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Brian Cox as Agamemnon raising his sword and screaming for the attack

Members March 14, 2026 in Newsletter

Do So By Violence

I blame the prudishness of the founders of this hobby for all of this tree focussed nonsense.

Black and white image of a ruler

Members February 9, 2026 in Newsletter

Measurements

Who Doesn't Love Orcs?

Members September 17, 2025 in Creative Process

Who Doesn't Love Orcs?

Game Taste List

Members October 22, 2024 in Game Tastes

Game Taste List

Making a Page for Testament

Members September 12, 2024 in Creative Process

Making a Page for Testament

What’s new?

Who Doesn't Love Orcs?

Members September 17, 2025 in Creative Process

Who Doesn't Love Orcs?

Ugh... Orcs...

Modified view of the poster for the movie The Duellists

Members September 4, 2025 in Creative Process

What is in a Name?

A design exercise using only the name of the game Draw Steel.

The Burning Wheel Booth

Members August 8, 2025 in GenCon

GenCon 2025

Invigorating and exhausting

Members July 21, 2025 in Technology

Is this AI?

It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th.

Members July 11, 2025 in Creative Process

The Cutting Room Floor

Even good material needs to be let go of sometimes.

Back From Break

Members July 1, 2025 in Sanctum of the Serpent Vaults

Back From Break

Cranked out a whole adventure after vacation.

Spotlight Creative Process

Moral Hazard

Moral Hazard

JFK at the podium giving his famous Moon speech.

Constraints

The Pitch

The Pitch

Getting Lost

Getting Lost

Batman in a Santa hat helping drunk spiderman over a low wall

Expertise