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Time Tightens Its Grip

June 20, 2014 Leave a comment

Mechanical horse jumping over a clockI go on a reflective kickabout and talk about the increasing pressure to do fewer social activities in favor of getting creative work done. This is something that’s been bothering me a lot lately and I decided to talk about it in the hope of relieving a little bit of the pressure. As a result, this episode is a wee bit more serious and soul-searching than most.

 

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To Puzzle or Not To Puzzle

June 12, 2014 Leave a comment

puzzleI like puzzles. I also like tabletop role-playing games. But for the life of me I have yet to figure out a decent way to combine the two. I love the idea of throwing puzzles at a group of players when I’m running a game, but actually doing it has proven very challenging. Do players enjoy puzzles? Sure, I try to make sure I seriously entertain any ideas players have for getting around the puzzles I present them with, but I’d also like the puzzles themselves to be fun. Is there a good way of doing that? I’m still not sure, but I ramble about it for a while in this episode.

 

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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Con Report: ConCarolinas 2014

June 6, 2014 Leave a comment

trumpetsI talk for a while about my recent trip to ConCarolinas and how it smashed my brain about with its many wonders and diversions. Silent movies, alcohol and writing panels galore!

(Recorded earlier this week when I was still a bit punchy.)

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