Busted! (2018) — Season 1 Review
Busted! has the organizational logic of a tabletop roleplaying game, whether it knows that or not...
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On the Impossibility of Landscapes
Impossible Landscapes is a large-scale campaign for the Delta Green role-playing game, written by Dennis Detwiller and published in 2021. This article is a short history of Carcosan roleplay, a review of said campaign, a manifesto, and a project announcement all bundled together.
Review: Turn of Fortune's Wheel (2023)
In which I, regrettably, give Hasbro money because they've published an update to one of my favorite RPG settings, Planescape.
The Raymond Chandler Tier List
I recently "batted the cycle", re-listening to all of the Philip Marlowe stories—so what better time to but them in a tier list?
Diablo IV and RPG Design Theory
In which I suggest some lessons from "Modern RPG Theory"™ as answers to some of Diablo IV's failings.
The Last Express (1997)
In which we revisit Jordan Mechner's 1997 masterpiece, a deeply immersive, real-time mystery that unfolds aboard the Orient Express on the eve of european catastrophe...
Review: Arkham Investigator's Wallet (2023)
In which I take a detailed look at a fabulous collection of prop documents for 1920s investigative games... and delve into unboxing videos?