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I'm a writer, a podcaster, a reviewer of games. Here's where I share my own fiction and my encounters with other people's media.

RPG a Day 2018 – Day Seventeen – Describe the best compliment you’ve had while gaming

Describe the best compliment you’ve had while gaming The standard answer to this is the simple one, a thanks is enough, as is the attendance of the players. It sounds trite, but it’s still true. If the players say or … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Sixteen – Describe your plans for your next game

Describe your plans for your next game For the first time in a long time, I know what my next few games are. Plans are a little more vague these days, but that’s fine. The next games are: Night Witches … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Fifteen – Describe a tricky RPG experience that you enjoyed

Describe a tricky RPG experience that you enjoyed A tricky RPG experience I enjoyed came from a time before I was aware of any story games, which I assume were possibly in their infancy at the time. I wasn’t aware … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Fourteen – Describe a failure that became amazing

Describe a failure that became amazing I’m a terrible British geek. Outside of Red Dwarf, I never really bothered with most of our big institutions. It took me years until I bothered with Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. I never … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Thirteen – Describe how your play has evolved

Describe how your play has evolved I’m someone who’s tried to be a writer for many, many years. When I was first into role-playing I let that instinct take over. Initially I only made up anything to get players from … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Twelve – Wildest character concept?

Wildest character concept? Like the favourite/recurring NPC post, I could just throw you Action Bastard again. This is actually a difficult question to ask, especially for someone with a good couple of decades of roleplaying under their belt. You get … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Eleven – Wildest character name?

Wildest character name? I rarely get to be a player, so I don’t have a huge amount of great names to pull from. If we were counting board games then my Pandemic Legacy character Spam Jammson would be my first … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Ten – How has gaming changed you?

How has gaming changed you? This feels like an odd one to answer, as its become such a core part of my life. I guess if there’s one core thing which its brought to my life, its friends. My friends … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Nine – How has a game surprised you?

How has a game surprised you? I played my first game of The Quiet Year and really enjoyed it, but there was one thing which didn’t sit right. Contempt. The Quiet Year is a game I’ve spoken about before. You … Continue reading

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RPG a Day 2018 – Day Eight – How can we get more people playing?

How can we get more people playing? This is always one of the big questions. I feel a lot of the time with games podcasts, videos and reviews, we’re mainly preaching to the choir. There are some great communities on … Continue reading

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