Related Links :: Tags: · Summary: The start of a new age and a new campaign for a pair of knight tenants. On Saturday I ran a face to face game of Mythic Bastionland 📖 for two players. The players opted to start as knight tenants (e.g., mi…
Related Links :: Tags: Summary: In preparation for my #Stonetop #ttprg session, I wrote several questions to walk through a flashback sequence. I felt it was a rewarding experience keeping the story in the present, yet giving access to the
Related Links :: Tags: Summary: Part of game culture is re-mixing and accumulating a toolbox of cool tech. Yesterday I stumbled upon Mick’s Advanced Mystery & Manners: Together Through Ages of the World…. In which the author shared The Long…
Related Links :: Tags: · Summary: Reflections and thoughts on running #Stonetop and thus revisiting #PbtA games, having remembered some of the past challenges. It has been over a decade since I’ve run a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA 📖) g…
Related Links :: Tags: Summary: My thoughts for building up my questions for the first session. After writing Session Zero of Stonetop, I sat down with pencil and paper and wrote down four headings: “I Wonder” Questions Possible Threats Ope…
Related Links :: Tags: Summary: Preparing for a face to face game of Stonetop, and considering how to approach the game and inevitable note taking. Last night Teddy and Tricia hosted Brian and I for our first session of Stonetop. Teddy had
Related Links :: Tags: Summary: Musing on the finite nature of a CD and the false infinity of streaming. A few months ago, we stopped in at a pop-up shop that had lots of music equipment. A musician was downsizing and had some fantastic ste…
Related Links :: Tags: · Summary: Exploring my personal multitudes. I’m in a bit of a blogging desert. In part because my daily life feels full and rich. I’ve been learning about my attachment styles and working hard on becoming a better pe…
Related Links :: Tags: · Summary: Seeing nature unfold before me. Yesterday, mid-day I saw a large bird land and perch on a tree across the lake. I grabbed our binoculars, stepping onto the porch to identify the bird. Was it a bald eagle or…
Related Links :: Tags: · Summary: Establishing intentional plans for personal enrichment. As I understand it, in mid-2025 the topic of personal curriculum started emerging on TikTok. Jenny, then working at a small local library, sought to a…
Welcome to Take on Rules, a website dedicated primarily to Jeremy Friesen’s blog posts. The Site Map highlights the breadth and scope of Take on Rules. All lovingly hand-crafted by one human typing his thoughts into a machine. A #poem of #w…
Welcome to Take on Rules, a website dedicated primarily to Jeremy Friesen’s blog posts. The Site Map highlights the breadth and scope of Take on Rules. All lovingly hand-crafted by one human typing his thoughts into a machine. In preparatio…