So I just checked my MySpace profile, because I’m eagerly awaiting a response from a friend I hadn’t heard from in a while, and I found that I actually had friend requests pending approval. Since I’m almost never on myspace (or friendster, or xanga) I was amazed that someone had actually found me. [...]
I’ve been struggling a bit with my current campaign, not because I don’t like the direction it’s going, but because it feels like I’ve lost (almost completely) the interest of one of the longest-running players. It’s frustrating, because my primary goal in DM-ing is to ensure that all the players (myself included) have a [...]
This article was originally spurred by the generally negative portrayal of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in the novel Digital Fortress. As a long-standing fan and member of the EFF, I must admit that I was more than a little taken aback at some of the characterizations of the organization. The members of [...]
I’m slated to go to a friend’s wedding this weekend, as well as his bachelor party later tonight, and I must admit I find both prospects mildly (or not-so-mildly) terrifying. Besides the fact that I’m generally uncomfortable in situations where I’m expected to socialize with large numbers of people I don’t really know, I [...]
With my one-year anniversary with my current gaming group rapidly approaching, I’ve taken some time to reflect on all that has transpired. We’ve run a total of three separate campaigns, starting with the conclusion of a long-running D&D campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, to which I was (to my dismay) only party to [...]