Nerds on bikes, playing games

[levelonewonk]

I'm thinking about my next #ttrpg campaign, and in doing so I'm thinking about what it takes to give parts of the world a real sense of place, or at least what it takes to encourage my players to stick around long enough for all of us to find that sense of place.

[levelonewonk]

I'm in Texas, for work. This isn't really a post, but I'll be back to it next week.

[levelonewonk]

Finally, the conclusion to Nat meets Donnie. This may come as a surprise to some, but the events here lead directly into how Donnie ended up going into DIE.

[levelonewonk]

I'm slowly chipping away at my next worldbuilding project, constantly being pulled between writing a seemingly living setting and writing a setting that's functional for a game.

[levelonewonk]

I played Mixtape last weekend and really enjoyed it; it got me thinking about 'Mixtape moments' in my own adolescence and why I keep coming back to coming-of-age stories.

[levelonewonk]

The key to becoming a better cyclist and writer is volume, how many miles you write or words you write. So what's the writing equivalent of dragging yourself out on the bike when you don't feel like it?

[levelonewonk]

The penultimate section of Nat meets Donnie. The nerd party takes a turn, and the author recalls altogether too many house rules of beer pong.

[levelonewonk]

May of 2025 kicked off a year of notable 20th anniversaries in my life with 20 years since I graduated high school. April of 2026 wraps up the 20th anniversary tour with 20 years since my first Spring Carnival at Carnegie Mellon. As the title states, a lot can happen in 20 years.

[levelonewonk]

My current RPG campaign has ended. While I'm catching my breath, what can I learn, and how will it translate to running something that, if I succeed, will be completely different?

[levelonewonk]

I wrote my first novel back in 2009, and I’ve been conflicted about wanting to finish it for years. My current stories serve as a helpful reminder that I should be doing this for me, not any concerns of publishability or relevance. Now, is that reminder actually going to help me start editing?

[levelonewonk]

Around the new year I began prepping and plotting for a new fantasy setting that I’ll eventually use in my next RPG campaign. Since then, I’ve been getting closer to the actualization of this new campaign from two directions: I’ve been writing bit by bit, but also the game I

[levelonewonk]

Finally, it's part 2 of Nat meets Donnie, featuring some totally-not-biographical nerd party moments.

[cannibalhalflinggaming]

Weekend Update: 3/21/2026

Welcome to the Cannibal Halfling Weekend Update! Start your weekend with a chunk of RPG news from the past week. We have the week’s top sellers, industry news stories, something from the archives, and discussions from elsewhere online. Continue reading Weekend Update: 3/21/2026

Weekend Update: 3/21/2026

[levelonewonk]

I'm nearly 40 years old. Why have I had years and years of anxiety dreams about college report cards and forgetting to go to class?

[levelonewonk]

'Play to find out what happens' is the agenda from Apocalypse World I employ in all my games. My current game is more like 'play to see how long until this implodes', but I'm loving it.

[levelonewonk]

I am sitting in a foreign country, looking out my hotel window. Needless to say my posting schedule continues to be disrupted.

[levelonewonk]

I missed my post on Monday because I'm on a business trip. These disruptions will continue to be part of my reality, but at least I can take a moment to explain.