Category Archives: General

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Casual Trek: Shax’s Second-Best Day

Posted on June 11, 2023 by fakedtales

This one was a weird episode, mainly as two of the episodes were ones I’d seen relatively recently. I knew bad admirals were a thing in Star Trek, but I didn’t know of the trope of ‘Badmirals’ until it was … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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