RingoRemember the title crawl at the beginning of star wars? How you were immediately brought into the world without any preparation and were able to […]
Month: April 2015
The styles of H.P. Lovecraft-The Lurking Fear and The Thing on The Doorstep
I just finished two of H.P. Lovecraft’s short stories. They weren’t the top of the heap for what I’ve done by him and definitely not […]
Touring Gdansk
I hate touring, the act of being a tourist. I don’t enjoy museums, I find live history to be duller than books on the subject, […]
Realism in simulated combat
That’s not real fighting. That would never work in a real situation. Those techniques aren’t real. In real life, they wouldn’t stand a chance. I […]
Living the dream
Over the course of the past week I have engaged in a number of Reddit debates over the value of ACL style combat and whether […]
Don’t Follow Elvish Noble Men into strange tunnels
This is an off the cuff story with little to no outlining. I came up with the idea, wrote 1500ish words on Wed. Not sure […]
Friday Fight Video Breakdown-Dark Knights 2v2 Scrimmage
This is a fight that happened at The Knights Hall two weeks ago. It’s very short but I’m pressed for time with Poland looming. I apologize […]
Playing with Initiative: Declaring actions separate from resolving them
One common problem in RPG combat is the idea of separated turns or actions. In a typical game a combat round last 6 seconds and […]
The Story of Civilization is a must read for everyone.
Starting The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant is perhaps the second best thing I’ve ever done in my life. The first being […]
I’m Tired of This HEMA Crap.
Not the art/concept itself. I love that people are resurrecting centuries old techniques. I love that they test them in sparring matches that they spend […]