Yes, I can see that. Ben Robbins, the game's creator, has commented that players often skip the "scene" part of…
On Drawing a Blank
That sounds deeply unnerving. This probably doesn't apply, but I learned only a few years ago (I'm nearly 60 myself)…
On Drawing a Blank
Thanks for your informative reply. I'm realizing that I'm likely to be more dazzled by/attracted to the idiosyncrasy of specific…
On Hear Me Out: An Ode To Passion Projects
I feel that I'm part of the problem ... if there is one ... because I buy only books that…
On Ugly Beautiful Books
Awesome post; really appreciate you spotlighting these games. I'm familiar with Stillfleet's quickstart version and was suitably impressed by how…
On Hear Me Out: An Ode To Passion Projects
I think it’s a very fair assessment. What if the big, bright, shiny things outshine all the truly great gems.…
On Ugly Beautiful Books
[…] time. It’s even still sort of true-ish with productions like Paul Czege’s long-form essay books The Ink That Bleeds…
On Excerpt: The Ink That Bleeds
Masks is great in long term campaigns also. One thing that I love is how people react when they ask…
On Masks: A Late, Deepish Dive
I do notes after the session. Quick points that resume things, and then complete the story for final notes. I…
On Drawing a Blank
I haven't played BoB yet, but I'm prepping a campaign for it. From that point of view, this was very…
On Band of Blades: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again