Once again, learnin' from re-readin' Apocalypse World.
Here's my first pass at the Agenda, a translation of the "Always Say" part, and the Principles of play for the main characters of a game i've been running since 2006. In this game we play heroic versions of ourself, called "Avatars."
Here's my first pass at the Agenda, a translation of the "Always Say" part, and the Principles of play for the main characters of a game i've been running since 2006. In this game we play heroic versions of ourself, called "Avatars."
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Once again, learnin' from re-readin' Apocalypse World.
Here's my first pass at the Agenda, a translation of the "Always Say" part, and the Principles of play for the main characters of a game i've been running since 2006. In this game we play heroic versions of ourself, called "Avatars."
Here's my first pass at the Agenda, a translation of the "Always Say" part, and the Principles of play for the main characters of a game i've been running since 2006. In this game we play heroic versions of ourself, called "Avatars."
Doing my Year in Review stuff.
Not too shabby, considering the full nightmare America is in the 20s.
I ran 22.5 campaign games, and 3 1-shots. Played 12 games.
Not too shabby, considering the full nightmare America is in the 20s.
I ran 22.5 campaign games, and 3 1-shots. Played 12 games.
December 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Doing my Year in Review stuff.
Not too shabby, considering the full nightmare America is in the 20s.
I ran 22.5 campaign games, and 3 1-shots. Played 12 games.
Not too shabby, considering the full nightmare America is in the 20s.
I ran 22.5 campaign games, and 3 1-shots. Played 12 games.
Loving this conversation
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What do we mean when we say a game “supports” play?
What do we mean when we say a game “supports” play? This is the first in a series whose placeholder title is “Lunch Break Lectures”. I’m trying to create an avenue for putting my thoughts ou...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Loving this conversation
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"...the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art. We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art...."
--U. K. LeGuin
--U. K. LeGuin
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"...the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art. We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art...."
--U. K. LeGuin
--U. K. LeGuin
Made some art for a game. I like how these turned out.
December 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Made some art for a game. I like how these turned out.
@megueyb.bsky.social are the "Always Say" statements in _Apocalypse World_ meaning "Always be honest about..."
I guess that makes the fourth one kind of redundant. "Always be honest about what honesty demands..."
Just musing on these.
I guess that makes the fourth one kind of redundant. "Always be honest about what honesty demands..."
Just musing on these.
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
@megueyb.bsky.social are the "Always Say" statements in _Apocalypse World_ meaning "Always be honest about..."
I guess that makes the fourth one kind of redundant. "Always be honest about what honesty demands..."
Just musing on these.
I guess that makes the fourth one kind of redundant. "Always be honest about what honesty demands..."
Just musing on these.
You will be visited by 3 spirits...
December 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
You will be visited by 3 spirits...
I updated Temporally Excellent Adventures, my TTRPG loveletter to Bill and Ted.
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At my wiki:
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At my wiki:
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Temporally Excellent Adventures - Graypawn Games
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November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I updated Temporally Excellent Adventures, my TTRPG loveletter to Bill and Ted.
At Itch:
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At my wiki:
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At Itch:
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At my wiki:
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I went to Montana for a month. On the last night of my trip i had dinner with a new friend, Dan Wanders. After, we settled into the kitchen where i made us both some tea.
I got in one good sip of honey-sweetened Montana Gold, when another new friend of mine died suddenly, and tragically.
I got in one good sip of honey-sweetened Montana Gold, when another new friend of mine died suddenly, and tragically.
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I went to Montana for a month. On the last night of my trip i had dinner with a new friend, Dan Wanders. After, we settled into the kitchen where i made us both some tea.
I got in one good sip of honey-sweetened Montana Gold, when another new friend of mine died suddenly, and tragically.
I got in one good sip of honey-sweetened Montana Gold, when another new friend of mine died suddenly, and tragically.
Last map of the campaign
October 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Last map of the campaign
First Played: Stormbringer
First Run: Vampire The Masquerade (heavily homebrewed)
Played Most: gosh... I have no idea ..
Run Most: ???
Most recently played: Grimwild
Most recently run: Constellation Cards
First Run: Vampire The Masquerade (heavily homebrewed)
Played Most: gosh... I have no idea ..
