I just got home from the 10th annual bbq some good friends of mine run. It is a feast. It is a weekend sleepover. It is a lot of alcohol. It is a large party where I meet new … [Read more...] about Cooking – BBQ Recipes
Cooking – Homemade French Fries
Ok, maybe calling them French Fries is a bit inaccurate as that conjures a certain size and shape in your mind as well as the idea of operating a deep fryer. This is not that at … [Read more...] about Cooking – Homemade French Fries
Design Spot – Multistrike: The Designer’s Critical Strike
As gamers, we all know what crits are, the random chances for extra damage or success. And what players doen’t love their critical hits; that sudden burst of damage which often … [Read more...] about Design Spot – Multistrike: The Designer’s Critical Strike
Anime Club – Psycho-Pass
Viv’s pick this time around and was a competing choice with Seven Deadly Sins, a Netflix sponsored series. I’d seen Psycho-Pass before and was set to investigate the other at some … [Read more...] about Anime Club – Psycho-Pass
Design Spot – An Exercise in Observation
In design school, I had a month-long class devoted to teaching this idea, that the way to becoming a better designer lay in your ability to observe things around you. Laced within … [Read more...] about Design Spot – An Exercise in Observation
RPG Toolbox – Punishing the Character but not the Player
Every GM knows the troubles of dealing with unruly players, and perhaps that’s something I’ll talk about another time. Right now I want to discuss a particular incident that came … [Read more...] about RPG Toolbox – Punishing the Character but not the Player
Gnosis Conflict – Perfectionism
About halfway through the development of Gnosis Conflict, I wanted to overhaul the underlying math the units were based around in order to balance the game better. There was some … [Read more...] about Gnosis Conflict – Perfectionism
Anime Club – Bokurano
When Viv first posed this series, I looked it up and saw the following tags – mecha, drama, psychological and sci-fi – and commented that we were re-watching Neon Genesis … [Read more...] about Anime Club – Bokurano
Cooking – Squash Pudding Part 2
I mentioned in part 1 that this was originally a Weight Watchers recipe. For a year or so during college I began to tweak my recipes to suit my mother’s diet plans and Weight … [Read more...] about Cooking – Squash Pudding Part 2
Cooking – Squash Pudding Part 1
If you’ve clicked on this entry, I congratulate you for being brave or at least curious. I know I’d’ve found this idea absurd or revolting. I actually hate most squash due to the … [Read more...] about Cooking – Squash Pudding Part 1
