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Classic Traveller is Quickly Becoming my "Desert Island" RPG

Classic Traveller is Quickly Becoming my "Desert Island" RPG

If you or anyone you know struggles with the joys of ADHD, you know that sometimes it means you are going to hyperfixate on something for no particular reason. That thing will have you captive in its clutches until you have given it the proper attention it deserves, and fuck

By Gordon Kirchner 30 May 2025
The Discourse is Dead: Long Live the Discourse

The Discourse is Dead: Long Live the Discourse

Joining the long list of things declared dead that are not actually dead (including, but not limited to; punk, the OSR, shitty chain sit-down restaurants, and media literacy) I figured it was time for another evocative headline. I haven't blogged in a while, mostly as a consequence of

By Gordon Kirchner 25 May 2025
The April Foundry Recap: A Tour of Keladrea

The April Foundry Recap: A Tour of Keladrea

Towards the end of March, I saw a post in the NSR Cauldron discord from PermanentBacklog's Substack detailing a world building challenge for April called The April Foundry. The TL;DR of that is it was a series of prompts, one each day, designed to help flesh out

By Gordon Kirchner 02 May 2025
Why I'm Breaking Up With Running Pathfinder (For Now)

Why I'm Breaking Up With Running Pathfinder (For Now)

I thought about a million rom com/dating tropes to start this blog with. I even thought about opening up with a "It's not you, it's me" joke. But sometimes simple is just better (a philosophy that the developers at Paizo have never once

By Gordon Kirchner 25 Apr 2025
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Musings on OSR and NSR RPGs