Hi Reader, Welcome! Please, come in. It's getting blowy out there. On the table, we've got flame-orange dahlias. The Raccoon Sky Pirates Kickstarter is doing well beyond my wildest hopes. But, for once, I'm not here to talk about that. I recently read Lin Codega's diaries of their experience playing Over/Under, the massive, 30-day game on Discord that started a year ago. Here's what I said about it on Bluesky: Me when O/U was happening: Man I wish I had time for this. Me after it ended: Man I...

Hi Reader, Imagine it's after dark on the eve of All Hallows. Your car broke down, and now you're tramping through the woods in search of shelter. Ice-cold rain soaks through your too-summery clothes and into your bones. A sudden shock: Lightning outlines a looming manor house. Deafening thunder—or is it the manse's baleful façade?—roots you to the spot. Brambles choke its walls. Mazy gables top narrow windows from which fell figures stare out. And then...like an ill omen...a Chevy Bluebird...

Hi Reader, Particle accelerator, but make it flowers. Please come in. Have some ice-cold fizzy water. Yesterday, I went to Yellow Springs, Ohio. From their creek, I brought back messy stalks of orange jewelweed. They're floating in a ceramic bowl of cool water on the table. Little gems. Lyla McBeath Fujiwara is brilliant. I recently read her Substack post about playtesting tactics. Lyla has worked at the mind-boggling scale of the Cosmere RPG. She generously shares that experience, with...