I'm switching to Protonmail (you should too)

2016-11-17

One of the projects I’ve been tackling recently is the (not insignificant) work to move off of Google’s gmail platform and onto Protonmail . Google get’s (most of) it’s revenue from ads; their incentive is to collect information from their users and to sell it. Protonmail revenue stream comes from users; their incentive is to deliver on their promises to protect customer’s privacy and information. Google has been a very good steward of the information they collect so far; however FISA and similar programs can legally compel Google to give up data without disclosure.…

It's a Kind of Street Magic

2016-10-14

Shadowrun (SR) has always been a terribly dark and sexy setting for me. It’s also been incredibly intimidating, so I’m glad to be in a place where I’m trying to tackle that particular demon. My Friday night is taking a break from our Twelve Signs campaign. I’ve been running Twelve Signs for nearly 5 years now, so it’s a nice time for a break. We plan to come back to it next year sometime.…

The Day of Bad Dreams

2016-10-07

FATE! I get to play FATE! I get to run a Dresden Files game! I’m so exciting! FATE character creation is so much fun for me, and Dresden Files has a whole City Creation section. We’re going to set this in New Orleans, which I’ve been itching to set a game in. This will be a replacement for our Sunday game. We were playing Numenera previously, I’m a fan. I’ll be hoping to get back to it before long.…

Twenty Gems

2016-08-17

My current campaign arc Perfect Flaws is coming to an end soon and I’m having to do some preparation for the next arc Twenty Gems. We’re currently holding off on any discussion around what we’re going to be doing for Twenty Gems because it’s very easy to get distracted by a new game and to lose sight around completing the end of the current game. However I’m still spending a bunch of time trying to figure out some goals that I will want to accomplish for that game.…

MIA

2016-08-17

I’m back ya’ll. There were a couple of issues with my hosting mostly due to my own negligence. I’ve re-platformed, re-installed, and automated things, so hopefully no more significant downtime. Planning on doing a weekly post when possible.

Sunday!

2015-11-05

I’m getting to start a new game! I don’t know for sure that I’ll be running, but odds are good. This will be a smaller group than I’ve had for a long time and I’m looking forward to it! Right now we’ve got a number of options, but the two stand-outs are Dresden Files and Mouse Guard . It was a great excuse to pick up those books, which I’ve been pining over for a long time.…

Where shall I take them?

2015-10-29

One of the great struggles of the last 10 years for me has been note taking. I have spent a good deal of time and money attempting to find the right note taking application for my personal uses. Mostly for planning tabletop rpg games. Tiddlywiki was almost perfect, but lacked the ability to be used from phones or tablets effectively. I’m going to shill for a bit. I have no affiliation with this product, I’m just a happy user.…

Perfect Flaws

2015-05-14

A long time ago I was asked to run D&D for some friends. Many years later, I still haven’t finished. I’m not even close. Ok, I lied ever so slightly. The first arc of the Twelve Signs campaign completed late last year, clocking in just under 4 years of runtime. This year I started the second arc, using a never before played system (by anyone in my group) Dungeon World .…

Null Sweat, Chummer

2015-03-02

Never deal with a dragon. I’ve been fortunate enough to have someone running Shadowrun 5 for me occasionally over the last few months. The way this group works it probably works out to less than once a month, but it’s been nice to dip my toe back in. Shadowrun is such a fun setting, and for those crunch gamers it’s got lots and lots of toys. This week I was asked if I wouldn’t mind running some Shadowrun on off weeks.…

Mouse Guard Reprint

2015-02-01

I really hope this happens . I’ve been waiting for years at this point.