sorcerer

The Sorcerer’s Harem

Regular readers here know that the West is afflicted with a crisis of meaning, and we have been for a long time. It's a target-rich environment for clever con artists with no conscience and a penchant for spinning tall tales. Author JD Cowan brought up a Twitter thread by Lin…
March 7, 202212 Comments
Bravalanche

The Bravalanche

A concept introduced on this blog that's gained some traction in newpub is the neopatronage model. Though still developing, this is the proposition that societal changes will cause a shift away from the old entertainment business model. Instead of artists selling their rights to corporations in exchange for access to…
March 3, 202216 Comments
Motorola StarTAC

Internet Citizens

Commenter Rudolph Harrier provides insightful context for Monday's post promoting JD Cowan's Generation Y compilation. We can take an average member of Gen Y as being born in 1984 and an average millennial as being born in 1995. Let’s look at some key trends and consider the relevant ages: Cell…
March 2, 202211 Comments
Milo v Beardson2

Milo v Beardson 2

A few months back, I let readers in on the internet beef between professional gadfly Milo Yiannopoulos and curmudgeonly streamer Beardson Beardly. Many were surprised that instead of a slap fight, the two debaters arrived at a détente of sorts over the meaning and gradations of art. It was a…
March 1, 20223 Comments
Gen Y Final Cover

Generation Why?

Announcing a special joint project by authors JD Cowan, David V. Stewart, and yours truly ... Generation Why? There is an epidemic in the modern age: a crisis of meaning. Why is it the world we were promised back in the 1980s and 1990s seems so far away now? Whatever…
February 28, 202220 Comments
Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

Having fallen behind the anime scene some years ago, I didn't know quite what to expect when a friend lent me one of the most popular current series, Attack on Titan. Despite a title that sounds like it belongs to a forgotten A.E. van Vogt military thriller, this series based on…
February 24, 202231 Comments
RPG Test Demo

CFXS RPG Test Demo

Over the weekend, I downloaded OBS which is the most popular live streaming software out there. I'd been meaning to test it out on a full-fledged Combat Frame XSeed Roleplaying Game demo, and while chatting online with a couple of friends last night, one thing led to another, and we…
February 21, 20223 Comments
Shadow&Smoke

Shadow and Smoke

Announcing the long-awaited third book in author David V. Stewart's Moonsong Trilogy! Having slipped the nooses of their pursuers in Tyrant’s Gallow, Charlotte and Rone are at last in sight of their goal as they approach Golice, but things are not as they were in the ancient city of the…
February 17, 20225 Comments
NoLifeWithoutLove

Without Love, There is No Life

New Ben Zwycky music video just dropped. Watch now!   Forge your legend in a world of brutal mech combat. Play the Combat Frame XSeed Roleplaying game now!
February 14, 20225 Comments
HeatherMcDonald

Divine Punishments

... are also divine gifts. As a minor priestess of the Death Cult learned recently. Make sure to watch the video to the end: Let no one say that God no longer takes an active hand in human affairs. And let us pray that the witches take this warning as…
February 10, 202211 Comments