Sequestration (week 1)
A visual chronicle of what we’ve been doing to keep occupied during COVID-19 social distancing. Family Work
‘Priest’
Priest by Matthew Colville My rating: 5 of 5 stars I figured I’d like this book, but I didn’t expect to fall in love! I didn’t breathe for almost the entire novel, but for diverse reasons. I was lost for much of the time, but in the kind of way […]
‘The Problem with Everything’
The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars by Meghan Daum My rating: 5 of 5 stars The very premise of this book sets it up for failure; how do you fairly explore the contradictory mess that is the (predominantly online) culture wars while still saying something […]
Werebear Stare
It turns out that the kids were being delivered to a tribe of lycanthropes in a Faustian exchange for protection. The shape changers were surprisingly reasonable. However, there was a pair of battleaxe-wielding werebears – Klaus and Gunther – who completely stonewalled us; none of our standard, goofy D&D antics […]
‘The Infinite Game’
The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek My rating: 5 of 5 stars Each Sinek book is better than the last. I’ve added this to my ‘required reading’ list for people who consider themselves leaders (or stewards of culture) in the business world. And, now that I think about it, outside […]
Diplomacy
For Dasia’s second (third?) adventure as a DM, a group of us are investigating a spate of missing children from a small village south of the city. A family reported their son missing and was (understandably) distraught. When asking around, we found out that a fair number of kids regularly […]
Vlad’s new companions
We introduced Matt Colville‘s Strongholds & Followers rules into our work D&D game at the end of last year (while they were still in playtest). Not long ago, the final book was published, so I figured it was about time Vlad built one (or two). One mechanic that’s involved is […]
Silvana’s Journal
We’ve been running our West Marches-style campaign for over a year now, and something’s become entirely too clear: this is a format best suited for experienced players. Unfortunately (though awesomely), the majority of players at work are new to the game. Where West Marches is meant to be a sandbox, […]
Homing Hyena
Nicole’s primary character – a ranger/druid named Elokin – makes it a point to recruit at least one native fauna during each adventure. Often it leads to some memorable improv: horny British rhinos, a chipper-but-nihilistic grasshopper, and an Australian bull shark named Bruce (naturally) to name a few. During the […]
‘Comedy Sex God’
Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Memoirs by comedians are a dime a dozen these days. Most are about comedy through the prism of their career, others are about their career through the prism of comedy. And there’s the rare memoir by a comedian […]