Religion in Fantasy
Over the weekend, my wife and I saw Deliver Us from Evil. As a horror film it’s well worth seeing, but today I want to focus on one element of it: the priest. In many horror films, a priest is … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Geek
Predictably Unpredictable — Flip the Trope
This post will contain spoilers for the Game of Thrones episode “The Mountain and the Viper” and for the season one finale of Agents of SHIELD. If either of these would bother you, then you should probably stop reading. But … Continue reading →
Power of the Pooch — Never Shoot the Dog
Blake Snyder has written a very good screenwriting book called Save the Cat.* The idea that gives the book its title is that a gruff or potentially dislikable protagonist can gain viewer sympathy quickly if you show the protagonist saving … Continue reading →
Going Berserk
“For when the War God fills this flesh I wear I am no more your friend I am the spirit of the bear” — “Don’t Call My Name in Battle,” from Songsmith by Alexander James Adams (as Heather Alexander) I … Continue reading →
The Ubiquity of the Eldritch
I went to Dundracon last weekend. It’s a great chance to game and spend time with friends I see all too infrequently. One of these games involved a law firm called August and Howard. Now to me that was an obvious … Continue reading →
Fanboy Moments
At the Super Bowl party I attended yesterday the question came up about the greatest concerts we’d ever gone to. That’s a tough one. I’ve been to many. But it got me thinking about my best concert experience. And for … Continue reading →
Hacking is Magic!
I’ve been trying to put my finger on what bothers me about Agents of SHIELD. Well, that’s not entirely true. I feel profound irritation every time they dismiss the existence of powers like telekinesis, telepathy, E.S.P. and other psychic phenomena. … Continue reading →
Yet Another D&D?
D&D Next is coming. Yet another reinvention of Dungeons and Dragons. And I do mean a reinvention. When AD&D came out there were changes, sure, but it expanded and deepened the game we were all playing. When Second Edition came … Continue reading →
The Joy of Discovery
There’s never enough time. There always seem to be more books to read, more movies to watch, more songs to hear, more games to play, more things to learn, et cetera. We all do what we can with the time … Continue reading →
Oddities from My Bookshelf – Old School Character Sheets
Today I found out that DnDClassics are offering the old 1st edition AD&D adventure The Temple of Elemental Evil for free for a limited time. Naturally, I went to check out their site and download a copy, but I got … Continue reading →