The Order of The Pendulum

Remaining Vigilant In A Post #Cancelgate World “At the very least we need people who are willing to take on a vigil and hold the gates closed. To keep these kinds of people and this type of ideologies from entering the games we ourselves create or enjoy. Not to different from The Black Watch and […]

Stopping The Pendulum

How Grim Jim & James Raggi Cement Their Hero Status In #DungeonDrama or #Cancelgate James Raggi IV finally broke silence yesterday, releasing a new video which is brutally honest and what I can only describe as bare-faced, courageous and bold. James admitted to things that I probably wouldn’t have. Have a watch and please watch […]

A Tale of Two Pendulums

Recent Developments In #Cancelgate I think this image is fitting for the opener. I’ll be talking about two types of pendulums here. There’s the one featured in the photo above and then there’s this one, which is one of mine, thanks again to Mootz for this one, it does amazing work that we’ll need to […]

The Harassment Problem In Independent TTRPGs

Raven’s Take On Grim Jim’s Video Concerning Harassment Mobs. I’ve detailed in one of my earliest articles how Cancel Culture is not Culture but a cult, plain and simple. Recent revelations have borne this out, unfortunately. The advice that I’ve given to everyone is to tell them they have no authority, to fuck off, to […]

Your Game Should Have A Soundtrack

Psoundtracks, Psongs & Musings on Old-School Soundtracks Pictured: Darkrune album Book of The Black Rose, a companion soundtrack to The Chronicles of Aeres and Loot The Body’s album Skate Wizards, the companion soundtrack to the game Skate Wizards. Gather ‘round people of all ages, let me tell you some things. Depending on when you grew […]

Why I'm Done With Dungeons & Dragons

If Necessity Was The Mother of Invention, Frustration Became The Father This may be the absolute hardest article I’ve ever written and one I had hoped that I would never write. I really didn’t even want to write it now that D&D turns 50 this year but, I’m finally letting go of D&D. The game […]

Ubisoft Steps In The Bear Trap

Video Game Publisher Fucks Around…Are They About To Find Out? In case you’ve missed it, this was the latest from Ubisoft… It seems with the rise of services such as Spotify and Netflix, everyone wants to put their content onto a subscription-based service. In theory, this is a great business model. Bear with me on […]

In Memoriam: Jennell Jaquays

RIP: 1956-2024 Believe it or not, you’ve been touched by the work of Jennell Jaquays. You might not know it but she worked with Sandy Petersen (Call of Cthulhu RPG) and many others in gaming and was project lead on conversions of games like Pac-Man, she lead the project on Quake III: Arena and how […]

The Warhammer 40k Problem

Mostly Female Space Marines…That Problem. Let’s get into this, shall we? I’m well aware that there are people like Henry Cavill out there (may the gods bless and keep him) doing the good work of first, being an actual fan of the properties in which he’s taking part and honoring them to the best of […]

The OGL Scandal: One Year Later

What Would Have Happened If WoTC Had Their Way? About a year ago, the tabletop RPG fans, primarily D&D fans, were rocked by what would be known as The OGL Scandal. Wizards of The Coast were trying to revoke the entirety of the Open Gaming License and own everything while cutting major players sweeter deals […]