Games

S1 – Enter The Dominion, pt1

The USS Guardian face-off against The Dominion and a fateful decision is made.
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

SO – The Derelict

The new crew of USS Guardian set off to investigate the mystery beyond the nebula.
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

The Conversations The Thing

Learning from some relatively recent rpg reading I've learned the quality of my rpg experience is all about the meaningful conversation at the table.
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

Approaching Scum & Villainy

These days I like to choose games to run where the challenge is in the execution not in just memorising the rules. This tends...
Ian O'Rourke
7 min read

Bourne-tastic Vampire Thriller

We recently came back from CottageCon, our weekend of gaming. It was a unique experience in that this was a CottageCon with the smallest...
Ian O'Rourke
7 min read

The Challenges of Online Play

Since the death of the gaming group, my pattern of actual play is changing. It’s switched from regular, long-form play to two alternate methods....
Ian O'Rourke
12 min read

Playing The One Ring

I recently got to play The One Ring a game designed to give you the Tolkien experience. I’m not a big fan of setting-heavy...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

S9 – The Gnoll Horde

Welcome to the ninth 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
2 min read

Forged Powered in the Dark Apocalypse

Where we are inspired to write about some of the difference between two great fiction first systems
Ian O'Rourke
11 min read

Great Narrative Tropes

I’m doing my usual thing and considering what I may run next as part of my tabletop role-playing endeavours. As usual, I’m taking what...
Ian O'Rourke
12 min read