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Taking Your TTRPG Sessions to the Next Level
A DM's take on using AI as a tool, not a crutch: Foundry VTT builds, in-game newspapers, cutscenes, and keeping your own creative vision at the center.
About Last Week: Building Beyond the Black
Introducing Beyond the Black: my Mothership-inspired sci-fi setting following a High-Risk Fugitive Recovery unit.
The Joy of Creating
For this DM, building worlds — not just running them — is the real joy of the hobby.
Aliens: Fire Elite 2 Impressions
Aliens: Fire Team Elite 2 sports excellent gunplay hampered by poor UE5 performance, a grating cast, and clunky UI/dialogue systems.
Cabins, Crickets, and Cyberpunk
Notes from a disconnected cabin vacation — birdwatching, woodland neighbors, and a spectacular introduction to William Gibson’s Neuromancer.
Iron Nest Impressions
Iron Nest is a steampunk immersive sim about living aboard and mastering a massive cannon — complex, demanding, and deeply rewarding.
DEADBOOT Demo Impressions
DEADBOOT is a fast-paced retro roguelike FPS with Quake II-style visuals, brutal melee-gun combat, and a soundtrack that steals the show.
Minos - Welcome Back, Dungeon Keeper
I break down the Greek mythology behind Minos, draw parallels to Dungeon Keeper, and dig into what makes this indie dungeon-defense worth your time.
Weekend Headbanger: What Are You Listening To?
Settled from a move, I've got a quick update on the site and a check in with the readers!
Empty Spaces
Dune: Awakening's server consolidation turned lonely, empty servers into thriving communities — and reminded me why playing with others matters.
HUNGER Tech Test Impressions - Hunt: Showdown’s Spiritual Successor
Hands-on impressions from HUNGER’s tech test 3 — Napoleonic zombies, brutal melee combat, and maps big enough to get genuinely lost in.
Waking Hours
Do People Dream of Electric Sheep?
Per Philip K. Dick, androids certainly seem to dream of electric sheep. But what about people? For the past few years, my sleep has been anything but restful — and seemingly dreamless. The few dreams I could remember were mere scraps, or simply ghosts. My wife has told me for years
Digital Dreams
Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era
My hands-on first impression of Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era — Unfrozen’s early access strategy game blending city-building, MOBA elements, and up to 8-player PvP.
Waking Hours
You’re Not One of Them
A sharp, personal reflection on financial privilege, the illusion of access, and the ceiling built long before any invitation arrives.
Waking Hours
What is Happiness?
I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately. I’ve been in a bit of a funk, to be honest. I’ve spent most of my adult life in healthcare, and I’ve seen a lot in that time. Needless to say, I’ve seen some wonderful things,
Waking Hours
Cold Nights, Long Roads, and Stories That Stay With You
On audiobooks, winter nights, and rediscovering a lifelong love of stories.
Digital Dreams
Weez Eatin’ Gud
This week, I muse on games, streaming, and people.
Digital Dreams
The War is Over... Finally
The ARC Raiders streamer war is over, and we can finally play again.
Digital Dreams
The Early Days
ARC Raiders’ early solo community is forming its own unspoken rules.
Digital Dreams
Tron Ares, Vibe games, and trying new things
Tron. No Man’s Sky. Piano lessons. On soundtracks, starships, and starting new things.
Digital Dreams
Touch Some Grass: On Changing Tastes and Getting Older
A reflective look at how gaming tastes evolve with age — from the chaos of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 to chill sessions in No Man’s Sky.
Digital Dreams
Helldivers 2: From Retirement to Redeployment
My cousin and I were talking the other day about an unusual quirk I have with games - I'll come back to them. To the exceptional ones, anyway. I still play Titanfall 2 from time to time. I'll go in little spurts where I fall in love
Digital Dreams
Destroyed Beauty
One of my favorite moments in the life of any multiplayer game is when it first launches. There are no grand strategies, no meta. Just chaos as a bunch of strangers have to learn the game's systems and figure out viable strategies. Those first few weeks, when everyone