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About fakedtales

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.

You All, Everybody

Posted on July 19, 2015 by fakedtales

I love Lost, even now after all this time. It’s a terrible thing to admit, I’m sure, but there’s the truth. This April 1st, I wrote a review of the Lost board game for Who Dares Rolls. In fact, I … Continue reading →

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The Deep Forest

Posted on July 16, 2015 by fakedtales

Back in the old gaming site, Hooting into the Abyss, I reviewed The Quiet Year. It’s a map-making game where in three or four hours you make a map of a community and tell a story of a year in … Continue reading →

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Role-Playing Podcasts

Posted on July 14, 2015 by fakedtales

A couple of things. First of all, I’m a massive podcast fan and there are some amazing RPG, “Actual Play” podcasts. Inspired by a friend from work who used to be a role-player and now experiences the games by listening … Continue reading →

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The Mist in the Bridge

Posted on July 12, 2015 by fakedtales

I’ve been concentrating a lot on Lightning and less so on my short fiction, which is a bit of a shame. I was inspired by this Terribleminds flash fiction challenge so I visited the link and one of the titles … Continue reading →

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Role-Playing Podcasts

Posted on June 8, 2015 by fakedtales

I guest star on a podcast now, as part of the Who Dares Rolls crew. I’m also a bit of a podcast addict, so I wrote an article about some of my favourites. Think of RPG podcasts a bit like … Continue reading →

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Carolina Death Crawl

Posted on June 7, 2015 by fakedtales

I introduced the people of Who Dares Rolls to what role-playing games are and can be, so I needed an example to show people how cool games are. I landed on a recent play experience because it was great, but … Continue reading →

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Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call

Posted on June 4, 2015 by fakedtales

A Final Fantasy license has collided with a jumble of random words and created Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, which is an awesome game despite the silly name. I wrote about the game here on D+Pad Magazine. You can download … Continue reading →

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The D+Pad YouTube Channel

Posted on June 3, 2015 by fakedtales

I’ve been part of the video game blog D+Pad Magazine for a while now, but did you know Fred Black and I run their YouTube Channel? Almost certainly not, given our viewing figures. That’s okay, I forgive you. You were probably all … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Places You’ll Go

Posted on June 2, 2015 by fakedtales

I’ve started to write for Who Dares Rolls, a website which deals with tabletop games. I’m a friend of Ben Hendy, who introduced me to the site and explained that they had a big RPG-shaped hole which I could fill. I joined the site and … Continue reading →

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Operation Lightning 2015

Posted on February 1, 2015 by fakedtales

Last year I triumphantly shouted to anyone who would listen about how I would be publishing the first ‘season’ of my Lightning novellas in 2015, starting in April 2015 so that the final part would be launched in time with … Continue reading →

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