Grand Theft Auto 5 Smokes Oregano
*extremely that kid voice* uh huh huh huh im so high guys, yeahhhhhhh
I have a strong dislike of Grand Theft Auto 5, the kind of dislike that once led to me tearing int...
2018-02-21 02:12:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Doc Destructo posts
Doing the Same Thing, Over and Over
Insanity might not be every hack’s favorite nail to pound, but they keep it near to their hammer.
To say the face of mental illness as portrayed in videogames is inac...
2018-02-13 21:08:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Real Horror of Resident Evil 7
The Bakers were a threat in a game. They were also a mirror to reality.
Forgive me for having mental illness on the brain. When you’re on an Island, a thing you find ...
2018-02-11 01:03:05 +0000 UTC View PostMental Illness and Creativity
If there's anything that hacky videogames have tried to convince us of, it's that mental illness makes you a dangerous, possibly superhuman villain. Not at all like the reality of the thing, where it'...
2018-02-09 21:08:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe Chillest Folks I Know Are FighterZ
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name (as well as the WEAKNESSES of your SECRET MARTIAL ARTS TECHNIQUES.)
Dragon Ball FighterZ came out this past Frida...
2018-01-31 00:17:33 +0000 UTC View PostRare Reagents
The sun hung low, a pale green hue. It really wasn’t hot in any appreciable way, not nearly the sort of heat emitted by an entity that should go around identifying itself as a member of sol...
2018-01-24 01:49:48 +0000 UTC View PostTwo - A False Dawn in a Storm
My afternoon was spent between honing my aim with the javelin and descent into teenage existential dread. My aim was terrible; my dreading was superb. I was well aware of my faults as both a young man...
2018-01-17 22:48:31 +0000 UTC View PostLe Monde Vous Regarde
People who seek a spotlight should be wary of how bright they are.
David Cage is the biggest charlatan in the games industry. I have said it before and I just said it aga...
2018-01-15 20:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostBASIC, Bit by Bit: Issue 3- Otherlore: Statistics
It's the new year, and that means it's time to get back into the swing of things. I took time to put my head down and do some big work on Otherlore over the holidays that you'll be seeing in this ...
2018-01-11 01:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Known World of Otherlore
There exist places safe from both the dangers of empires and monsters in the Known World of Otherlore. Today, we'll look at two.
Carsconny
A ci...
2018-01-06 03:03:39 +0000 UTC View PostA Note Through the Holidays
I hope you're all having a good time. I've got my head down officially, working on getting Otherlore in a state that I can have to you by January. So if updates seem sparse, I swear, it's not because ...
2017-12-28 03:43:56 +0000 UTC View PostMarvelous Materials of Otherlore
In today's Otherlore update, we'll take a break from breaking down the mechanics of play in order to get back into a bit of the flavor of the setting- good to mix things up every now and again to keep...
2017-12-13 18:23:13 +0000 UTC View PostScream Like You Deserve It
It Takes a Lot to Be a Loser with All Your Might
If you know me, you know one of my big things is that violence has a tone. The short version of this is that there’s ...
2017-12-03 04:33:55 +0000 UTC View PostOne - Welcomed Wolves at the Door
The old man died rambling about eyes in the dark. Tormented to the end, a death of gnawing fear that pursued him even in his sleep and stopped a heart that had seen too many winters to bear the strain...
2017-11-14 21:28:10 +0000 UTC View PostMenaces of Otherlore: The Svriga, the Leorex, the Wardead and the Mute Watcher
A deadly stranger on a late road, a bedazzled fool's conception of a lion, militia fighters made fierce and proud in death, and the striding eyes of an eternal Nightmare.
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Menaces of Otherlore: The Trow
"The shape manifest of every mistaken movement spotted beyond the lantern’s light, of every fang-curved glint of moonlight, of every strange scratching heard at the window in the small ...
2017-11-09 21:36:42 +0000 UTC View PostMenaces of Otherlore: The Hanging Tree
“You made an example. It came to show gratitude.”
People take for granted the blurred line between life and death in the Known World. Most folk, being decent, have proper w...
2017-11-09 21:35:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe Toggle Locks Say a Lot
The devil in the detail of intentionally bad weapon design.
Ahoy Spoilers: Don't read this if you haven't played Wolfenstein 2 and you're the sort that cares ...
2017-11-07 03:18:49 +0000 UTC View PostMenaces of Otherlore
The Known World is a strange place, one that has ways of echoing both the conscious and subconscious of the mortals that populate it. Beyond the Primal forces harnessed in acts of magic through sheer ...
2017-10-27 02:30:50 +0000 UTC View PostAsshole DNA: Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Choke on your koopy sandwich you miserable bastard.
David Cage is the biggest charlatan in the games industry. His continued persistence and existence in this field is ...
2017-10-19 02:08:51 +0000 UTC View PostSpookygames: Cry of Fear (Sound of Gun)
Know what’s scary? That fraction of a fraction of a second between your trigger breaking and the rifle firing when you realize you don’t have your earplugs in.
Cry ...
2017-10-05 22:44:13 +0000 UTC View PostGods and Otherlore
Sometimes I wonder if I overthink things, and that I’m letting things grow out of scope. I’m prone to streamlining processes over doing things as any sort of high-fidelity simulation, bec...
2017-10-04 22:07:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wrestling Game of the Future
Which Ironically Contains a Lot of Slam Masters
Part One of a series I’ll be crossposting between The Greatest Podcast in the History of Our Sport.
To ...
2017-09-26 00:06:15 +0000 UTC View PostDOOM and Clarity
Because Red Mist is Better Than Self Doubt
The biggest load of horseshit fed to the parents of people of my generation was that violent videogames were creating a generation of craz...
2017-09-18 02:32:47 +0000 UTC View PostBASIC Ideas
Better get used to me making these puns, there’s more on the way.
Never get the idea that I’m not the kind of person that self-edits. I know things kinda go to the ...
2017-09-10 00:14:51 +0000 UTC View PostRealizing NPCs: The Agent of Chaos
Your murderclown shtick is old. No, shut it, it is. Put these cowboy boots on, we’re going to be Anton Chigurh now.
We understand that fear stems from distrust ...
2017-08-30 23:47:55 +0000 UTC View PostAsshole DNA: Watch Dogs
The Only Thing That Stops a Bad Guy with a Gun is an Asshole With a Phone, Several Guns
I’ve felt scorched by games in my life, things I’ve tried to rationali...
2017-08-23 02:03:03 +0000 UTC View PostFailing Forward on a Critical Failure
Because “Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies” Should Be Your Exit Strategy to a Bad Game, and Not a Regular Event.
My view of table RPGs is that they’re an event where a gr...
2017-08-14 23:38:04 +0000 UTC View PostBetter Understanding Weaponry: Rifle Addendum 1 - Rifle Configurations
Because Life is Complicated in Every Conceivable Way, Why Wouldn’t Rifles Be Too?
Last week, I laid out the groundwork for better understanding the human race’s mai...
2017-08-12 17:09:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe Basics of BASIC
Dang, that's basic.
I'm an English major. This means many things about me, one of which is that numbers terrify and confuse me. Another is that I'm prone to verbosity if ...
2017-08-08 03:14:07 +0000 UTC View Post