I have recently begun telling people that I am trying to see just how thin I can spread myself.  I have encountered a truly interesting sensation in the past few months... it's almost a kind of pressure, not unlike the mysterious force that slammed me mercilessly into the compulsion to spend stupid amounts of money recording an album just a couple ( Read more... )

I've been studying psychology now for almost four years, and I have been doing a little research into a matter which greatly interests me.  I present the following information as a thought experiment:

A child’s imagination really begins to take flight and form at around the age of 6 or 7.  This is the same age at which we install them in the public ( Read more... )

I have uploaded the second chapter of Shadow of the Spire, posted in two sections.  As the story begins, we spend a little time with Cara Landry as she tries to reassociate the fuzzy memories of her younger years with the more immediate needs of today.  She attempts to relax and spend time with her son, getting to know him again after two years of ( Read more... )

So I've now managed to upload the entirety of chapter one for your reading enjoyment.  Even with minimal feedback, it's been a fairly rewarding experience thus far.  I feel like I've taken an important step toward sharing my art, and I hope that I can generate a little bit of buzz.

Shadow of the Spire is a dark modern fantasy tale, with heroes who ( Read more... )

You know that story I've been working on for... oh, I don't know how long now.  I've never been one to get hung up on a single idea... The songs I recorded on my first CD were mostly new, rather than rehashing material I'd been writing for years.  My game ideas tend to appear and evolve quickly and with a lot of momentum, but I'm always ready for a ( Read more... )

In Mike Mearls' latest Legends & Lore column, he discussed the wizard in D&D Next.  This was the fourth such column, following elaborations regarding the other three classic core classes, and I had an interestingly mixed reaction to it.  After reading an insightful blog at Writer(at)Large with reactions to the story, I thought I'd consider it in ( Read more... )

I have recently discovered a new gaming system, compliments of the fine folks at Happy Jacks RPG Podcast.  I've been listening to a lot of gaming podcasts since I started my new job; after all, I sit at a computer with my MP3 player for about 8 hours a day... after all, even my diverse tastes in music have largely run their course.  It's nice to ( Read more... )

The Prismatic Tsunami web community is back and actively producing material, beginning with a brand new podcast devoted to tabletop roleplaying!  If you're interested in supporting the community, drop by our website and introduce yourself, or feel free to join us on our Facebook community page:

Prismatic Tsunami

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The premiere episode or our new podcast "Metagamers Anonymous", a presentation of Prismatic Tsunami, is up and ready for public consumption. This program is dedicated to tabletop roleplaying and (mostly) related material, so be warned... if you are one of my gamer friends, enjoy! Otherwise, I'm sure you can find better ways to spend your time.... * ( Read more... )

Game designer Monte Cook posted an interesting blog about the challenge of pretending to be something that we are not.  Whether you play these games or not, I encourage you to give it a look.  It hits on some deep and powerful threads of human psychology.

In essence, Monte discusses how we undergo a rapid change of self-awareness right around ( Read more... )