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"title": "Every well-shuffled deck of cards is in a unique order", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/every-well-shuffled-deck-of-cards-is-in-a-unique-order/", "published_at": "2017-06-22T04:34:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf193cee9e91", "title": "How not to price print + PDF bundles", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/how-not-to-price-print-pdf-bundles/", "published_at": "2017-05-25T04:41:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf193d464f33", "title": "A lesser-known Gary Gygax quote", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/a-lesser-known-gary-gygax-quote/", "published_at": "2016-11-23T08:58:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf193dffc495", "title": "Using coins as Fate points for The Dresden Files RPG", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/using-coins-as-fate-points-for-the-dresden-files-rpg/", "published_at": "2016-11-22T08:51:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf193e5035ac", "title": "Rat Queens fucking rules", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/comics/rat-queens-fucking-rules/", "published_at": "2016-11-21T09:06:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf193f084792", "title": "Returning to WoW after five years away", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/returning-to-wow-after-five-years-away/", "published_at": "2016-11-20T05:57:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf193fd67c6e", "title": "Our 10th wedding anniversary", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/life/our-10th-wedding-anniversary/", "published_at": "2016-09-25T00:03:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf19400c377e", "title": "The D&D phonetic alphabet", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/the-dd-phonetic-alphabet/", "published_at": "2016-08-02T17:58:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-e2d1-70cd-9a35-cf1940606cb3", "title": "Zentropa: A wordless, sexy, phantasmagorical graphic novel", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/comics/zentropa-a-wordless-sexy-phantasmagorical-graphic-novel/", "published_at": "2016-08-01T07:51:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a2-7345-9705-65946e2bcb29", "title": "Rory’s Story Cubes are one of my favorite improv GMing tools", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/rorys-story-cubes-are-one-of-my-favorite-improv-gming-tools/", "published_at": "2016-07-29T16:25:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a2-7345-9705-65946eaf4512", "title": "Tiny dice purses", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/tiny-dice-purses/", "published_at": "2016-07-28T07:37:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a2-7345-9705-65946ec724f7", "title": "Love in the Time of Seið is intimate and intense", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/love-in-the-time-of-seid-is-intimate-and-intense/", "published_at": "2016-07-27T14:32:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a2-7345-9705-65946f89135e", "title": "An overlooked OSR gem: Lesserton and Mor", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/an-overlooked-osr-gem-lesserton-and-mor/", "published_at": "2016-07-26T08:17:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a3-7077-9532-747c6429e390", "title": "Grant Morrison’s Heavy Metal", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/comics/grant-morrisons-heavy-metal/", "published_at": "2016-07-22T18:57:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a3-7077-9532-747c64445085", "title": "World Wide Wrestling is an over-the-top delight", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/world-wide-wrestling-is-an-over-the-top-delight/", "published_at": "2016-07-21T15:57:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a3-7077-9532-747c653f3e3b", "title": "Lulu coupon codes", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/lulu-coupon-codes/", "published_at": "2016-07-20T13:59:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a3-7077-9532-747c654b6be4", "title": "Flytanium anodized titanium dice", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/flytanium-anodized-titanium-dice/", "published_at": "2016-07-19T07:36:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a3-7077-9532-747c6603360f", "title": "My “go folder” of zero-prep, zero-notice RPGs", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/my-go-folder-of-zero-prep-zero-notice-rpgs/", "published_at": "2016-07-18T08:00:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-85a3-7077-9532-747c6661fab1", "title": "Mapping with index cards, and Jedi Blackbird", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/mapping-with-index-cards-and-jedi-blackbird/", "published_at": "2016-07-15T07:40:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a393993f", "title": "DCC RPG: convention funnel edition", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/dcc-rpg-convention-funnel-edition/", "published_at": "2016-07-14T07:34:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a3e8fa66", "title": "Post-apocalyptic setting details via NUKEMAP", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/post-apocalyptic-setting-details-via-nukemap/", "published_at": "2016-07-13T08:08:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a465d6d7", "title": "MathArtFun’s d120, Recast 2d6, and MultiDie", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/dice/mathartfuns-d120-recast-2d6-and-multidie/", "published_at": "2016-07-12T08:28:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a52b2f99", "title": "Crimhthan The Great and over 3,600 sessions of OD&D", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/crimthan-the-great-and-over-3600-sessions-of-odd/", "published_at": "2016-07-11T08:14:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a5df391e", "title": "A high-tech worry stone", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/a-high-tech-worry-stone/", "published_at": "2016-07-08T07:45:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a69f3bfe", "title": "Excisions: “lazy GM” and “it’s like herding cats”", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/excisions-lazy-gm-and-its-like-herding-cats/", "published_at": "2016-07-07T08:04:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a77eea76", "title": "Gaming bag additions and second impressions", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/gaming-bag-additions-and-second-impressions/", "published_at": "2016-07-06T07:44:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a80f4970", "title": "The Pool looks like a simple, versatile gem", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/the-pool-look-like-a-simple-versatile-gem/", "published_at": "2016-07-05T08:17:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a8548eac", "title": "Never go in against a Sicilian", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/tabletop-rpgs/never-go-in-against-a-sicilian/", "published_at": "2016-07-01T07:33:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc05-0e82-72de-942f-f982a93e145e", "title": "My gaming notebook, pencil, and eraser", "url": "https://www.martinralya.com/other-stuff/miscellaneous-geekery/my-gaming-notebook-pencil-and-eraser/", "published_at": "2016-06-30T08:05:06+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2020

