Ian O'Rourke

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126 Stories by Ian O'Rourke

The Literal Extremists

Did you know you are a psychopath? I bet you didn’t. I also bet you didn’t know that some of the life choices you’re...
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Where Is The Allegory?

I watched the first episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds yesterday (as of writing this) and it got me thinking about something as...
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S5 – Dastardly Duerger

Welcome to the fifth set of game notes of our The Rime of Frost Maiden campaign from a player’s perspective. We’ll discuss the pre-game,...
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Losing The Signal

I’m not the biggest fan of playing tabletop role-playing games online. I have played a few online games. I’ve run parts of a campaign...
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Fudging Dice Is Dysfunctional

The need to fudge the dice rolls in a ttrpg is born out of dysfunction.
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D&D: A Lifestyle Brand

The D&D DIrect Livestream really showed how now, more than ever before, D&D is a lifestyle brand often only seen in other media.
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S4 – Of Mice and Moose

Welcome to the fourth set of game notes of our The Rime of Frost Maiden campaign from a player’s perspective. We’ll discuss the pre-game,...
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Streaming The US Religion

You can stream the modern US religion via watching Dopesick, WeCrashed and The Dropout which give an insight into institutional and personal failure.
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Gaming After Lockdown

How has gaming after COVID changed? As we contend with online gaming and lack of commitment.
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S3 – Down The Mine

Welcome to the sixth set of game notes of our The Rime of Frost Maiden campaign from a player’s perspective. We’ll discuss the pre-game,...
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