldn’t wait for it to be over. I, on the other hand, thought it was pretty […]

Metal Music: Jesus Isn’t A Genre

I should start off by saying this video shows a particular type of Charismatic Christianity that I don’t necessarily buy into, but I think it’s a great segue into something I’ve been wanting to talk about for a long time… In 2013, Tim Lambesis, the lead singer for As I Lay Dying, one of the […]