RPGs… Lessons from Hades: How a Roguelike Can Reshape Your Tabletop Game 16 Nov 202515 Nov 2025 Supergiant’s Hades is a fantastic game. It is fluid, stylish, and emotionally resonant. But beyond its excellent gameplay and mythic storytelling, it offers something subtler: some lessons that are transferable…
Books… Book Review: Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde (and Some Play Notes) 11 Nov 202511 Nov 2025 Red Side Story is a novel by Jasper Fforde. It was released in 2024 as a sequel to his 2009 novel, Shades of Grey. This review is intended to be…
Film… Finding Inspiration: What Lessons Can GMs Learn from Jesus Christ: Superstar? 18 Sep 202417 Sep 2024 I enjoy a bit of musical theatre. I try to see some sort of show whenever I visit London, and I've seen a lot that I've really enjoyed. In terms…
RPGs… Finding Inspiration: Derelict Places as Inspiration for RPGs 14 Feb 202414 Feb 2024 Innumerable forgotten and derelict spaces dot our real-world landscapes. Abandoned buildings, decaying factories, and forgotten ruins hold untold stories waiting to be unravelled. Derelict spaces can serve as rich sources…
Books… Review and Play Suggestions: Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde 23 Oct 202320 Oct 2023 Something that has frustrated me over the years has been the need, whenever recommending this particular novel by Jasper Fforde, to repeatedly wave my hands and say "no, not that…
Reviews… Plotting the Unplayable: The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith 23 Sep 202323 Sep 2023 I am writing this because a friend said that not all novels are playable as RPGs. He picked out the works of Zadie Smith as an example. I will not…
Pop Culture… Ffinding Inspiration: The Works of Jasper Fforde (Part 1) 22 Mar 201723 Oct 2022 This time on Finding Inspiration, we're taking a look at the works of Jasper Fforde and how they could be incorporated into your roleplaying diet. This is the first of…
Board Games… Finding Inspiration: ‘What Alec Bourbon Said’, or Why Fluff Matters 24 Aug 201623 Oct 2022 When it comes to tabletop games, flavour can be very important. Background information and stories – or fluff, as it is often known – enrich the game and give a…
RPGs Finding Inspiration : Planetary 12 Jul 201626 Jul 2016 Hello and welcome to a new installment of Finding Inspiration! In the previous installment Stuart talked about how he could implement his own life experiences into a game, and I…
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