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Tomorrow is the Game and My Mind Wanders

If you go with the idea that once you get paid for something you can call yourself a professional, if tomorrow goes well, I’ll be able to call myself a professional DM. That’ll be neat. Right now I am just trying to fight off all that crippling self doubt. I’ve prepped, I have numbers ready, … More Tomorrow is the Game and My Mind Wanders

5 Points for DMing

In two days I will be running more first hired gig as a Dungeon Master. I’m a little apprehensive about it. First off, I’m taking what, until now, has been a hobby for the enjoyment of friends, and doing it for cash. Not a great deal mind you, but enough. What can I say, it’ll … More 5 Points for DMing

Golden Week Day 3

Today started out strong, but ended with my poor little son getting a stomach ache and throwing up. Luckily, 5 years of summer camp has made cleaning up those kind of messes almost second nature. He’s asleep now and we are all hoping it will be just a little bug. If it turns out to … More Golden Week Day 3

Dragon Tooth Oneshot Setting

I’ve managed to get a gig running a Pathfinder game over the holidays. I’ve been planning a fun little adventure and write this as a little flavor piece to give the players a broad hint of the world. The Twenty-Years War has ended. The last five months have seen East and West Dragonshead at a … More Dragon Tooth Oneshot Setting

Golden Week: Day 1

Here in Japan we have reached that beloved string of holidays known as Golden Week. Due to the Imperial change over this year the total number of consecutive days off reaches nine. While I am always glad to have days off of work, I will admit it is not quite as exciting when national holidays … More Golden Week: Day 1

A Haiku About An Orange

Mikan Little orange sweet. Easy to peel and enjoy. My son wants one more. If you enjoyed this post, please like my Facebook author page and become a patron through Patreon. Or if you like podcasts and want to hear more of my thoughts on Japan, check out Living Japan. If you want to hear me talk superhero comics, listen to … More A Haiku About An Orange

Grumpy Bird Reviews: Avengers Endgame

Today I did a little shuffling of my schedule in order to be able to watch the mid-Afternoon showing of this flick. I saw it with a friend and the moment it ended we went to one of our favorite pubs and spent about an hour and two pints apiece talking about this movie. How … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Avengers Endgame

Synthetic

The synthetic man watches. If he concentrates, he is aware of the exact number of countless computations that it takes to bring his world into focus. His ears track the sound of a ball as it bounces the distance. Somewhere inside he knows it’s rate repeat and has an estimate of the average height of … More Synthetic

Help!

For most of the day I’ve been help captive by a very tiny warden. She’s forced me to parade while carrying her for hours on end. Food has been prepared on demand, and if it does not arrive timely enough, loud reprimands ensue. Even now I am forced to rock endlessly as she lounges. If … More Help!

April’s Patreon Plug

Once a moth I like to do the little dance of trying to convince people to shell out some of their hard earned cash and help fund my dream of being a writer. I’ll give you one guess what time of month it is. That’s right! Patreon plug time! Currently I am focusing on three … More April’s Patreon Plug