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My First Published Book, One Year Later
If you’ve arrived here from one of the many links I attached to my social media posts, you already know that my YA contemporary fantasy…
Hold The World Hostage – The Mechanics of Stakes
Shit, Meet Fan Overall, Stars Fall Up is a rather low-stakes game. Death isn’t really possible or ever a potential consequence of any action, even…
Does Working Together Really Make Things Better?
The Mechanics of Collaboration SFU is a collaborative, GM-less ttrpg. Which is interesting, given how, if I had to voice my honest opinion, I’m not…
Sewing Theme and Mechanics Together
The Goal Behind Goals I’m ambivalent when it comes to character goals. They feel like a natural thing to include in a ttrpg, and they’re…
I Used to be With It, But Then They Changed What It Was
Now What I’m With Isn’t It Re-writing Stars Fall Up in 2021 from its 2016 original version was a more interesting experience than I was…
Drawing Meaning from the Metanarrative
Who Do I Have to Thank for This? I would have to say the most prominent influences for Stars Fall Up were Scott Pilgrim and…
Why Did I Make a TTRPG in a Format No One Recognizes?
What the Hell is a Zine? That’s always the question you enjoy answering from people, isn’t it. It’s not the main thing I wanted to…
why do all my players cancel on me?
why do my players cancel at the last minute? why don’t they care about my world? I’m seeing these woes from a lot of newer…
O!susume – Kinoko Teikoku
Welcome to our 4th O!susume broadcast, and the first guest post! This one is dedicated to the band Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国). Enjoy Erin’s take on…
Renna’s Crossing is Officially Published!
At the time you’re reading this, my first full-length novel, Renna’s Crossing, has finally reached its official publishing date of October 29th, 2020. I had…
