Renaissance Guy

I’ve been playing tabletop role-playing games since the early 80s. It’s the one hobby that has always had a spot in my heart and always will. I look forward to rolling dice with the other nerds at the retirement home. I will never stop.

Games I Like

Shockingly, I cut my teeth on Dungeons & Dragons. My favorite edition is probably 3rd Edition. But I’ve been doing this a long time and have branched out into other corners of the hobby including:

• Indie games like Dungeon World which mix narrative storytelling with old-school sensibilities.
• Genre-flexible systems like Savage Worlds that let me run unique settings.
• Retro-classic masterpieces like Stars Without Number that just make me happy.
• Old-school classics like GURPS, Rolemaster, and Paranoia.

I have a particular fondness for science-fiction and science-fantasy games, which I think are a bit under-represented in mainstream gaming.

The Eightfold Forge

Right now I’m developing my own system, which has been a desire since I was in high school. I don’t have much to share yet but it’ll be setting-generic and flexible enough to support a range of genres.

I’m also building a setting to go with it called The Eightfold Forge. It’s a science fantasy world shaped by ancient alchemy, apocalypse, and astral-powered interstellar travel. Explore the ruins of high magic in the darkness of the void. Or perhaps something less pretentious sounding.

Gaming + Coding

Sometimes I mash together RPGs and code. Campaignify is one of those mashings. It’s a random campaign idea generator that is whimsical, occasionally nonsensical, but pretty useful when you’re looking for a bit of inspiration. My favorite ideas it’s generated for me include:

• You are Robots living in a Zombie Apocalypse setting experiencing events similar to Mad Max.
• You are Children living in an Underdark setting experiencing events similar to Aliens.

The code is out on GitHub if you want to update the data for the generator.