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For gamers, the name Sandy Petersen is just as synonymous with the Cthulhu Mythos as its literary creator, Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Sandy helped launch Chaosium’s classic tabletop roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu 40 years ago, and has gone on in the intervening years to develop many games steeped in Lovecraftian lore, such as Cthulhu Wars […]

This post is sponsored by The Traveler’s Guide to the Toxic Seas. Storyteller Jeran Jenks is once again bringing his unique and compelling Toxic Seas homebrew campaign setting to the masses via Kickstarter. Set in the aftermath of an environmental cataclysm, the Toxic Seas is less “post-apocalypse” and more “recovered apocalypse,” focusing on a culture […]

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This post was sponsored by Thames & Kosmos. STEM, one of the latest buzzwords in education, is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Many schools are adding dedicated STEM classes or incorporating STEM as part of their regular curriculum. One of the key concepts of STEM focuses on students learning though projects where […]

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One of the things I learned from watching my mom cook when I was growing up is that you test to see if meat is done by cutting a piece of it. The problem, I found out later, is that this lets the juices escape from that part of the meat. Over time, I tried […]

Descent into Avernus 7 – Discussions over Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks The heroes collectively held their breaths as the six heavily armed dragon cultists stormed into the bathhouse. “Where’s our treasure?” the lead cultist demanded of the disguised Arvene. Stuttering, she imitated the concierge as best she could and directed him to the massage room […]