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Looking Ahead

The weather is trying to decide if it’s August or October, my allergies are all over the place, and my social calendar has been busy. But, the coffee has been good and I’ve got books to read! These are some random TTRPG thoughts, let’s roll it!
Wes Allen
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Dumbfounded

I’m rather tired of having a year’s worth of crazy happen over the course of a week, the trees don’t appear to be trying to kill be right now (which has me worried), and I’ve been enjoying a lot of yummy coffee. The world may be spiraling, but there’s good things to spark hope. These…
Wes Allen
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I Go A Bit Mad

Not only has it been quite the year this past week, Fall allergies are already beginning to creep their way into my sinuses. But I have coffee to break through both the stupidity of the world-at-large and the brain-fog spawned by vindictive trees. These are random TTRPG thoughts.
Wes Allen
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I Was Confused

My last overnight trip of the Summer has ended, I have purchased more whole bean coffee from roasters near my trip destinations than I have room to store, and it’s going to rain all week. But today I got out for coffee and uninterrupted reading, I returned to a quiet house, and my brain experienced…
Wes Allen
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Game Watching

The house is quiet, coffee has been brewed and sipped, and I’ve got a whole half-hour before I need to get moving for the day! As the morning fog lifts my consciousness is bombarded with flashes of things it has difficulty comprehending, which are then shoved into my mental catalog in no particular order. These…
Wes Allen
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Hey Players!

It’s the first full week of my actual sabbatical, I’ve found that setting an alarm is a good thing for my personal well-being, and morning coffee is a wonderful personal ritual. As my brain boots back up I’m experiencing flashes of non-contiguous cognition. These are some random TTRPG thoughts.
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World Builders

It’s muggy, my vacation is over, and I had to mow the lawn which is one of my least favorite things to do. On the other hand, I’ve had some good coffee and the house is relatively quiet. Between the weed pollen induced allergy-fog and the stimulation of the most wonderful bean my brain is…
Wes Allen
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The Games We Play

It’s Friday, I’m still on the vacation portion of my sabbatical, and yet I still feel like my productivity has fallen off. But the coffee is poured and my head is abuzz with the strange phenomenon known as “thinking.” These are random TTRPG thoughts.
Wes Allen
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Streamlined Superheroes

In celebration of IndieRPG month, I want to introduce you to a little game you probably have never heard of. This is my look at Streamlined Superheroes by John Fredericks of Sharp Mountain Games.
Wes Allen
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Free Your Game—Run Cypher System

One of my favorite systems to run is Monte Cook Games’ Cypher System. Cypher powers two of my current campaigns, Numenera and Super Heroes.
Wes Allen

