Updated Review of Cassette Beasts

All the positive I originally said about the game mechanics / art style etc. of Cassette Beasts remains. But I got sick of the wokeism – hence this updated review. (I am curious to see if Steam lets the review remain up on their platform . . . we will see) I got sick of […]

What is Strength: Example Muckraker Story

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 […]

Benefits of AI for Game Masters

Recently 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 […]

To Ascend

The 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 […]

Ripples in Tradition

Even a brief exploration of articles shared on the Hyperspace Tachyon Transmission Protocol show that Cephal is described in radically different ways by the various sides of Aquatilium’s culture war. To some he is a sell out to an interplanetary order dominated by terrain species, to others he is a brave but dynamic soldier of […]

On Arthur, Faith & RPGs

This may be at first seem an odd topic, but one I think is very important. Many older RPG players (happens to us all) remember the “satanic panic.” I myself have never faced any real oppressions from religion for my love of playing RPGs. I myself am a Latin Mass loving Catholic and my mother […]