Edit, 08/04/2021: The eposic.org and eposic.com domains have moved to a different site focused on published products. So the URL for the generator mentioned below no longer resides on an eposic domain. Check below for the updated URL. Announcing: The Tunnels and Trolls 5.5 Character Generator has been resurrected. This is the same tool that... Continue Reading →
Setting Long-Term Writing Goals
It's 12/12/12. Do you know where your characters are? On one of the blogs to which I subscribe, Creative Writing with the Crimson League, Victoria Grefer posted her rules for writing. Without going into all the details she posted, here are her six rules: Remember difficulties are normal and to be expectedRemember first drafts don't... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo is Over. Get Back To Work
I read and commented on the post Friendly Monsters: NaNoWriMo on WorldWeaverPress.com, written by guest blogger Kristina Wojtaszek. Kristina tells us that she didn't participate in NaNoWriMo this year. I commented that I hadn't either. NaNoWriMo is shorthand for National Novel Writing Month. It could just as easily stand for National Nonsense Writing Month. The... Continue Reading →
How Quick is Your Magic?
I just finished reading the fantasy novel, The Crimson League, by Victoria Grefer. The book was about sorcery and those who deal in it, and presented magic in a way unlike most other fantasy tales I've read or fantasy role playing games I've played. In The Crimson League, magic is powered by Lin, for which... Continue Reading →
Visiting Other Worlds
I've created a few different worlds in my time, and traveled in several created by others. The first world I remember visiting was called Earth, sometimes referred to as Terra, the third planet from a star called Sol. Earth was not of my creation; it was far more complex than any world I have ever... Continue Reading →
380 Degrees in a Circle
When does a circle have 380 degrees? When it's in the fantasy world of Pharas, the world in which I'm setting my fantasy novel The Unfinished Tower. I've gone through a number of mathematical calculations to determine the laws of nature for Pharas, and it turns out that the numbers 2, 3, 5, and 19... Continue Reading →
Tunnels and Trolls Deluxe and Alternative Combat Mechanisms
Back when this post first went live, Tunnels and Trolls Deluxe was coming, as Ken St. Andre announced on (his now defunct) trollhalla.com site. Much discussion happened concerning what should or shouldn't be included in the new rules set. My thought, as I commented on Ken's post, was that T&T Deluxe might conceivably contain a... Continue Reading →
JavaScript Animated D6 Dice Roller Code Released to Public Domain
The title says it all. The JavaScript Animated D6 Dice Roller was previously made available under open source licenses, but has now been released to the public domain via a CC0 Public Domain Dedication. If you have the urge to include an animated D6 dice roller in any JavaScript-based game, for any purpose, commercial or... Continue Reading →
More on the Outlaw Press / James Shipman Saga
My previous post addressed my grievances with Outlaw Press / James Shipman. Since then, Outlaw Press / James Shipman has removed my Down Time solo from the "free downloads" section of the Outlaw Press site, and has stopped selling print copies of issues of TrollsZine from the site. Some other infringing materials by other authors... Continue Reading →
Taking Action Against Outlaw Press / James Shipman
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. Do not take any statement I make herein as legal advice. Do your research, just as I have, and make up your own mind. Then decide to take action if you will. As can be seen by performing a web search for the terms "Outlaw Press James Shipman," much... Continue Reading →