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Potential Plot: Old Law vs. New Technology

November 30, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Good GMing

I live in Illinois, which is known as a “two-party consent” state. This means that in order to legally record a private conversation the person doing the recording must have the consent of everyone who might be recorded, so it…

Questions to Design a Scene With

November 29, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in design, Good GMing, Tools

Here are some questions from my current project which is a GM’s campaign planner workbook. I decided to share these with everyone after receiving some positive feedback from a friend who has been helping me design and complete this project….

Bigger is Better

November 28, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Uncategorized

I bit the bullet and went and bought an LCD television to use as my computer monitor this weekend. I ended up getting a 42″ television and I was worried that I had made the wrong decision. I definitely did…

Donate to Wikipedia

November 27, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Tools

Ryan Macklin wrote an article titled Donate to the Ultimate Gaming Resource in which he appeals to gamers to support Wikipedia. His point is pretty solid – we pay $25 to $40 for gaming materials, but he (and I am certain…

Black Friday Super Deals? Probably Not

November 25, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Uncategorized

Fair warning. This has nothing to do with gaming. I want to switch my home office dual 19” LCD monitors to a 32” or larger LCD television. I have read that a single screen with significant screen real estate is…

Calen Ann's Thanksgiving Story

November 24, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Uncategorized

Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States, and I wish you and your families a joyous and plentiful life wherever you are. In honor of the holiday I share with you a story written by my eight year old…

Why I am Planning a Star Trek Game

November 23, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Uncategorized

I am on this Star Trek kick right now. I have always loved Star Trek, but I grew up in a time before DVRs so I often missed episodes growing up. But ever since Netflix added the original series, the…

One Crappy RPG for Kids

November 22, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Reviews

Last Sunday I ran a game of Kids, Castles, & Caves for my family. This is a very simple RPG that focuses on delivering a simple fantasy setting with rules that a young child can understand. It only uses a…

Read “Do the Work” by Steven Pressfield

November 21, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Good GMing

I recently finished reading Steven Pressfield’s Do the Work and it is a fantastic book. He addresses resistance, how we all have it, and how it is resistance that must be overcome in order to realize our hopes and dreams….

If I Wanted Boobs I Would Have Bought Porn…

November 18, 2011 · by Patrick Benson · in Updates

I will not name names, but as I flipped through one of my recent RPG purchases the depictions of scantily clad women were pretty silly. I mean, garter straps and fishnet stockings with a breastplate that exposes nearly the entire…

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