Monthly Archives: June 2011

Dresden Files Philadelphia: A Plan is Formed

Part One Part Two Part Three The Story The next day, PJ, Percy, Debra, and Boop-Boop all met in Bartram Gardens, Boop-Boop’s home. They each discussed what they had learned and compared notes, all coming to the same terrifying conclusion: … Continue reading

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On Seeking Help

Mbeacom, frequent commentor and occasional contributor to The Gamecrafters’ Guild (and also blogger), had this to say in response to my last post. I thought I’d share it, rather than just leaving it in the comments thread, because it’s good … Continue reading

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On Happiness

Tourq over at Stuffer Shack wrote a post that hit pretty close to home for me. He writes very candidly about a string of unsatisfying jobs, and how it made him feel. Go read it; it’s long, but worth the … Continue reading

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Games as a Service

Games, whether you’re talking about electronic games, role-playing games, or tabletop games, are generally thought of as products. That is, a boxed product or book is put on a shelf, you buy it, and that’s more or less the end … Continue reading

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Desktop Dungeons

My wife sent me a link to a little indie game called Desktop Dungeons, and I’ve been obsessed with it since I downloaded it. Let me back up and explain what it is. Desktop Dungeons is a Rogue-like game, for … Continue reading

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Bulldogs! Kickstarter

I just wanted to talk a little bit about the Bulldogs! kickstarter, which is going really, really well. Brennan Taylor, the primary author of the book, originally set his sites at $3000, the bare minimum he needed to fund publication. … Continue reading

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Dresden Files Philadelphia: A Threat Emerges

Part One, Part Two The Story Later, in a cafe around the corner from Independence Mall called Neutral Grounds, PJ and Percy compared notes after a tacit truce (there was tension between them stemming from PJ’s romantic feelings toward Debra … Continue reading

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Dresden Files Philadelphia: Threads of Fate

Part One: It Begins The Story Each one of them blinked, and was somewhere safe and familiar. PJ was in his apartment; Percy was at work, in City Hall; Debra was in her dorm room at Drexel; Boop-Boop was in … Continue reading

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Technology Fail

My relationship with technology is a fickle, capricious thing. I love technology. I hunger for new technology: new apps that do cool new things, new gadgets to make my life easier. I want these things like a drug addict wants … Continue reading

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On Aspects

One big takeaway that I got from playing The Dresden Files RPG: aspects are awesome. Some of you may not know what an aspect is, so I’ll give you a brief rundown. An aspect is a brief, descriptive word or … Continue reading

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