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
2 min read

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Not My Wizard!

If there is one class in Dungeons & Dragons I continue to flirt with playing it is a Wizard. In all cases, when ‘I...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

Back To Cruising

If you’re reading this within a week of release I’m currently on a cruise ship and hopefully enjoying the Norwegian Fjords. I say hopefully...
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

Twelve Things About Me

We played Blades in the Dark. Three days. None sessions. A whole campaign. It was fantastic.
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

S7 – The Black Cabin

Welcome to the seventh 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
3 min read

Sayonara Critical Role

I sense a journey I’ve been on since the second half of 2015 is coming to an end. That journey is being someone who...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

Done With Fandom Discourse

I woke up at somewhere between five and six in the morning, which is something that seems to be happening these days. I’m hoping...
Ian O'Rourke
5 min read

After The Dice Drop

The tools, techniques and key moments after the dice dropped that contributed to a campaign's success.
Ian O'Rourke
7 min read

Playing Blades in the Dark

We played Blades in the Dark. Three days. Nine sessions. It was awesome. My thoughts on the experience.
Ian O'Rourke
9 min read

S6 – The Sea Hag

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,...
Ian O'Rourke
4 min read

Accepting YouTube Failure

I am writing this on the same day I released a new YouTube video. It was the first one I’d released in three months....
Ian O'Rourke
3 min read