My gateway into roleplaying games and the science fiction & fantasy genre was mythology. In elementary school, I found a book on Greek and Roman mythology and I was hooked. I would spend my time in the school and local library finding what other books about mythology they had. My sources did not have the […]
The best four days of gaming are over. This is a sad thing that is followed by a time of recovery as one has ran nearly non-stop for for four days. Even following my own advice, I am still wrecked after cramming so much fun into four days. This year, I did something a little differently. […]
Funnybooks host Tim reports in with his GenCon 2014 experience…. On the road Wednesday at 8am wheels turning towards another Gencon. My last couple had been fun, but I was unsure of what to expect as I was dropped off at my hotel. This article will encompass my entire experience so I’ll try to break […]
Gen Con! It is only two days away! Can you tell I’m excited? I will be arriving at the convention on Wednesday and getting all settled in for 4 days of gaming. I thought I would share my schedule while I am at Gen Con in case anyone out there has time available and was […]
Gen Con 2014 is just around the corner. In this post I am going to give some advice that appears simple but can make your time at the convention so much easier. Lockers The convention center in which the convention is held has several coin operated lockers. If you get to Gen Con on Wednesday, […]
Gen Con, the best four days in gaming, is just around the corner. It starts August 14th and runs through August 17th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Badges and event tickets have been winging their way across the globe to tens of thousands of excited gamers. With it being less than thirty days out, I thought I […]
This episode of Ideology of Madness Actual Play features the first of our APs recorded at Fear the Con 7 in St. Louis. It’s a Madhouse! Alexi, Victoria, Thomas, Mitch and Intern Timmy return for another year of super science mayhem. After their stunning success dealing with a fungus infestation (and dealing with the fallout […]
Before we kick KoR Season 3 into full swing, it’s time to look back at Season 2, talk a bit about Ghosts of Reignsborough and look ahead to the upcoming season of both series. Aron, Paul, Tim, Wayne and Andrew answer listener questions and discuss what worked, what didn’t and share favorite moments. Next week […]
This episode of Ideology of Madness Actual Play features the first of our APs recorded at Fear the Con 7 in St. Louis. A warrant to serve up on The Plateau, a cult of rowdy Robo-theists to wrangle and a bug invasion to stomp all before lunch. Ain’t nobody said Rangerin’ was easy. Fortunately, the […]
At the risk of losing my nerd card, I have to admit that I am not a huge zombie fan. Zombie stories usually fall apart for me, or end up telling stories that I’m not really interested in. All too often, the zombies are nothing more than a backdrop and trigger for man’s inhumanity to […]