Author Archives: Ian

Running the World-machine: Relaxing for Your Player’s Sake

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Ian

Hey everyone, here’s the first entry in a (hopefully) weekly column, Running the World-machine, which is about gamemastering for tabletop RPGs.  This week’s entry is about staying relaxed as a GM, something that can be more than a little difficult … Continue reading →

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Update Time

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Ian

Sorry for the lack of updates, school ate a ton of my time and I wasn’t quite sure what to post. Yeah, hoo-rah on that updating the blog more often thing. 😛  I’m working on it. Anyway, some quick updates … Continue reading →

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Short Fiction: The Gold-Green Forest

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Ian

Hey all, just wanted to post a short story I scribbled up today.  It’s not quite a flash fiction, although I’ll categorize it as such for easy finding later, but it’s about the right length.  A short fantasy story about … Continue reading →

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So, 2012 Happened. Onward to 2013!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ian

On this night, as 2012 is drawing to a close, I want to take a moment and look back over the year, the things I accomplished, and figure out some of what I want to do in 2013 (in broad … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: War on Christmas in the Streets

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Ian

Time for the results of another flash-fiction challenge!  This one clocked in at 999 words, and was based of Chuck Wendig’s challenge that we take the War on Christmas literally.    Link here: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/12/14/flash-fiction-challenge-the-war-on-christmas/ I’m not sure how happy I … Continue reading →

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Knee Deep in NaNoWriMo

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Ian

Hey all! Glad to see no one around here’s rotted and died of disappointment without me. *Tumbleweed blows through.* Right then. So right now I’m in the middle of NaNoWriMo. It’s going well, even though I’m a few thousand behind, … Continue reading →

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Halloween Flash Fiction: Somewhere, Beneath the Sea

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Ian

Another flash fiction challenge courtesy of the wonderful Chuck Wendig.  Check out the original challenge here.  It’s another game of aspects, this time with a horror twist.  Consider this your Halloween present, everyone.  I hope you enjoy it.

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Nautilus RPG Site is Live!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Ian

I’m running out the door to an evening obligation, but I wanted to drop in to let everyone know that the reason that things have been so quiet on this front is that I’ve been putting up the finishing touches … Continue reading →

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Another Quick Update

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ian

So I didn’t take very long to fall of the bandwagon there, did I?  School combined with social obligations swamped me a little bit this last week and kept me away from the blog, although I’m finally getting some traction … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: The Wolf and the Girl

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Ian

Hey everyone, here’s another flash fiction based off of Chuck Wendig’s Friday Flash challenge prompts.  This one was The Epic Game of Aspects Redux.  I rolled 19 – Twisted Fairytale, 12 – A Quest for Something, and 13 – The … Continue reading →

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