at the end of last summer, the family gathered on the edge of Idaho and Utah to see my paternal grandmother off on her journey from this wor...

I missed the chance to commemorate the true birthday of this little blog, last Monday . but today, January 19, 2025, marks exactly 20 years...

eleven years ago, back at the very beginning of my academic career, I trekked 6 hours west from Lubbock, Texas, in my very old leper of a ca...

the semifinals :  The One Ring vs Vampire: the Masquerade (5e) and Star Wars: Force and Destiny vs Dungeons & Dragons (5e) initially,...

quarterfinals match 4: The One Ring vs A Song of Ice and Fire as much as the authors behind these two worlds may match each other for ambit...

quarterfinals match 3: World of Darkness vs Vampire: the Masquerade 5e since opening match 1 , our zombie-plagued World of Darkness chro...

quarterfinal match 1:  Dungeons & Dragons 5e vs Pathfinder 2e does the result of this one seem obvious? it feels more and more obvious ...

here we are, at a midpoint in this somewhat random tournament of roleplaying games. in this post, I'll summarize the opening round match...

opening match #8: Shadowrun 5e vs A Song of Ice and Fire   this final opening round match-up review one has taken me a bunch of extra time ...

opening match #7: 7th Sea 2e vs. Cyberpunk RED this one is quite the contrast, isn't it? I almost can't get over how strikingly diff...