When I moved to the Bay Area some years ago, I did a deep dive into all of the regional conventions we could reach with a day trip. One of the most intriguing was a small local event called PolyCon hosted by Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo. Back then we didn’t have the … Continue reading PolyCon 42 – My Son’s First Game Convention
Tag: Prince Valiant: The Storytelling Game
Prince Valiant: The Storytelling Game – Actual Play – Ep. 2, Homecoming
Reset: In Prince Valiant: TSG you play knights of derring do in the "time of King Arthur." My wife, Deanna, plays Lady Elyse Dulane, "permanently" in disguise as her murdered twin brother, Envil. My son, Xander, plays Sir Gareth Jewelwing, a knight virtuous and bold. In her guise as Envil, Elyse is Gareth's squire. Gareth … Continue reading Prince Valiant: The Storytelling Game – Actual Play – Ep. 2, Homecoming
Prince Valiant: The Storytelling Game – Actual Play – Ep. 1, Rumble in the Tiltyard
Reset In Prince Valiant: TSG you play knights of derring do "in the time of King Arthur." My wife, Deanna, plays Lady Elyse Dulane, "permanently" in disguise as her murdered twin brother, Envil. My son, Xander, plays Sir Gareth Jewelwing, a knight virtuous and bold. In her guise as Envil, Elyse is Gareth's squire. Gareth … Continue reading Prince Valiant: The Storytelling Game – Actual Play – Ep. 1, Rumble in the Tiltyard
Prince Valiant: The Storytelling Game – Actual Play – Ep. 0, Ye Tangled Web
I can't remember quite how it started. I was never a fan of the Prince Valiant comic strip growing up. And, yeah, that's back when newspapers were still a thing. Anyway, it was not my jam. Valiant seemed to go on endlessly with no beginning, middle, or end. And then a couple of years ago … Continue reading Prince Valiant: The Storytelling Game – Actual Play – Ep. 0, Ye Tangled Web
This Is How We Live Now
This, thankfully, isn't another guide about what to do when you're isolating yourself, or a FAQ about Sheltering in Place. Nor is it batch of handy tips about how to educate your child now that they are with you 24/7. There are plenty of those already. Man, just so many. To the above I say, … Continue reading This Is How We Live Now