Run Most: ???
Most recently played: Grimwild
Most recently run: Constellation Cards
1. First played: D&D 3.5
2. First run: D&D 3.5 (LOL that was a disaster)
3. Played most: prob The One Ring (mammoth campaign)
4. Run most: monsterhearts or Psi*Run
5. Favorite: right now, Die
6. Most recently played: Die
7. Most recently run: Jiangshi: blood in the banquet hall
2. First run: D&D 3.5 (LOL that was a disaster)
3. Played most: prob The One Ring (mammoth campaign)
4. Run most: monsterhearts or Psi*Run
5. Favorite: right now, Die
6. Most recently played: Die
7. Most recently run: Jiangshi: blood in the banquet hall
1. First played: AD&D (after years as GMing)
2. First run: GURPS, taught self from book.
3. Played most: Probably AD&D?
4. Run most: It's D&D 3.x or Schema, dunno?
5. Favorite: Today? Pasion De Las Pasiones.
6. Most recently played: Bluebeard's Bride
7. Most recently run: Saints of the Empty Throne.
2. First run: GURPS, taught self from book.
3. Played most: Probably AD&D?
4. Run most: It's D&D 3.x or Schema, dunno?
5. Favorite: Today? Pasion De Las Pasiones.
6. Most recently played: Bluebeard's Bride
7. Most recently run: Saints of the Empty Throne.
July 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
First Played: Stormbringer
First Run: Vampire The Masquerade (heavily homebrewed)
Played Most: gosh... I have no idea ..
Run Most: ???
Most recently played: Grimwild
Most recently run: Constellation Cards
First Run: Vampire The Masquerade (heavily homebrewed)
Played Most: gosh... I have no idea ..
Run Most: ???
Most recently played: Grimwild
Most recently run: Constellation Cards
The Real Work
It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.
~ Wendell Berry ~
#Poem
It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.
~ Wendell Berry ~
#Poem
June 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The Real Work
It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.
~ Wendell Berry ~
#Poem
It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,
and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.
The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
The impeded stream is the one that sings.
~ Wendell Berry ~
#Poem
"You can say that people like Mekaneck, but I think that's a stretch."
-Dr. Bilbo
-Dr. Bilbo
June 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
"You can say that people like Mekaneck, but I think that's a stretch."
-Dr. Bilbo
-Dr. Bilbo
It took me some years to become a Superman fan. Took as many years, i'm sure, for the mythology to find the stories it needs to make that fiction meaningful.
Now i go back to a lot of those stories to remember the shape of them, and to remember the shape of who i want to be.
Now i go back to a lot of those stories to remember the shape of them, and to remember the shape of who i want to be.
June 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
It took me some years to become a Superman fan. Took as many years, i'm sure, for the mythology to find the stories it needs to make that fiction meaningful.
Now i go back to a lot of those stories to remember the shape of them, and to remember the shape of who i want to be.
Now i go back to a lot of those stories to remember the shape of them, and to remember the shape of who i want to be.
For the campaign i'm currently running i'm trying a new thing for NPCs.
In the past i would use pictures of celebrities to say "who plays this character" - this gave me not only a clear visual, but a voice and personality to play toward when portraying them in the game.
In the past i would use pictures of celebrities to say "who plays this character" - this gave me not only a clear visual, but a voice and personality to play toward when portraying them in the game.
May 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
For the campaign i'm currently running i'm trying a new thing for NPCs.
In the past i would use pictures of celebrities to say "who plays this character" - this gave me not only a clear visual, but a voice and personality to play toward when portraying them in the game.
In the past i would use pictures of celebrities to say "who plays this character" - this gave me not only a clear visual, but a voice and personality to play toward when portraying them in the game.
A couple months ago a friend (someone i used to feel close to) told me "you hate everything." We were talking about tabletop role-playing games, i'd just commented about a new design he'd picked up to start playing with a different group i don't know. He hasn't invited me to games in a long while.
May 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
A couple months ago a friend (someone i used to feel close to) told me "you hate everything." We were talking about tabletop role-playing games, i'd just commented about a new design he'd picked up to start playing with a different group i don't know. He hasn't invited me to games in a long while.