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April Update – A Long Way to a Small Angry Plumber

Posted on May 4, 2025 by fakedtales

This blog update’s a little later than intended, but here we go! 2WITCH I’m an easy mark for Nintendo and have been since childhood. I got very excited about the announcement of the Switch 2 and of course I preordered … Continue reading →

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Faked Tales Update: Zombies & Yoshis

Posted on March 7, 2025 by fakedtales

It’s time for an update on what media I’ve been enjoying and where my writing’s at. Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 2000 ad, Conclave, George Romero, Living Dead, Nature Trail to Hell, Super Mario, x-men | Leave a comment

Faked Tales Update: Surviving Vampires & Starting Quests

Posted on January 19, 2025 by fakedtales

A January Update about Mario, Vampire Survivors, Ren Faire and what comics I’ve been reading. Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Call of the Night, Dan Da Dan, HBO, personal update, Rainbow Days, Ren Faire, Sakamoto Days, Super Mario Bros, Vampire Survivors, Venom War, writing | Leave a comment

Between the X-Men

Posted on November 22, 2024 by fakedtales

The X-Men are a surprising match to the playbooks from The Between, by The Gauntlet. Here’s who would work as each playbook. Continue reading →

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RPG Quest – July (Part Two)

Posted on November 2, 2023 by fakedtales

Welcome to part two of the RPGs I read in July this year. There’s a lot of Spire as it’s had several books on Kickstarter and I figured I’d read them all together. Spire RPG By Grant Howitt, Christopher Taylor … Continue reading →

Posted in General, rpg | Tagged Alice is Missing, Aviatrix Games, Caleb Englike, Cat Ramen, Chris Taylor, Grant Howitt, Hunters Entertainment, Jay Dragon, Korg Slayer, Legacy Life Among The Ruins, Mina McJanda, Paris Commune, Possum Creek Games, Red Carnations on a Black Grave, rowan rook and decard, rpg, rpg quest, Spenser Stark, spire, Spire Sin, Spire Strata, wanderhome | Leave a comment

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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