A Craft Store Discovery
Memory fades like a ship on a foggy horizon when there is nothing to anchor it. So, the remainder of […]
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Considering a Print Edition
The release of Blue Flame, Tiny Stars is back on. The bad news is a publishing deal for a print
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Release Suspended
The release of Blue Flame, Tiny Stars is temporarily suspended. It’s too early to say why I’ve done so, but—potentially—it
Imminent Release
If inspiration for everything I write comes from a source, this book is about the source. My latest book is
Blue Flame, Tiny Stars: A Memoir
Last year, I recorded a series of anecdotes on DONJON LANDS about my early experiences learning to play Dungeons &
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Man vs. Machine: Chainmail Jousting Live Tournament
If ever Dan challenges you to a game of Chainmail Jousting, don’t do it. Just don’t do it! He has
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Blue Flame, Tiny Stars Coming to E-Book
This month makes 40 years I’ve been playing D&D. Last year I wrote down all the stories from my earliest experiences
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The Holmes Spirit: Simple and Unique
I hesitate to put into words what I mean by “the Holmes spirit.” Certain qualities of the brief rules booklet
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Recalculating a Coin’s Weight
In “Holmes on a Coin’s Weight,” we take the Editor’s proposed weight of a standard coin—twice that of a quarter—and
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Holmes on a Coin’s Weight
…for 300 gold pieces are assumed to weigh about 30 pounds (Holmes, 9). Melqart raised the torch over his head.
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Firing into Melee
Once the party is engaged in melee, arrows cannot be fired into the fight because of the probability of hitting