Blogs

Choose Empathy

Whenever I get a break from my normal routine I find I get through a lot of books. On a recent break, I found...
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

Not My Wizard!

If there is one class in Dungeons & Dragons I continue to flirt with playing it is a Wizard. In all cases, when ‘I...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

Back To Cruising

If you’re reading this within a week of release I’m currently on a cruise ship and hopefully enjoying the Norwegian Fjords. I say hopefully...
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

Twelve Things About Me

We played Blades in the Dark. Three days. None sessions. A whole campaign. It was fantastic.
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

Sayonara Critical Role

I sense a journey I’ve been on since the second half of 2015 is coming to an end. That journey is being someone who...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

Done With Fandom Discourse

I woke up at somewhere between five and six in the morning, which is something that seems to be happening these days. I’m hoping...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

Accepting YouTube Failure

I am writing this on the same day I released a new YouTube video. It was the first one I’d released in three months....
Ian O'Rourke
3 min read

The Left Behind

While travelling I tend to have time to think. One of the things I got thinking about is what it must feel like to...
Ian O'Rourke
6 min read

The Literal Extremists

Did you know you are a psychopath? I bet you didn’t. I also bet you didn’t know that some of the life choices you’re...
Ian O'Rourke
3 min read

Losing The Signal

I’m not the biggest fan of playing tabletop role-playing games online. I have played a few online games. I’ve run parts of a campaign...
Ian O'Rourke
3 min read