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Many have made the case that this new “OGL” is an attempt to ensure the maximum profitability of WotC’s tabletop being developed. This helped me realize that this OGL problem is a symptom of a much larger problem, one bigger than WotC or even the ttRPG industry. In a monetized world, unmonetized culture can be […]
Read More The Value of Unmonetized CultureSome exciting news – Shad (of Shadiversity and giant sword making extraordinaire) and Jazza of the famed art Youtube channel have released an open game system – the Cogent RPG. The ruleset can be found for free online. My players at the East Bay Martian Society have not yet been able to playtest but we […]
Read More Cogent RPG by Shad and JazzaHey friends – just a quick update on Under a Hostile Sun. Several images not included in the original publication have been added and more are on the way. These include digital image assets made with Adobe Photoshop and Unsplash (two examples of these shared above and below), cartoons made with Adobe Fresco and two […]
Read More Cartoons, Photoshop and More, Oh my!The following is an example of a story discovered through the Martian Muckraker RPG and a tarot deck, in this case The Brady Tarot (highly recommend – currently my favorite deck, besides my Muckraker Storytelling Deck). Please not that I am posting this with minimal editing – I want this to show what an authetic […]
Read More What is Strength: Example Muckraker StoryThe week has brought several bits of good news. Nonetheless I am very concerned about the future of the tabletop community, both in ways that are being discussed and in ways that, at least as I have encountered so far, are not. Particularly around one of WotC’s excuses. WotC already has recourse One of the […]
Read More Open for who?If you want to join my game jam in celebration of shared creativity: https://itch.io/jam/open-gaming-jam My thoughts on (possibly) losing the OGL As a citizen of the net who is outranged, I would like the void to indulge my moment of outrage. Ahem. RAWR! HASBRO/WOTC YOU ARE A JERK-FACE LOWER THAN GOBLIN SLIME FOR ATTEMPTING TO […]
Read More OGL and The value of Shared CreativityRecently I discovered the NightCafe Studio AI and have been like a kid in the candy shop ever since: Using AI Art in RPGs But goofy fun aside does this tech have any real use for GMs? I think it does. Not only am I featuring AI Art as a key visual component of my […]
Read More Benefits of AI for Game MastersThe greatest dungeon crawl, IMO, is Dante’s Divine Comedy. So you can imagine that my Catholic, geeky self has been enjoying World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. (At time of writing I have not beat all of it yet). Shadowlands’ tale starts with a raid on “the Maw” (Hell by another name) and after a harrowing escape […]
Read More To AscendThe central theme of the Muckrakerverse is displaced people gathering the courage to confront tyranny, a theme that is common in much sci-fi and fantasy. What we fantasize about in comics & RPGs about has become a grim reality for many families. I encourage everyone who can to make some show of support for this […]
Read More Stand with UkraineBehold below, in all his glory, my Rabbit Monk. His name (I can’t take credit for this wonder) is PETALS BEFORE THE STORM! I am why the evil doer’s whiskers tremble.I am the stillness before chaos.I am the one that hops in evil’s way by night.I am the fury that is silent.I am PETALS BEFORE […]
Read More Why you Should Draw your RPG Character
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