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
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Fudging Dice Is Dysfunctional

The need to fudge the dice rolls in a ttrpg is born out of dysfunction.
Ian O'Rourke
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D&D: A Lifestyle Brand

The D&D DIrect Livestream really showed how now, more than ever before, D&D is a lifestyle brand often only seen in other media.
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

S4 – Of Mice and Moose

Welcome to the fourth 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

Streaming The US Religion

You can stream the modern US religion via watching Dopesick, WeCrashed and The Dropout which give an insight into institutional and personal failure.
Ian O'Rourke
3 min read

Gaming After Lockdown

How has gaming after COVID changed? As we contend with online gaming and lack of commitment.
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

S3 – Down The Mine

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
3 min read

The Railroading Myth

An intentional story in a role-playing game by definition cannot involve railroading.
Ian O'Rourke
10 min read

S2 – Yetis & Sea Monsters

Welcome to the second 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

S1 – Ghouls & Goblins

Welcome to the first 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

My Rime of the Frost Maiden Character

How I created my character for D&D's Rime of the Frost Maiden .
Ian O'Rourke
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