Come for the mystery, stay for the atmosphere of this point-and-click dystopian adventure with serious vibes. 2016’s Shardlight is a...
Shardlight
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J.S. Morin
Princess Bride
Low-Magic Fantasy? Inconceivable! How a classic tale dodges fantasy’s biggest trap. Magic system. Magic system. Magic system. Start a conversation...
AI-Assisted Archaeology
How to build a better archaeologist. AI needed a hobby, and this could be it. Between roughly fifteen hundred and twenty-two hundred years ago, in...
Dwarf Fortress UI
The Dwarfiest Dwarves Who Ever Dwarfed, Now Accessible to Non-Zealots Dwarf Fortress is the quintessential fortress management game. A two-person...
Frieren
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, is a surprisingly succinct title that describes exactly what this anime is about. We meet the protagonist, Frieren,...
Delivery robots
Delivery food, minus some stranger’s car. Note: Don’t tip the robot. How would you feel if you order a burger and fries on Uber Eats and a little...
The War Within
One take that dwarves would rather leave, aka the less-than-proud origin of Dwarves Every well-developed fantasy setting has its share of lore....
Delicious in Dungeon
The cooking/dungeoncrawler mashup you didn’t know you needed. Iron Chef? More like Adamantine Chef! Anime has a reputation for magical girl...
Poll: Quintessential Fantasy Dwarves
When I first introduced my Dragonhammer Saga series to my Email Insiders, I posed this question about fantasy dwarves. What is a dwarf? We’re...
Free Guy
Free Guy = Free Will. Can you be more than you’re programmed to be? 2021’s Free Guy was a Ryan Reynolds action comedy about an NPC (non-player...
Fire of Eidolon
DIY dungeon crawler on the tabletop...D&D Lite in a tiny little box In Fire of Eidolon, you and up to 5 friends will explore a dungeon of little...
Interactive art exhibit
Step Into the World of Art - Literally A framed picture on a wall. A parade of tourists marches past with a glance. Some pretentious bohemian with a...
Rings of Power
When is history not history? Can you write a fictional history as objective truth? Amazon’s Rings of Power is a controversial adaptation of J.R.R....
Lamplight City
A Point-and-click Sherlock-like experience, Lamplight City is a Victorian mystery game with steampunk flair and supernatural elements. Lamplight...
Bird Buddy
Do You Like Birds? I’ll Show You Birds!Or at least, this fun gadget will… Binoculars, field guide, hiking boots, there’s a standard, stereotypical...
Step Six: Escaping the Time Loop
Why are you still stuck in a time loop? By the time you’ve mastered the cello, speak Finnish, and play grandmaster level chess, this question has...
Step Five: Avoiding Boredom
You’ve been here, done that. You know your loop so well that you could paint it frame by frame in your sleep. Especially since you spent a few...
Step Four: Learning New Skills
Well, if you’ve reached this point, you know your time loop, what you can change inside it, and your hapless fellow inhabitants pretty well. Now,...
Step Three: Getting to Know the People
Ah, so you’ve discovered that you’re trapped in a time loop. You know where you can go, what you can do, and how long until it all starts over....
Step Two: Changing Things
OK, so you’ve figured out you’re in a time loop. You know about how far you can get within the time allotted and your travel limitations. You know...
Step One: Recognizing a Time Loop
You’ve got the weirdest sense of déjà vu. It’s not just one thing; it’s everything. First things first, don’t panic. There’s a good chance...
Year 12 of My 5-10 Year Overnight Success Plan
It’s that time of year again… time for me to send out a belated update on overtime Year 12 of my 5-10 Year Plan for Overnight Success. Let’s ignore...
Twelve Heists of Christmas
Water-reduced vegetables
Researchers at TAU have developed a water-conserving technology for tomatoes using one of my favorite technology platforms: CRISPR. Specifically,...