The latest XKCD is pretty funny. It’s also an idea I had more than a decade ago. Made a game about it, in fact. Didn’t have much luck with it, though, because reasons. I don’t begrudge Randall his very funny … Continue reading
Tag Archives: diversity
Everyone and their siblings have already posted about this far and wide, but it’s worth making sure: The Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is a huge bundle of tabletop games, computer games, prose fiction, comics, art assets and … Continue reading
The Medieval Mountain Monastery Murder Mystery is a scenario in which all the characters are trans. All the characters. And it deals with some pretty deep trans issues. I’ve done what I can to get the word out about it, … Continue reading
Imagine that someone wrote a travel guide to the US with the power to shape reality. Whatever the authors write is the way reality is, forever and ever. Imagine that that travel guide was only 50 pages long. The authors … Continue reading
Why does Traveller’s Imperium have a Scout Service? This is a question that has bothered me for a long time. The Imperium, in its most common iteration, is more than a thousand years old. There isn’t a star system that … Continue reading
Diversity of representation is quite important, if we’re going to have a better world. But diversity of creators is just as important, perhaps even more. Corporations are figuring out how to get the “diversity” label slapped on without actually changing … Continue reading
City Pages, the main Twin Cities weekly alternative paper, has published a pretty important article about harassment that’s gone on at the Source. As unfortunately all too common in these kinds of situations, it’s meant massive disruption for the person … Continue reading
I was barely on G+ to start with, but like a lot of folks, I’m leaving it. Will be trying to stick with networks that don’t center rich/white/hetero/cis men quite so much. For more thoughtful, longform stuff, I’ll continue to … Continue reading
A thought that I keep thinking in the run-up to Wiscon: I can’t decide if it should be “Grant minorities in RPG-maker circles the confidence of mediocre white men“, or “Grant mediocre white men the confidence of minorities in RPG-maker … Continue reading
What is the role of attendees at a con? And how much should they pay for the privilege? Emphasis on membership The role of attendees at cons has has been an ongoing, but somewhat subtle, conflict within fandom. When you … Continue reading