So "the beginning" isn't necessarily the best choice for everyone. In fact, it's probably a very poor choice for most people. Depending on where you start, you'll get very different experiences, and maybe one chunk of it is more for you than another.| Mental Propinquity
“Undeniable math”, “Statistical impossibilities”: these words do not mean what the non-mathematician-authored articles you may have seen them in think they mean. One of the bigger problems I see in reporting, even with otherwise-excellent reporters in generally-reliable sources, is bad applications of or misunderstanding of math, particularly statistics. Add some bias on the part of […]| Mental Propinquity
Just a few magic items I created for our Dungeon World game last night that I thought others might find useful. Ring of Invisibility 0 weigh When you put this on, you are invisible until you touch another living being. Roll +CHA. On a 7-9, also choose 1; on a miss, both: your invisibility ends if you […]| Mental Propinquity
Most people think of Dread as a one-shot-only game, but when we wrote it we intended to create a campaign-worthy game that created particularly intense individual sessions in that campaign. The secret, as in so much of Dread, is in the questionnaires.| Mental Propinquity
Lost: Ω Power: Not Entirely of this World: she stands apart from this world Weakness: Magic of other realms can always reach her Quirk: can always interact with intangible items—and them with her Known: d6 Gifted student of math and engineering: she would be a master engineer, if she weren’t 13 and unapprenticed Dynamic: d6 […]| Mental Propinquity
So I’m watching a short little comparison/review video to find out more about a new-to-me Linux distro. And they’re comparing it to a distro I’m familiar with, so that’s helpful. But the caliber of the reviewing is leaving something to be desired. First: Distro A has a very Windows 10-esque interface, with a solid-black […]| Mental Propinquity
Lost: Ω Power: “fighting with all the energy with which he so mightily endows me.”: Can absorb and store all types of energy. Weakness: …but not energies from beyond the mortal sphere. Quirk: his eyes glow when he is charged Passion: d6 Power Stunt: “like a hammer that breaketh the rock”: can release stored energy […]| Mental Propinquity
I rewatched Star Trek: the Motion Picture over the weekend. First time in decades. I still think it’s much better than its reputation, but this isn’t a proper review. Instead, a few observations: I had forgotten about the shuttle flyby when boarding: Due to the position of the space station and the maintenance docks, they’re […]| Mental Propinquity
I love discovering new music. Sometimes that music isn’t so much “new” as it is “new to me”. If you’re in a certain age range, you know the group Yello, but you probably don’t realize it. You’ve maybe never seen the video, but I’m betting you know the song. I encourage you to watch the […]| Mental Propinquity
Many years ago, one of the games I created was a space opera re-imagining of Everway. Yes, that Everway, the game with all the gorgeous art cards, 3 completely separate action resolution systems, a…| Mental Propinquity
