Lasers & Feelings Hack

I took a shot at making a Lasers & Feelings hack and called it “Scooters & Computers”. You can grab it from a git repo here.

There’s a PDF, but the source is a Typst document, so the layout should work well for others who might want to hack L&F or some other one-pager.

Spooky Islands

Halloween is on the horizon and here I am reflecting on how spooky islands have unexpectedly pervaded these last few months for me. A friend has recently run a TTRPG game he created called “Night Catch”, which he described as being inspired by the cosmic-horror fishing video game, Dredge. The game was utterly unhinged and tons of fun. I created my character shortly after a rewatch of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, so he ended up as a Delmar-esque slack-jaw who sells pomade and can play any instrument you might find in a jug band. Oh, and the party meets him when they rescue him from being eaten by a mad former island mayor turned cannibal. As I said - this game was unhinged.

I’ve asked if he might post the game rules so I can link to it, and if that happens I’ll update this post with the link.

Having enjoyed that game, I had to try Dredge. I found the setting and story to be compelling and the fishing mechanics oddly satisfying. Dredge is one of the handful of games I’ve found that triggered my completionist OCD- though I’ll admit, I’ve largely put it down without completing everything in the game.

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Colossus of the Crux

This is me recommending Colossus of the Crux, an actual play podcast released this week by some of the guys I’ve had the pleasure of gaming with these last few years.

I’m obviously biased, but I think they did a fantastic job. The story has colorful characters, a grungy used-future sci-fi setting, laugh out loud humor, and fun set pieces. They wrapped it all up in a well-produced package that speaks to the amount of work they’ve put into this project.

I had the priviledge of doing a game-mechanic development sessions with them when they were working on ship combat. I’m excited to see how that plays out in future episodes!

Anyways, since I don’t seem to post to my blog about things I’ve done, I might as well post about cool things other people have done! So check it out: I think you’ll enjoy it unless you’re one of those people who, ya’ know, doesn’t enjoy things ;)

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