Poetic Musings
Thank you for taking this literary journey with me! Here I post personal thoughts on social issues, reflections about day-to-day living, and of course a healthy amount of stories inspired by the many games I’ve played over the years. I try to update several times a week, and genuinely appreciate the care and support of all who read these words, whether the post is fanciful or heartfelt.
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The Limits of Trust
When running a business it's critical to enforce limits of who has access to what resources—a sales rep probably shouldn't have the ability to delete events off of the owner's calendar, junior developers access to the live website, and so forth. While I wholly...
The Cavernous Deep
“Try your might and come back a hero!” the sweaty merchant called out as he futilely fanned himself. The adventurers, ignoring the man’s small stockpile of goods, ran past without a second look. It was good business, setting up shop in the Northern Barrens, but...
North of Twilight
Debu watched his companions stride confidently toward the abandoned village below, relegating himself to posting camp atop the small hillock that oversaw the mysterious and altogether uninviting sprawl of destroyed homes and flattened buildings. “First the old witch...
Tanks: Stop Chasing Numbers
Previously I've written about how many players of Heroes of the Storm focus on the statistics screen and use that as a measure of how well or poorly a particular hero performed. Recently Blizzard changed the stats page to remove the metric of how much damage a...
Trickle Deaths
No matter how lop-sided the start of a match may seem, Heroes of the Storm does a great job making sure that a talented team can pull ahead in time, making it almost impossible to definitively predict a match's conclusion too early. I have seen and been in many games...
The Carnival Game (Party Idea)
Two years ago I discussed a new take on the Monk class, that of a carnival strongman with comically over-sized mustache, weightlifting singlet, and bravado to match. I don't play in any table-top role-playing campaigns at the moment but many of my friends do, and a...
