There are many ways to roleplay. From the rather painful efforts of people involved in management training games to the cosplay and active roleplay of LARPing, the variations are endless. In terms of tabletop roleplay, however, there has always been a rather narrow set of parameters within which my friends have learned to game. The … Read More →
There’s something that has haunted me ever since I first started roleplaying: I can’t stop fiddling with game rules. The compulsive need to collect, read, analyse, try out, critique, and modify game rules is a curse. Some might say it’s an addiction. And it’s the curse that haunts me as I prepare to give way … Read More →
This week it’s seemed like Angels have surrounded almost everything I’ve done. From the ongoing studies in Year 7 English classes, using the novel “Skellig“, to requests from Year 11 Religious Education groups to begin an enquiry into their chosen topic entitled, “Angels and Demons“… and not forgetting my rather innocently going to the movies … Read More →
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (1724-83) mused, “If an earthly king, our emperor, wrote you a letter, would you not read it with joy? Certainly, with great rejoicing and careful attention.” He goes on, in reference to the Holy Bible, to say, “You have been sent a letter, not by any earthly emperor, but by the … Read More →
