While laden with allusions to the works of Lovecraft, this rule book focuses on simulating cats in the liminal zone between realistic and fantastical, very definitely giving it the feel of Eliot not Ulthar. The world faces many threats, from the mundane dog to the eldritch Snarlyhotep and Phatproggua. While saving civilisation from these threats … Continue reading Call of Catthulhu, Book I: The Nekonomikon by Joel Sparks
Personal
It has now been ten whole years beneath the benevolent rulership of Una Cat... Whether Una deciding not to undertake her usual ritual of batting my wife in the face about an hour before we get up was her way of celebrating or not, I am unsure. However, she continues to wax strong in fuzzy … Continue reading
The Art of Justice
The first session of Tenebrae, the Vampire LARP I am part of running, was on Saturday and seemed to go very well. In addition to being provided most excellent cake, sausage rolls, and other snacks, and getting to see our NPC crew bring the desolation, I have been given a painting of one of my … Continue reading The Art of Justice
Somewhat Mighty, Not Despairing
The first session of Tenebrae, the vampire LARP I am helping run, is this coming Saturday so for the past several days I have been Dave-deep in rules, story, and safety procedures. Half because I am thusly somewhat tapped out for interesting thoughts and half as a sigil to keep my humble as I take … Continue reading Somewhat Mighty, Not Despairing
Squamous Decay
Cold winds howl around me! A claw tears at the very fabric! Foulness spreads! The black abyss gapes ever closer! By which of course I mean that we are having our decking replaced, so there is a craftsperson prying up rotten boards and carrying them through the house to their van with the resultant wind-tunnel … Continue reading Squamous Decay
Straining Credulity
Many yonks ago, when I was at school, I first encountered the idea that I didn't like exercise because I didn't do enough of it. At the time, it seemed a little odd; however, I kept meeting the idea as I continued through life and—being older—found it now paired with explanations of endorphins and pleasure … Continue reading Straining Credulity
Neither Dead Nor Lying
WordPress tell me that I have been blogging for a decade; which is more impressive than not. So, I decided to take a look back to see what was happening when I started. Unfortunately, it turns out to be sex scandals, domestic abuse, and a bunch of other things that aren't really someone about which … Continue reading Neither Dead Nor Lying
Happy International Una Cat Day
A joyful International Una Cat day to you all. In celebration of this wondrous annual event, Una requests that you don't travel here to pay your respects. In line with paragraph 7 of the Fickleness Accords, other cats may also celebrate this as an international holiday dedicated to them providing everyone maintains a strict policy … Continue reading Happy International Una Cat Day
Not Excused
Opinions differ on what influences people to a particular course (and whether free will even exists in a real sense). I incline strongly toward theories of it being a series of events and experiences—some unnoticed or apparently unconnected—that combine to create critical momentum. However, sometimes I look back and think that if I wanted to … Continue reading Not Excused
Pause to Reload
The gaming community (both roleplaying and otherwise) are divided on what makes a good or bad game. Having started playing Wolfenstein: The New Order a couple of days ago, I was reminded that perhaps the most important criteria for me is a subjective rather than objective one: context. Wolfenstein is first-person-shooter franchise set in a … Continue reading Pause to Reload
Davetopia 