Category Archives: Rants

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Lizard Is Author GOH At Conglomeration

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Lizard

Those of you in the Kentuckiana area who wish to meet me in person can now do so at ConGlomeration! http://www.conglomeration.info/2013/03/announcing-conglomeration-2013-author.html share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on fark share via Reddit Share with Stumblers … Continue reading →

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5e Design Goals, A Question Or Two

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Lizard

So, there’s another design diary up on WOTC’s site, and that means another chance for me to write an inchoate, off-the-cuff rant there, and then post it here, and pretend that it’s content. I’m a bit confused as to how … Continue reading →

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Rabbis & Rules Lawyers

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Lizard

I just realized something. My love of complex rules systems may be due to my ethnic heritage. My ancestors, denied most opportunities to participate in academia, but from a culture which valued knowledge and learning, spent most of their time … Continue reading →

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The Banality Of The Fantastic

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Lizard

Just a little something I wrote on rpg.net that I thought ought to be here, as well. I’ve found, in my fiction, that I tend to keep returning to the concept of the banality of the fantastic — how anything, … Continue reading →

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Even Yet More 5e Replies

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lizard

And It’s Still Yet Another Set Of Replies To A 5e article! Here’s the 5e article. Here’s the reply: On one hand, I want a steady stream of releases. OTOH, I think releasing something you know you’re going to change … Continue reading →

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More 5e Comments

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Lizard

Yet another attempt to leverage the random, off-the-cuff drivel I spout on other gaming sites into an “article” here. Hey, the site’s free. You get what you pay for… including my constantly reusing that lame excuse when I post content … Continue reading →

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Spam spam spam, glorious spam…

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Lizard

While Akismet has done wonders in the keeping spam from appearing in the comments, the robo-spammers have evidently found this site, and I have to clean dozens of messages out of Akismet’s holding pen every day or so. This tells … Continue reading →

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Oh, Nifty!

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Lizard

I just found out my “AddInto” Firefox add-on can connect to this page. It’s likely y’all will be seeing much more frequent, and utterly trivial, updates, as now it’s really simple for me to connect to and comment on any … Continue reading →

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D&D 5e Ongoing Random Replies

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Lizard

So, yet one more “I posted something on WOTC and I’m posting it here, too” post. Here’s the original article I’m replying to. Read it? Good. Here’s my reply: Mike, I completely agree with your philosophy of rules design and … Continue reading →

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The Gencon Haul, Listed

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Lizard

Thanks to my beloved wife’s diligent librarianship, here’s the loot list from GenCon: AD&D Monster Manual Ars Magica: Trimore, the Covenant at Lucien’s Folly Babylon 5: Armageddon: A call to arms Babylon 5: Merchants, Traders & Raiders Babylon 5: The … Continue reading →

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