Fantastic Diversity – The Fantasy Genre’s Unfortunate Implications

As part of a response to escalating racial tensions in the United States sparked by the protests stemming from the death of George Floyd, Wizards of the Coast - makers of Dungeons and Dragons - published a blog post titled “Diversity and Dungeons and Dragons.” Given how huge DnD has become in the past few …

Quarantine Activity Suggestion: Dungeons and Dragons (No, Really)

So...we’re in social distancing mode. Over here, I’ve got some of the symptoms of COVID-19, although not enough to take any kind of test, and therefore am home bound until they clear up. (I'll be fine, don't worry!) Which is going to be great for my writing, not so much for my existential dread over …

3 Ways Tabletop Gaming Helped Me Improve as a Writer

Hey, quick question to everyone reading - who here has played Dungeons and Dragons, or some other tabletop gaming system? Well, for those of you who haven’t, Dungeons and Dragons - and all the tabletop games that came later - can be hard to understand. The best explanation I have is this: remember when you …