Author Archives: fakedtales

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.

Some Good and Bad Things About X-Men Revolution

Posted on April 19, 2023 by fakedtales

I’ve been meaning to write about my X-Men marathon, and how better than to begin with an era which was short and most people don’t remember. The daily X-Men marathon has been a daily readthrough of every X-Men comic (within … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, General, X-Men | Tagged daily x-men, revolution, the Neo, x-men | Leave a comment

RPG Quest 2023 – February

Posted on April 8, 2023 by fakedtales

I’ve realised I haven’t posted how I’ve been doing in my quest to read every RPG I’ve Kickstarted, so here’s February’s offerings. The first month went pretty well. This one dragged. My RPG reading happens all over the place and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged atlas games, Capitalites, cavalry games, exalted, extreme Meatpunks forever, Feng shui 2, john wick, last days of Anglekite, magpie games, oli jeffery, onyx path, our shores, play dirty 2, rpg, rpg quest, Samuel Mui, sinister beard, ten candles, time cellist, wheel tree press | Leave a comment

Explosion High #2 is on Kickstarter Right Now!

Posted on April 3, 2023 by fakedtales

Hey everyone! It’s been a little while since we saw the kids of Explosion High and now they’re back! For folks who didn’t read issue one or need a reminder, Explosion High’s a comic about a school for superheroes which … Continue reading →

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RPG Quest 2023 – January

Posted on March 12, 2023 by fakedtales

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 →

Posted in rpg | Tagged fall of magic, fantasy world, fate core, fiasco, good society, houses of the blooded, Korg, monsterhearts, night witches, our mundane supernatural life, paranoia, Primetime adventures, rpg, rpgquest2023, rune, Villagesong | Leave a comment

Arkham Horror: A Path to Carcosa Reading List

Posted on February 5, 2023 by fakedtales

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 →

Posted in General | Tagged Arkham horror, Carcosa, curse of the yellow sign, king in yellow, lcg, tatters of the king, yellow king, yellow sign, yellow wallpaper | Leave a comment

Indie RPGs to look out for in 2023

Posted on January 29, 2023 by fakedtales

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 →

Posted in rpg | Tagged agon, arkham herald, black armada games, blades in the dark, chaosium, darkmouth university, deathmatch island, evil hat productions, gauntlet publishing, girl by moonlight, hellwhalers, hollows, lovecraftesque, machine age games, monster of the week, moonlight vile, pendragon, plasmodics, public access, rowan rook and decard, rpg, silt verses | 1 Comment

RPG Quest 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by fakedtales

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 →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged kickstarter, pointless missions, rpg, rpg quest 2023 | Leave a comment

My Television Shows of 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022 by fakedtales

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 →

Posted in Television | Tagged 2022 list, 28 Days Haunted, A Series of Unfortunate Events, after party, American Horror Stories, American Horror Story, And Then There Were None, Archive 81, bad sisters, Big Boys, Black Books, Book of Boba Fett, Bridgerton, Cuphead, doctor who, Fear the Walking Dead, FLCL, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, House of the Dragon, In Betweeners, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Kingdom, lower decks, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, Nathan For You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Only Murders in the Building, Our Flag Means Death, Paper Girls, Picard, Reboot, Righteous Gemstones, Riverdale, She-Hulk, strange new worlds, Taskmaster, Television, The Boys, The Orville, The Simpsons, The Thick of It, tv, What We Do In The Shadows, White Lotus, Yellowjackets | Leave a comment

Welcome to Faked Tales!

Posted on December 24, 2022 by fakedtales

Welcome, I’m Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, a writer and waffler about various things like comics and games in all forms. Writing Comics! Podcasting about Star Trek! Games Journalism! Writing Roleplaying Games! .

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Casual Trek Bonus Episode: Uncasual Power!

Posted on December 22, 2022 by fakedtales

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 →

Posted in General | Tagged casual trek, doctor who, dr who, podcast, power of the doctor | Leave a comment