Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Hiatus; Or, Becoming Jaded; Or, Toys, Pram, Thrown

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I am taking a hiatus from the blog and all online discussion of RPGs. There are a couple of reasons. First, I think I am becoming jaded. W...
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Monday, 12 November 2018

The Night Hagdoms of the Calf Plateau

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On the bare galeswept hump of the plateau, nothing can grow except for the most rudimentary life: lichens fed by starlight which achingly sp...
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Friday, 9 November 2018

The Modern D&D Venn Diagram

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D&D really is a thing again. A colleague of mine - a woman, 26, good-looking, reasonably "cool" or whatever word the kids are ...
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Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Pied Piper of Syr Darya

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I lie here on the couch watching football. I am infected by norovirus and feel about as bad as I can ever remember feeling. I can't eat,...
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Monday, 29 October 2018

Remaining Soldiers

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There is a popular history book waiting to be written about the role that disbanded military units have played in historical events: young m...
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Thursday, 25 October 2018

And Now She's Got Helicopters...

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And Hosaka's helicopter is back, no lights at all, hunting on infrared, feeling for body heat. A muffled whine as it turns, a kilometer...
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Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Yoon-Suin Community Continuity

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There is a relatively good Yoon-Suin community page on G+ which, aside from the blog, is the main place for discussing the setting online. T...
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Monday, 22 October 2018

Four Forge Spells

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A cold evening in late October, with the wet wind washing against the windows and the dead leaves rattling in the street outside. Thoughts t...
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Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Going is easy but returning is not

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A lot of pedestrian crossings in Japanese cities play the haunting children's lullaby "Toryanse" to let you know when to cross...
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Monday, 15 October 2018

Diversity of Language

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If you are interested in thinking about fantasy languages - at the level of sound  rather than the technicalities of grammar, vocabulary and...
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