North Texas RPG 2025 was a hit!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Attending the heralded North Texas RPG Con in Dallas, Texas was a goal for me this year, and I can honestly say the reputation and hype around this event were well-deserved. I just got home to Houston yesterday, and I am worn out. Only had...
Awesome medieval melee combat in RPGs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Director Roman Polanski brought Shakespeare's "Macbeth" to the big screen in 1971. And the final fight sequence of men in plate armor with swords, axes, and daggers is still one of the best ever caught on film. It shows the grit and ingenuity of two men...
New Shadowdark Tee
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whoa! New Shadowdark tee for North Texas RPG Con. I am guilty on two fronts. I am a closet nerd I am a dad. So, I make dad jokes. Checkout that slick new tee from The Arcane Library. I will be sporting this beauty at North Texas...
Using Shadowdark to flesh out NPCs
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Monday night YouTube livestream with Tim Shorts, Flint Fireforge, and Vance A. was all about NPCs: How do we create them? Where do we find inspiration? And, how we use them in our #TTRPG sessions. When I need a quick NPC, I look no further...
A New Podcast for Shadowdark Fans
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Started in 2024, by veteran gamers Matt Bruner and Jody Kropholler, Dungeon Master Diaries (DMD) is a podcast about Shadowdark and other roleplaying games. I stumbled across it while listening to other podcasts. My favorite is Monsters & Treasure from Daniel Norton (Bandit's Keep) and...
Talking Shadowdark on Monday Night Adventures
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After watching these guys play Shadowdark every Monday night for almost a year on YouTube livestream, they asked me to join in and play! All of my snarky sniping in the comments sections, aka the "Peanut Gallery", finally paid off. HAhaha! On this particular Monday night,...