Advanced D&D. Confusingly named, confusingly built, and yet, as I study through these hallowed pages, I can really see the potential for the game this would become. I can see parts of genius, some of which I wish was still in D&D today, and some of which really really had some serious problems.
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DM Devlog: The Gauntlet of Evolution Part 0
So I had a crazy idea. I was watching WotC’s video hyping up the History of D&D book they’ll be putting out this year, and I started jonesin’ to play Original D&D. And the idea suddenly grew like a mystical tree in a cutscene- what if I ran a session that was ALL the D&D? […]
Matt Reads a Thing: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
So in preparation for a project I’m doing (See the Patreon), I decided I needed to (re)read the Secret of NIMH. I’m not sure if I’d read it before, but I had seen the movie a lot, and figured that might count. And I think it does. While the movie went to some random, mystic […]
Matt Watches a Thing: Macgyver S1E01
Armed with a new Paramount Plus subscription, I’ve started watching Macgyver. And my thought is, “Hey, I should blog my watch through. Get content and all of that. (and get into the habit of quick, pointless blogs, and of writing thing on the daily. General summary: It was really enjoyable!
A Week of GameOn: Thoughts from suddenly running 20 hours of Transformers
Man, I need to tell you about my week. On Sunday, I committed to running 20 hours of RPGs for middle school and highschool kids. Boy howdy, did I learn a lot. And here is my attempt to capture my week’s activities, lessons, and reflections.
My RPG Reflection – 2022
Like most years, I ran a lot of games. I did play a bit, but mostly it was running. Let me give you a rundown.
Matt’s Media Review – 2022
As this year draws to a close, I’ve been thinking about how I spent my time. Some of it was spent well, some of it not. Can’t help that now. But as part of this reflection, I’ve been thinking about all the things I’ve read and watched this year that I’ve enjoyed, and I figure […]
Tiny Planet Mercenary Review
I got my copy of Tiny Planet Mercenary in the mail today, and took some time to look through it.
Planetary Geology: An unasked for paper
My Geology class has had us researching as if we were going to do a research paper, but instead of actually writing a paper, we’re just makingĀ a presentation. But my head is bursting with things to share, so I’m writing something anyway.
Geojournal W13: A change will do you
When discussing climate, I have something of a handicap. I move too often.