My intention is for two central tensions to animate the Lakelands setting. This post will lay out the first of these tensions, which I think of as...| Advantage on Arcana
Much of the wildlife in the Lakelands has not changed since the Arrival: beavers still industriously dam rivers, ducks migrate seasonally, and bumblebees sleep in flowers. However, the substantial decrease in human development has had a number of effects. Feral populations of once-domestic animals have established themselves here and there: colonies of cats, packs of dogs, sounders of pigs, flocks of chickens and goats, gaggles of geese, and herds of cattle, horses, and llamas have all found ...| Advantage on Arcana
Prismatic Wasteland, perhaps on behalf of Marcia B. of Traverse Fantasy, has announced an Appendix N (or other letter) blog bandwagon. An Appendix N, I only recently learned, is a list of works that a TTRPG takes inspiration from, so named for the Appendix N in an early edition of Dungeons & Dragons. As it happens, I already have a list of non-fiction works that influence my playing and writing; it makes enough sense to make a list of fiction influences, too.| Advantage on Arcana
What is it, to be human? From a biological standpoi...| Advantage on Arcana
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I’m happy to have contributed a new essay to the “No Future Lexicon” series commissioned over at Public Books, “a magazine of ideas, art, and scholarship,” with Matthe…| Ekostories by Isaac Yuen
Life tends to be local in the Lakelands, as few people travel farther than the next village or two. Those who do, however, often travel far, bringing news from places...| Advantage on Arcana
What is the Weird? Theories abound: it is miracle, or witchcraft, or emergent phenomena as the physics of one world collides with the physics of another. In ...| Advantage on Arcana
An extensive list of Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian TV series that you might have missed but are still worth watching!| Science Fiction is Real
It is impossible to predict with certainty when or if a post apocalyptic world will occur. While there are many potential causes of such an event, such as| Science Fiction is Real
The Blood Miles by Andrew Moody (382 pages, published 2023) I’m a sucker for post-apocalyptic science fiction, and I recently read, with great enjoyment, the recent novel The Blood Miles by Andrew …| Scientific Gems
No full reviews, because I just haven’t had time. But here are a few quick plugs for neat books.| Errant Dreams
A mother and her young daughter fight to survive in a world ravaged an ongoing world war between megacorporations.| The Dread Machine