Ian O'Rourke

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130 Stories by Ian O'Rourke

Encounters with AI

We’re all dealing with encounters with AI these days; even if you’re actively trying to avoid it, you’re going to be subjected to it...
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Star Trek: End of an Era

The purchase of Paramount by Skydance Media, or by a tech mogul’s nepo baby, depending on your point of view, might mean Star Trek...
0 9 min read

Werewolf Road Trip: Episode Three

We have a history with third sessions. Not sure how it came about, but for whatever reason, the gaming group that was, via numerous...
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Werewolf Road Trip: Episode Two

Here is a question for you: can good things come out of confusion? I’m a fan of avoiding confusion. Ensure the game’s texture is...
0 7 min read

You Don’t Need to Act!

At its core, this article argues that acting isn’t really what the tabletop role-playing experience is about. It can be, but in many cases...
1 9 min read

Werewolf Road Trip: Episode One

What happens when two friends who used to belong to a long-term, now broken-up gaming group start having similar thoughts about the quality of...
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Has role-playing become routine?

The human brain is a strange and wondrous thing. It can shift things to the foreground and background, deciding that some things are background...
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Games Master As A Practice

When the question ‘What is the best way to describe running a role-playing game?’ cycles around on social media, I answer that I view...
0 5 min read

Exalted: Let’s Fabula Ultima-ise

Do you know the secret about the Fantasy Avengers idea? When I considered running something last time, it was the idea I wanted to pursue. However,...
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Binging Mass Effect: Legendary Edition

I binged Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and it was a glorious experience.
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