So since a few months into the pandemic, my tabletop roleplaying has been of the Solo variety, for a variety of reasons. I made the best of it, though, by turning those efforts into a weekly actual-play podcast (Ronin Roleplaying, maybe you’ve heard of it?). But as I am quickly approaching the end of Season […]
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Five things I hate about… Renaissance Faires
This one is going to hurt. I am a huge fan of RenFaires, ever since My Lovely Bride™ and I attended our first such event back in 2010. While we haven’t been to a Faire since 2019 (for obvious reasons), short of a new variant springing up, we have every intention of going to a […]
RIP Backup Laptop?
So, about 15 years ago, My Lovely Bride™ decided she was sick of my playing MMORPGs in the office during all of my free time, and suggested that we both get gaming laptops, so we could play together in the living room. Being that our office is really too small for us both to have […]
Putting yourself out on the Stage
People suck. I’m not saying that just because I’m a huge curmudgeon (although I am). People indeed suck. Let me explain why… Recently, some people I know were talking about an acquaintance of ours. This other person isn’t exactly popular, and I will admit that they do indeed seem a bit creepy to me, but […]
Something a little more long term?
As you know, I’ve been running my solo actual-play roleplaying podcast “Ronin Roleplaying” for the better part of two years now, and I am still having a lot of fun with the show. That said, I am one who likes to change things up, from time to time, which is why we changed games every […]
Five things I love about… World of Warcraft
Okay, this might seem like a bit of a ‘cheat’ article. Once upon a time, WoW was my favorite video game. I played it for hours every single day, was involved in organized PvP and progression raiding, the works. But that was a long time ago. Now I have a less-favorable opinion of the game, […]