In Defense of Rulings Over Rules

A Response To The Basic Expert’s Video I know, two articles, one day? Well, I think you should watch this. The Basic Expert’s video on Rulings Over Rules. Be sure to watch this first before reading on. I want to start out with saying that I agree with a few points Jon made in his […]

What Ancestry Can Teach Us

A Story of Lessons Learned Hard And How Not Everything That Is Old Is Obsolete. This was a story shared with me when I called my dad one Father’s Day a couple of years ago. For the purposes of protecting identity, I will be changing some names. I’ll also share what I learned that day. […]

Of Embracing, Rejection & Every Which-A-Way

Why I’ve Largely Given Up Most Modern Things. Maybe I’m becoming meaner and more set in my ways as I get older. At the age of 45, there are things in which, I just don’t see any real utility. It seems we’ve stalled somewhere and we can’t seem to truly advance in a way that […]

Opinion: Arcane vs. Archaic

Times, Are They Really A-Changin? Did you know that there are still laws on the books in Pennsylvania that specifically allows the equivalent of a modern-day witch trial to take place? It would seem that it’s true. In fact, an obscure 19th Century law called Title 18, Section 7104 specifically states the following: § 7104. Fortune […]

Unbalanced Rage

How The Outrage Farm Blinds & Distracts You You do your morning routine. After showering, shaving, brushing your teeth, slapping on some deodorant, throwing on the clothing for the day and having a seat, you pull up your social media at the desktop, laptop or your phone. Immediately you see a post, one in the […]

A Call To Action For "Allies."

Why “Allyship” Can Harm You. Recently, Tim Sheridan took to Twitter to bring a call to action for “Comic Friends! Queer Friends! Allies! I need your help! Please SHARE this and let’s work together to deliver CG a big L.” For those not in the know, CG is Comicsgate. Here’s the skinny, DC Comics has […]

An Open Letter To Casuals & Tourists

Managing Expectations In Gaming It’s no secret I’m an old-school gamer and I know there’s the question of whether or not I like newer games and pictured above is a small smattering of newer game with Wasted Lands: The Dreaming Age having been delivered by USPS yesterday via the mail carrier literally throwing it into […]

The Oscar Meyer Incident

A Story of Two Brothers It’s no secret that I didn’t want to board that plane to Philadelphia. I wanted desperately to stay in Louisiana back in March. I was there in my old bedroom in my mom and dad’s house. In the home where I grew up, in a town I was all too […]

Pullin' Up on Isom

The Rippaverse Delivers on Promises Made Full Disclosure Prior To Me Writing Anything Else: I bought Isom #1 for $5 when it went on sale for Cover C and then bought Isom #2 at full price out of my own pocket. No one at Rippaverse Comics have asked me to write these reviews and I […]

The Benefits of Solo Missions

Solo Gaming May Not Be Perfect But It’s Still Fun I can’t tell you how many times (pre-lockdown) I’d schedule a game with my small, but regular group and the entire thing would be cancelled either by one person or work. To give a bit of context to this, the one person was not part […]