Klaatu… Barada… GEEKNIC!
Rise from Your Grave! Geeknic 29 is Back from the Dead Klaatu… Barada… GEEKNIC! It has been too long, but the stars have finally aligned (and we remembered the exact words this time)....
February 2, 2026
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40 Years a Gamer: The Beginning
Someone recently asked me when I started playing D&D. When I told them it was the mid-80s, their eyes lit up. “Wow! The 80s. You had the Stranger Things experience.” I stopped reflecting...
January 30, 2026
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My Current Two Favorite TTRPG Systems, Part 2: Savage Worlds
In Part 1, I talked about my love for Worlds Without Number and how it scratches that specific itch for fantasy d20 gaming. But what about everything else? What about pulp sci-fi, weird...
January 23, 2026
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My Current Two Favorite TTRPG Systems, Part 1: Worlds Without Number
If you follow my Sunglar’s Musings Facebook page description, you might have noticed I mention reviews there. Well, it is time to deliver. I am writing this post here and a similar (Facebook-friendly)...
January 21, 2026
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40 Years a Gamer: The Classics I Missed (and the Ones I Didn’t)
Preamble: This post is closely tied to a post I wrote during RPG a Day this year, for day 21, Unexpected. It inspired me to dig deeper into adventures I’ve run as a...
January 19, 2026
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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 in my last post to the actual history. The...
January 16, 2026
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 first tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) session I played. My...
January 9, 2026
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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 world feels on the brink of dark times. I...
December 30, 2025
RPG a Day 2025 Day 31: Reward
So, we come to the end of RPG a Day 2025. Allow me to get a little sentimental. I’ve been participating in RPG a Day for 11 years, and this process has been...
August 31, 2025
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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 in role-playing games, albeit somewhat incoherently, just some random...
August 30, 2025
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. And now, 19 days late, here is the post...
August 29, 2025
RPG a Day 2025 Day 29: Connect
RPG a Day 2025 has been a great year! For today’s prompt, Connect, I’ll talk about the connections I’ve made participating in the initiative this year. For 2025, I’ve been writing a daily...
August 29, 2025
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 a collaboration between all parties. Today’s topic for RPG...
August 28, 2025
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 an end”, and Google, using Oxford’s results, says, “an...
August 27, 2025
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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, la, la! The first thing that came to mind...
August 26, 2025
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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 the month, specifically day 10, and I will get...
August 25, 2025
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. The prompt for today, the 24th, is Reveal. The...
August 24, 2025