A bevy of old BattleTech vehicles in the lightbox original ↗

27 Feb 2020

Putting my USCR squad in the lightbox original ↗

26 Feb 2020

WIP it good: applying washes to two minis (with comparison photos)original ↗

26 Feb 2020

Experimenting with photographing my painted minis in a lightbox original ↗

25 Feb 2020

WarpedMindGames paint racks are awesome original ↗

25 Feb 2020

One more batch of minis from the vault: MERCS original ↗

24 Feb 2020

WIP it good: dotting in those eyes original ↗

23 Feb 2020

WIP it good: trying out the painting handle original ↗

23 Feb 2020

WIP it good: finished base coating the throne Termie original ↗

23 Feb 2020

WIP it good: Terminating the weekend original ↗

22 Feb 2020

Laser-cut MDF paint racks from WarpedMindGames original ↗

22 Feb 2020

Unearthing my old BattleTech miniatures original ↗

21 Feb 2020

Do I secretly enjoy painting miniatures?original ↗

21 Feb 2020

Yore is back in business original ↗

21 Feb 2020

Time for a new logo original ↗

20 Feb 2020

New template, mucking about a bit original ↗

20 Feb 2020

Judges Guild can fuck right off original ↗

20 Feb 2020

Bigotry from Judges Guild and the endless treadmill of bad actors in the old-school RPG hobby original ↗

13 Feb 2020

2019

Takeaways from running Urban Shadows for a year original ↗

13 Feb 2019

It’s not about separating the art from the artist: It’s time to stop tolerating bad actors in the RPG community original ↗

