Space Magic

SFX has Terry Pratchett commenting on Doctor Who. Pratchett says he wishes he could hate the show, because it’s not science fiction and it discards Chekhov’s rifle. Unsurprising, really: the Doctor doesn’t much like guns. Pratchett elevates said rifle to a Law of Narrative, which I’m not sure it really is. For all his objection Read More …

A Quick Primer on Middle School Gaming

Matthew J. Finch’s A Quick Primer for Old School Gaming has been around a while, and, in certain Dungeons & Dragons circles, is held as a sort of Leviticus on how the game is supposed to be played. I, however, did not start gaming in 1974.1 I’ve gamed in a lot of different circles, and Read More …