The continuing adventures of that eternal man of mystery…
What D&D 2e Got Right About TTRPG Endgame Design Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition is where I started in the tabletop roleplaying hobby. I was in college at the time, I found a great DM and a good group, and we had a lot of fun. As a part-time RPG mechanics auditor I decided to … Read more
How Reddit Profits from Public Shaming Have you ever left Reddit feeling worse than when you opened it? It’s not an accident. While most platforms reward users for being liked, Reddit distinguishes itself by publicly displaying when users are not. The reason Reddit sometimes feels so toxic can be summed up very simply–it’s the downvote. … Read more
Breaking the Map: The 3 Players Who Redesigned the NBA My all-time starting 5 NBA team is right here, it’s not who you think I’ve been writing about professional basketball lately, and I kept coming back to the same question: who is the GOAT, because debates about the greatest or most influential NBA players usually … Read more
Horror TTRPGs: The Rules Are the Monster This is part of my ongoing series on system structure and pressure models—see also: Survival TTRPGs: The Real Test (And Why Most Games Fail It) Just as in my previous posts, this isn’t about what horror looks like. It’s about what it does at the system level. Most player … Read more
The Modern Dynasty Killer: A Current NBA Anti-Meta Squad After building an unbeatable top 5 all-time team and an all-White team, I am trying something different. I am assembling a team to beat both the 2017 Warriors and 2024 Celtics. My crucial restriction—doing this with only players in the league right now—is sort of insane, … Read more