Defending Main Character Energy?

Every generation creates terms for things that are either old or old but viewed through how life works now. We’ve had a slew of them around work and...
Ian O'Rourke
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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

The Nature of World Building

One of the things I find myself saying occasionally on #ttrpg Twitter is we don’t do world-building. People are often shocked by this. Some...
Ian O'Rourke
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Aliens Among Us

In the early hours of June 24th 2016, my life changed. I was going to say significantly, but I’m not sure that is an...
Ian O'Rourke
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A Cruise in 2022

I went on a cruise at the tail end of June which also happened to be the first time I’d left the shores of...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

S8 – Revel’s End

Welcome to the eighth 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
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The Importance of a Meaningful Why

The importance of why in tabletop role-playing game stories for meaning, emotion and fateful conversations.
Ian O'Rourke
10 min read

MCU’s Lack of Focus

I’m a big fan of Thor: Ragnarok, despite this I chose not to bother watching Love and Thunder at the cinema. There are numerous...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

The Comfort Crisis

One of the five books I read over the seven days of my cruise was The Comfort Crisis. I wasn’t sure about it. I...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

Choose Empathy

Whenever I get a break from my normal routine I find I get through a lot of books. On a recent break, I found...
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read