Remembering Aaron Allston and Strike Force
February 27, 2016spyrer
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I’m writing this post on February 27, 2016. And just two years ago today, Aaron Allston passed away. I first became aware of Aaron Allston in the late 1980’s, through seeing his work on the shelf of my local game store or in the pages of Dragon Magazine: stuff like Autoduel Champions (I was a
MileHiCon!
October 23, 2015spyrer
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I’ll be at MileHiCon this weekend! Here’s my schedule: Friday: 4 PM, Five Fantasy Worlds You Wouldn’t Want to Visit Saturday: 10 AM, What’s In A Game? 2 PM: Savage Rifts 7 PM: Savage Rifts Sunday: 12 PM, Reimagining Anime Come see me there!
Timelines & Storyworlds, Part 1
October 5, 2015spyrer
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My friend Darrell Hardy has a term he uses called a “Storyworld.” I think it is an apt description when we apply it to settings that we then use to tell stories in and around. This is not limited only to gaming; some of the greatest storyworlds in our culture are things like Star Wars
Rogue Warden’s Comicpalooza Report
May 29, 2014spyrer
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Greetings, readers! It has been far too long since I last put up a blog post here. My apologies – April and May were just a madhouse around the Watson household. Rather than make any excuses, I’m going to jump right in and talk about something a lot more interesting. This blog post is about
Rogue Warden has a new home!
April 3, 2014spyrer
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Greetings, readers! As you can see, Rogue Warden has a new home at therosswatson.com, which is my brandy-new personal website. All the posts and comments and images have been moved over here, and keep checking back for more all-new posts taking flight from this site. Thanks for your patience!
Interview Time: Scott Heine
February 20, 2014spyrer
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Greetings, readers! Today I’ve got an interview with one of my favorite superhero RPG writers, Scott Heine. Scott is not only a gifted writer, he’s an excellent roleplayer as well–I got a chance to sit down with him at Herocon MD back in 2007. In addition, Scott is a Senior Paster at the Hope Christian
Genghis Con 2014 Report
February 18, 2014spyrer
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Greetings, readers! Today, I’m going to share a brief report of my time at Genghis Con in Aurora, Colorado this year. I was a gaming guest of honor, and thoroughly enjoyed my trip. Genghis Con is one of my favorite conventions, and it is something I strongly urge any gamer to check out if they can.
Roleplaying as Another Gender
February 12, 2014spyrer
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Sometimes, it is just like this. Greetings readers, I’m interested to find out how people feel about this particular blog post, because I consider it to be yet another (somewhat) controversial topic: playing RPG characters of a gender other than your own. I should begin by stating that my personal opinion is that the
Interview Time: Mack Martin
January 11, 2014spyrer
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The man himself. Greetings, readers! I’m very pleased to present an interview with a good friend and colleague of mine, Mack Martin. I first met Mack when he spoke to me about working in the gaming industry and his podcast (which at the time was Dice Like Thunder) at a convention called Adepticon in Chicago,
2013 Rogue Warden Retrospective
December 29, 2013spyrer
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Greetings, readers! It’s the end of 2013 and I wanted to take a moment to look back at this year. It’s traditional in December to contemplate one’s accomplishments and setbacks, and that’s where I wanted to go with this post. In general, 2013 was a pretty good year here at Rogue Warden. I got to