130 Stories by Ian O'Rourke
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...
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...
We have a history with third sessions. Not sure how it came about, but for whatever reason, the gaming group that was, via numerous...
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...
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...
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...
The human brain is a strange and wondrous thing. It can shift things to the foreground and background, deciding that some things are background...
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...
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,...
I binged Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and it was a glorious experience.