40 Years a Gamer – A Life in 100 Games
Hello friends! Welcome back. Continuing my celebration of 40 years in this hobby, today I want to move from the “proto-history” I wrote about…
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40 Years a Gamer – The Proto-History
Hello friends! Welcome to 2026. This year marks a special occasion for me. This coming July will mark the 40th anniversary of the very…
2025: Gaming Year in Review
As 2025 draws to a close and I take stock of the past year, I feel this year has been challenging. Nationally, internationally, the…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 30: Experience
Next to last post for RPG a Day 2025, and the prompt for today is Experience. So, allow me to discuss the experience mechanic…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 10: Origin
Surprise! Earlier in the month, I missed two days, and I quickly remedied the situation and posted the Day 9 post two days late.…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 28: Suspense
Suspense can be particularly challenging to convey effectively in a tabletop RPG. It requires the right mix of player buy-in, effective GM presentation, and…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 27: Tactic
Tactic, that’s the prompt for today on Day 27 of RPG a Day 2015. A tactic is, according to Merriam-Webster, “a device for accomplishing…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 26: Nemesis
Day 26 of RPG a Day 2025 proposes Nemesis as the topic. And all I can say is: Cobra, la, la, la, la, la,…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 25: Challenge
Happy Monday! We begin the final week of RPG a Day 2025. This month has really flown by. I’m still missing one post for…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 24: Reveal
Dear reader, I hope you are having a relaxed Sunday. And now for your reading enjoyment, here is an RPG a Day 2025 post.…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 23: Recent
Saturday is here, and so is another post for RPG a Day, day 23 this time, the prompt Recent. What recent games have I…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 22: Ally
As I was preparing to write today’s post for RPG a Day 2025, a friend shared with me a video by a pair of…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 21: Unexpected
For today’s prompt, Unexpected, I’ll welcome you with a statement you don’t expect from me: “I’ve found an adventure I want to run!” If…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 20: Enter
Day 20 of RPG a Day 2025, the prompt is Enter, and all I could think of was this. “Enter freely of your own…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 19: Destiny
Day 19 of RPG a Day 2025, with the prompt of Destiny, led me down another strange rabbit hole. I began thinking about the…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 18: Sign
Hello readers, happy Monday. For day 18, the prompt is Sign. I mentioned on day 9 how Babylon 5 was an inspiration, and this…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 17: Renew
Sunday funday! Today’s prompt is Renew, and I’ve been thinking about how to approach the topic. Renew is a verb that means to resume…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 16: Overcome
Happy Saturday! Third weekend of RPG a Day for 2025. The prompt for today is Overcome. There are many challenges we must overcome, both…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 15: Deceive
Well, we’ve reached the midpoint of RPG a Day 2025. Technically, the midpoint will be noon today, but you get the idea. The topic…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 14: Mystery
Today’s prompt for RPG a Day 2025 is Mystery, and mysteries are hard! All facetiousness aside, running a tabletop role-playing game mystery can be…