Longing for a world, I’ll never truly knowWhy is forward, the only way to grow?Not up, nor down, nor even…
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Daily Musing: Predatory Advertisements
Alright, it’s been a while, but I’m impassioned. I was just watching one of my favorite Heroes Of The Storm…
Poem: Blockhead
Block. Stop. Walk. Not. What is wrong today? Empty. Head. Sleepless. Bed. I’m a little more than weary. Nothing. Doing.…
Poem: Portals
I look and see and gazefrom one realm to the nextendless paths and placesyet hardly they connect Do you think…
Set The Table: Episode 29 – Deep Dive – Monarchies Of Mau
This time John and Jack take a deep dive into Monarchies of Mau, a d20 system that strongly resembles 5e…
Set The Table: Episode 28 – Feedback
This week we talk about Feedback: receiving and processing as a DM, providing thoughtful feedback for players, and what to…
Set The Table: Episode 27: Character & Player Changes
John & Jack discuss changing? swapping? substituting? characters and players at your table. How do you handle it when a…
Set The Table: Episode 26: Narrating Action
Welcome to the first episode of Set The Table for 2021! This week John and Jack talk all about Narrating…
Set The Table: Episode 25: Year One, Session Zero
John and Jack reflect on our first year of Set The Table. Many of our topics are worth mentioning in…
Set The Table: Episode 24 – Deific Interference/Divine Intervention
This week John and Jack talk about getting the Gods involved. What can be a session zero topic doesn’t always…
Set The Table: Episode 23 – Evil Characters
This time we talk about evil characters; why and how to build them as player, and how to deal with…
Set The Table: Episode 22 – Guest #2 James Kiernan
John and Jack invite one of John’s oldest friends and player of Connie the Bard, James Kiernan onto the show…
Set The Table: Episode 21 – Casual Conversation #2
John and Jack have our second casual conversation episode and talk about a fun variety of things: Fafhrd and the…
Set The Table: Episode 20 – Appendix N and Inspiration
John and Jack elaborate on a notable reference we’ve talked about before called Appendix N, a page at the end…
Set The Table: Episode 19 – The “5-Minute Workday”
John and Jack are back and talking about one of Jack’s favorite things! (not…) The “5-Minute Workday”. It’s the idea…