While I haven't spent as much time as a good chunk of the pulp rev crowd discussing the crap that often composes modern storytelling and entertainment, I've certainly psted a couple, such as my recent run-in with the Bandersnatch [https://thelastredoubt.com/beware-the-bandersnatch/]. I certainly haven't done the heavy lifting that, for example, Jeffro has with his Appendix N series. Many of the modern issues go deeper than just an SJW desire to inject politics - or as Xavier more properly notes…
OK, not quite. Nevertheless, a process I started last year is accelerating, and while "going analog" isn't accurate, it captures the feel better, and is more accurate by far than "retro" or "simplifying." It started with a watch. I know, I know, the phone has become a de facto pocket watch, and for most guys, a watch is just a fashion piece. Nevertheless, around this time last year, I realized I was still looking at my wrist for the time after more than a decade without one, and spent a few d…
Stumbled into this comment recently made by Alexander Macris, creator of ACKs, was asked to describe the difference between ACKS and 5e: > 5E vs. ACKS: 5E offers your character more abilities in a game, ACKS offers your character more power in a world. 5E does not assume that there's a world that exists that follows the rules of 5E. ACKS assumes there is a world that exists that follows the rules of ACKS. The reason 5E's realms aren't overrun with a demographically-appropriate number of 20th…
Happy New year! And have a good weekend!…
For those who haven't unplugged from TV entirely or are considering it [https://barbarianbookclub.com/2019/01/01/removing-television/], whether it's because of ready access to older titles (though Netflix has fewer and fewer such options...) or other reasons, it's clear that nihilism has taken ground everywhere and tries to extend its reach along with the tendency of netflix shows to increasingly get woke. Yeah, I know, the 70's is calling. You'd be right. That said, there was a resurgence of h…