We’re rebel artists, painting portraits in a culture where depicting faces is forbidden. Our society think it’s just… wrong. When we want to hit back at some oppressor we graffiti a perfect picture of their face on the side of a building where everyone can see it. Punch a fascist? Paint a fascist. … But […]| ars ludi
"Tony, I'm writing an ode to your basement" Before there was Story Games Seattle, before I really knew what the hell I was doing with story games and GMless games, I played some truly pivotal sessions that really helped shaped my understanding and future thinking. And some of the games that influ| ars ludi
I've been tracking my game sessions all the way back to high school, so I can say with scientific confidence that I played more role-playing games in 2024 than any other year in my life. My previous high watermark was 2021 (hello lockdown), and before that was 2011, which was peak Story Games| ars ludi
When you game with Caroline you gotta expect the puns. We were coming up with the name of an orbital platform that was a jumping-off point for many interplanetary explorations. Us: How about Heaven’s Gate? Caroline: No, Helen’s Gate. The base that launched a thousand ships…| ars ludi
We’re playing the brand new Save Christmas quest for Follow: A New Fellowship. It’s the big face-off with Slitherberg, the secret Krampus wormtongue who has been whispering in the ear of Noel, daughter of Santa Claus, Empress of the South Pole. We’ve freed the prisoners from the dungeons of the ice city and burst into […]| ars ludi