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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.

RPG Quest – July (Part One)

Posted on October 31, 2023 by fakedtales

Yes, I’m still behind, but I’m ploughing through anyway. I’m not even at the start of Zinequest yet, which might speed things up when that happens. Anyway, onto the games… Cortex Prime: A Multi-Genre Modular Roleplaying Game By Cam Banks … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged cam banks, cortex prime, Damn the Man Save the Music, Fraser Simons, Hannah Shaffer, Kevin Allen Jr, Make Big Things, Miles Gaborit, misspent youth, NDP design, Pelgrane Press, Robert Bohl, Robin Laws, rpg, rpg quest, Samjoko Publishing, Self-Critical Hits, Sell Out With Me, tall pines, The Veil Cascade, the yellow king, trouble for hire | Leave a comment

RPG Quest – June (Part Two)

Posted on October 26, 2023 by fakedtales

Here’s part two of the RPGs I read in June 2023 and brief looks at what I’ve found in them. Dust, Fog and Glowing Embers, an RPG By Slide Stolar Read before? No Played? No Dust, Fog and Glowing Embers … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged Beak Feather and Bone, Cthulhu Hack, die, dust fog and glowing embers, Exuviae, Just Crunch Games, Kieron Gillen, Myrrysmiehet Oy, Paul Baldowsky, Relics of House Dragonfly, rowan rook and decard, rpg, rpg quest, SCUP, Sean Smith, Sensational, Slade Stolar, The Imposters, The Quick, The Sword The Crown and The Unspeakable Power, Thomas Constantine Moore, Todd Nicholas, Tyler Crumrine, Ville Takanen, wheel tree press | Leave a comment

RPG Quest – June (Part One)

Posted on October 24, 2023 by fakedtales

I’ve been behind both in my reading of RPG books from crowdfunding platforms and in reporting on them. I’m finally catching up and writing this as we’re in the end of June (I assume you’ll see it in July (I … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged Age of Anarchy, Alas for the Awful Sea, Ash Kreider, avery alder, buried without ceremony, Creatively Queer Press, Hayley Gordon, John Adamus, monsterhearts, monsterhearts 2, monsterhearts brave new world, monsterhearts skin deep, Noir World, Paul Mitchener, Perseverant, rpg, rpg quest, Sawyer Rankin, sibilant stone publishing, Storybrewers Games, The Watch, Vee Hendro | Leave a comment

RPG Quest – May (Part Two)

Posted on October 22, 2023 by fakedtales

Here are the rest of the games I’ve read in May, including a few newer offerings which I either read to run, or just in an attempt to keep on top of everything new that arrives. My friend Graham asked … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged Ben Robbins, bluebeard's bride, bully pulpit games, Eden, Fight With Spirit, Follow, gauntlet publishing, Ghost Court, Hedgemaze Press, Home by Dark, jason morningstar, Lame Mage, magpie games, Marc Hobbs, null, Protagonist Industries, rpg, rpg quest, Sasha reneau, Spencer Campbell, Spindlewheel, Steve Segedy, Storybrewers Games, trophy gold | Leave a comment

Casual Trek Episodes 25, 26 & 27 – One Year Anniversary, Wrath of Khan and Musical Episodes!

Posted on September 11, 2023 by fakedtales

Casual Trek’s Birthday! August marked one year since the start of Casual Trek. In our first 27 episodes we’ve managed to cover 7.91% of Star Trek history. That includes It’s been a fun time, and in episode 26 we took … Continue reading →

Posted in casual trek | Tagged Borg Queen, casual trek, Heists, Khan, Musicals, Picard, podcast, Space Seed, Star Trek, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Star Trek voyager, Subspace Rhapsody, The Doctor, Two of One, Virtuoso | Leave a comment

RPG Quest – May (Part One)

Posted on July 13, 2023 by fakedtales

I decided to focus a bit more on getting through some RPGs this month. There were a couple of quick wins and a couple of lengthy reads, albeit fun ones. The Veil: Cyberpunk RPG By Samjoko Publishing & Fraser Simons … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged A Grandiose Disaster, Arcana Games, Brabblemark Press, Burning Wheel, Christian Griffey, Eric Simon, Fate, Fraser Simons, Inheritance, MASHED, Meridian, Mina McJanda, Nathan Paoletta, PbtA, Rockalypse, rpg, rpg quest, Samjoko Publishing, Stephanie Bryant, The Frost Papers, the veil, Threatbare, What Ho World | Leave a comment

RPG Quest – April (Part Two)

Posted on July 11, 2023 by fakedtales

I originally aimed not to run as long after splitting March’s reading list into two parts. The thing is, while some of these books were quick reads or didn’t make a great impression with me so I kept them quick, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged apocalypse world, Barbarian’s Bloody Quest, Broken Cities, Come Martin, cthulhu dark, Evan rowland, Graham Walmsley, Jesse Ross, Meguey Baker, noirlandia, Possum Creek Games, R’lyehwatch, rpg, rpg quest 2023, The Last Adventure, Thief & Necromancer, Vincent Baker, Wizard’s Grimoire, Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast | Leave a comment

RPG Quest – April (Part One)

Posted on July 8, 2023 by fakedtales

This month’s been an interesting one for reading RPGs. It’s involved stretching the rules a bit, and while I’ve not caught up with where I should be at, I’ve definitely accelerated despite adding a number of things onto the list. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged 7th sea, Alessandro Piroddi, Aura Belle, blades in the dark, Chris Taylor, era lyres, Grant Howitt, john harper, john wick, josh jordan, laser kittens, rpg, rpg quest 2023, shades of vengeance, singularity, the name of god, unbound rpg | Leave a comment

Casual Trek – Strange New Synergy

Posted on June 26, 2023 by fakedtales

It’s time for some cynical synergy as we decided on the stunt of ranking the first episode of season two of Strange New Worlds! Strange New Worlds “A Quality of Mercy” The finale for Strange New Worlds was an interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in casual trek, General | Tagged podcast, romulans, Star Trek, star trek the original series, strange new worlds | Leave a comment

RPG Quest – March (Part Two)

Posted on June 16, 2023 by fakedtales

We’re in June and I’ve finally remembered to catch up with posting about my findings with reading every RPG book I’ve backed on Kickstarter. I ran a little long when writing about March’s books, so here’s the last seven games … Continue reading →

Posted in rpg | Tagged apocalypse world, burned over, city of winter, lovecraftesque, parliament of supplements, playing nature’s year, rpg, rpg quest, trophy dark | Leave a comment