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RPG Quest 2023 – January

I’ve been reading my way through all of the roleplaying games I’ve backed on Kickstarter. Some will get full reviews online either on Who Dares Rolls or on this blog. I thought I’d share some of my thoughts about what … Continue reading

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Arkham Horror: A Path to Carcosa Reading List

I’ve been playing Arkham Horror a lot in the past couple of years. I generally have a solo campaign on the go, and I’ve been playing it fortnightly at the Dice Saloon, going through each of the campaigns. At the … Continue reading

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Indie RPGs to look out for in 2023

It’s the start of another year and there are so many roleplaying games out there already, not to mention so many due to be released in the year to come. There will always be surprises and blind spots, but I thought I would have a look and share a few that have caught my attention. Continue reading

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RPG Quest 2023

I love a weird quest, so it’s time to work out a new one. In 2021 I played every board game in my collection. It helped me discover some games I’d not played before, dust off some forgotten classics and … Continue reading

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My Television Shows of 2022

I watch a lot of television and I’ve been trying to actually finish more shows as far too often things end up abandoned. Here’s a list of the TV shows I watched at least a full series/season of this year … Continue reading

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Welcome to Faked Tales!

Welcome, I’m Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, a writer and waffler about various things like comics and games in all forms. Explosion High & Mad Robot Comics First of all, I write comics at Mad Robot. If you see us at conventions you … Continue reading

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Casual Trek Bonus Episode: Uncasual Power!

Casual Trek is not a Doctor Who podcast. We made this clear from the very start. Much like how I’d be insufferable if this was an X-Men podcast, so would Miles be if this was a Doctor Who podcast. And … Continue reading

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Casual Trek Episode Nine: Troubles By Tribbles

I love a bit of horror, but there was a point watching this trio of Tribble episodes where I snapped. There are only three proper episodes about tribbles, not counting the Short Trek and a couple of cameos of what … Continue reading

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Casual Trek Episode Eight: Casual Toons

There are so many Star Trek shows now. It’s incredibly cool, as someone who got into it back when there were four, only three of which were in rotation on the few channels we had. When Miles and I were … Continue reading

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Casual Trek Episode Seven: Casual Trek’s Castle of Creepiness

I love horror, so it was great planning and working out how to do a specifically horror-themed episode. There are actually a ton of spooky Star Trek episodes, so I’ve several for future Halloweens, if we’re still doing this in … Continue reading

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