Defending Main Character Energy?

Every generation creates terms for things that are either old or new but viewed through the lens of how life works now. We’ve had many of them around...
Ian O'Rourke
2 min read

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After The Dice Drop

The tools, techniques and key moments after the dice dropped that contributed to a campaign's success.
Ian O'Rourke
7 min read

Playing Blades in the Dark

We played Blades in the Dark. Three days. Nine sessions. It was awesome. My thoughts on the experience.
Ian O'Rourke
9 min read

S6 – The Sea Hag

Welcome to the sixth set of game notes of our The Rime of Frost Maiden campaign from a player’s perspective. We’ll discuss the pre-game,...
Ian O'Rourke
4 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

Before The Dice Drop

The tools and techniques we used before the dice dropped that contributed to a campaign's success.
Ian O'Rourke
10 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

Where Is The Allegory?

I watched the first episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds yesterday (as of writing this) and it got me thinking about something as...
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

S5 – Dastardly Duerger

Welcome to the fifth set of game notes of our The Rime of Frost Maiden campaign from a player’s perspective. We’ll discuss the pre-game,...
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