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I am a writer interested in technology, tabletop roleplaying, video games, film and classical history.
My websites are www.hexjunkie.com and www.bit-escape.wordpress.com
My youtube channel is at http://www.youtube.com/user/bitescape
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Why Charisma Checks in Dungeons and Dragons are really TOTALLY BACKWARDS – A response.
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Why you should be running critical fumbles in your D&D games.
Critical fumbles are a much maligned beast. They seem to have been introduced into the Role-playing world officially through Chaosiums Runequest although they may have colloquially appeared earlier in house rule documents for D&D. They can feel a little absurd… Read More ›
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Capitalism and the ideology of the Games Master as the content provider
Modern capitalist lingo relegates artists and creative’s to the role of ‘content providers.’ Such artists only real value is their ability to produce tangible content which can then be consumed for the purposes of increasing capital for a corporation or… Read More ›
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Knowledge checks are stupid
“Does a bear shit in the woods?” “You might know but your character doesn’t, give me a nature check. ” “Err, 7?.” “You’re unsure whether bears do indeed shit in the woods.” I wish I was being facetious but this… Read More ›
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Missing the heart of the journey – Travel in RPG’s
Humans have to an incredibly large degree removed the ‘journey’ from a journey. The 2170 mile Oregon trail from Independence, Missouri to Oregon, for example, would have taken roughly 144 days to complete going at an average pace of 15… Read More ›
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I have no mouth and I must cast wish
*Explicit content* A short story, with apologies to the late and great Harlan Ellison and Gary Gygax. Artemis lay twisted, bloody and contorted within the bottom of the pit, like a marionette. Three large long metal spikes jutted unnaturally out… Read More ›
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Why do role-playing gamers suck at communicating?
One of the most common questions asked across the RPG community is how to deal with an interpersonal issue within the group. This is an issue that can only be resolved via communication and yet over and over again RPG… Read More ›