12 Feb 2019

YoreWiki original ↗

9 Feb 2019

die heart’s wonderful list of solo RPGs original ↗

6 Feb 2019

A digest of smaller Google+ RPG posts from 2012-2015 original ↗

3 Feb 2019

The cutting-edge Bullwinkle and Rocky RPG original ↗

3 Feb 2019

Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 original ↗

3 Feb 2019

2018

Unearthing some of my creative output from ages 10-15 original ↗

6 Dec 2018

Spaceships should look lived-in original ↗

5 Dec 2018

Steve Rogers, PR disaster original ↗

4 Dec 2018

Standouts on my want-to-play list original ↗

3 Dec 2018

Twilight: 2000 and its amazing hook original ↗

30 Nov 2018

Coins & Scrolls on fast kingdom mapping original ↗

29 Nov 2018

The DCC RPG Quick Start is brilliant original ↗

29 Nov 2018

Monsterhearts 2 is a scintillating jewel original ↗

28 Nov 2018

The solo RPG Seppuku: Fury of the Samurai is splendid original ↗

26 Nov 2018

The Flash on game prep original ↗

22 Nov 2018

Skinchangers beta original ↗

21 Nov 2018

Winding down on Google+ after more than 7 years original ↗

21 Nov 2018

Space Pirates of Drinax: a gorgeous Traveller sandbox original ↗

20 Nov 2018

Trollworld is rad original ↗

20 Nov 2018

Google+ diaspora: RSS feeds original ↗

20 Nov 2018

Screw bigotry: “#DNDGate: Stories of Inclusivity In RPGs”original ↗

16 Nov 2018

Hate speech has no place in gaming: Stuart Robertson’s OSR logo original ↗

16 Nov 2018

Back to RPGnet for the first time in five years original ↗

31 Oct 2018

Google+ diaspora: MeWe isn’t for me original ↗

16 Oct 2018

Mongoose Traveller system and sector generator original ↗

23 Feb 2018

Dead Friend and Two OSR Dungeon Crawls original ↗

22 Feb 2018

My starting point for the Flash: Mark Waid’s Born to Run storyline original ↗

14 Feb 2018

The sky is now purple original ↗

14 Feb 2018

Gary Gygax on game prep, 1979 original ↗

6 Feb 2018

Playtesting Elysium Flare: what drew me to this game original ↗

6 Feb 2018

Free and PWYW RPG products on DriveThruRPG that I enjoy original ↗

5 Feb 2018

Squadron Supreme blew my mind as a kid, and it’s still amazing original ↗

2 Feb 2018

I’m bisexual original ↗

1 Feb 2018

Twenty more moonrises original ↗

22 Jan 2018

Comparing Swords & Wizardry Core vs. Complete original ↗

20 Jan 2018

The Frog God Swords & Wizardry Superbundle original ↗

19 Jan 2018

A snapshot of my RPG and board game plays, 2009-2017 original ↗

1 Jan 2018

2017

Free Talislanta PDFs, and where to start original ↗

11 Dec 2017

Epicurean epitaph original ↗

15 Oct 2017

Ars Magica after 18 sessions: what an amazing RPG original ↗

23 Aug 2017

The Marvel Encyclopedia is awesome original ↗

2 Aug 2017

Into the Odd is delightful original ↗

1 Aug 2017

A new appreciation for the 1977 version of Traveller original ↗

31 Jul 2017

Traveller’s literary sources original ↗

28 Jul 2017

Frank Filz’s excellent Classic Traveller character generator original ↗

27 Jul 2017

A spiffy online Classic Traveller character generator original ↗

26 Jul 2017

Agreement, rough edges, and combat as sport vs. war original ↗

25 Jul 2017

Urban Shadows is fantastic for spinning up a sandbox game original ↗

24 Jul 2017

Laika is meditative and heartbreaking original ↗

21 Jul 2017

Karl Keesler on rebasing HeroClix minis original ↗

20 Jul 2017

Buying bulk HeroClix to use for other supers games original ↗

19 Jul 2017

Every well-shuffled deck of cards is in a unique order original ↗

22 Jun 2017

How not to price print + PDF bundles original ↗

25 May 2017

2016

A lesser-known Gary Gygax quote original ↗

23 Nov 2016

Using coins as Fate points for The Dresden Files RPG original ↗

22 Nov 2016

Rat Queens fucking rules original ↗

21 Nov 2016

Returning to WoW after five years away original ↗

20 Nov 2016

Our 10th wedding anniversary original ↗

25 Sept 2016

The D&D phonetic alphabet original ↗

2 Aug 2016

Zentropa: A wordless, sexy, phantasmagorical graphic novel original ↗

1 Aug 2016

Rory’s Story Cubes are one of my favorite improv GMing tools original ↗

29 Jul 2016

Tiny dice purses original ↗

28 Jul 2016

Love in the Time of Seið is intimate and intense original ↗

27 Jul 2016

An overlooked OSR gem: Lesserton and Mor original ↗

26 Jul 2016

Grant Morrison’s Heavy Metal original ↗

22 Jul 2016

World Wide Wrestling is an over-the-top delight original ↗

21 Jul 2016

Lulu coupon codes original ↗

20 Jul 2016

Flytanium anodized titanium dice original ↗

19 Jul 2016

My “go folder” of zero-prep, zero-notice RPGs original ↗

18 Jul 2016

Mapping with index cards, and Jedi Blackbird original ↗

15 Jul 2016

DCC RPG: convention funnel edition original ↗

14 Jul 2016

Post-apocalyptic setting details via NUKEMAP original ↗

13 Jul 2016

MathArtFun’s d120, Recast 2d6, and MultiDie original ↗

12 Jul 2016

Crimhthan The Great and over 3,600 sessions of OD&D original ↗

11 Jul 2016

A high-tech worry stone original ↗

8 Jul 2016

Excisions: “lazy GM” and “it’s like herding cats”original ↗

7 Jul 2016

Gaming bag additions and second impressions original ↗

6 Jul 2016

The Pool looks like a simple, versatile gem original ↗

5 Jul 2016

Never go in against a Sicilian original ↗

1 Jul 2016

My gaming notebook, pencil, and eraser original ↗

30 Jun 2016