Gotta get back, back to the past

When talking about the next storygame we wanted to play, my buddy threw out this moment as something that captured his imagination. Watch this to understand where my head is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2fpXACbJ18&ab_channel=AdultSwimEurope Samurai Jack - Jack vs Six Bounty Hunters Let's play in the world of Samurai Jack. It's a world brimming with style, stuffed … Continue reading Gotta get back, back to the past →

AI is like magic…

...And that is not an inherently good quality. Harry Potter wiki, artist unknown It's like in Harry Potter: when Dobby the house elf dies, Harry insists on giving him a burial dug with his own hands, rightly intuiting that there is more dignity and honor in the honest sweat of working the shovel than waving … Continue reading AI is like magic… →

“I know what we’re going to do today!”

104 days of summer vacation seems a lifetime away for you and I.... Nevertheless, today we join the boy geniuses of Phineas and Ferb in a social matrix game podcast actual play episode! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Zl3n0CU44ZzxeR9h5rRIi?si=ByUCZ3QOSXGrINsD4RY51A Is it role-play? Is it improv? Is it just what being in a writer's room is like? I dunno! But I'm … Continue reading “I know what we’re going to do today!” →

A storygame where you forget to roll dice?? (ft. Scooby-Doo)

Crypts and Creatures! "I smite thee with a magic missile! MAGIC MISSILE!" My buddy Kyle Burger and I played a social matrix game, a kind of storygame with incredibly simple rules: Start with the mystery. Set the scene by describing the episode’s problem. Say what happens next. Anyone can add to the story, there’s no … Continue reading A storygame where you forget to roll dice?? (ft. Scooby-Doo) →