by Chris Noakes | 23 August 2023 | Books |
If you love Lord of the Rings you may want to stop reading now, I’m about to voice a wildly unpopular opinion. Lord of the Rings is incredibly over-rated – and there is vastly superior epic fantasy work. As a (self-proclaimed) fantasy literature geek, I (personally)...
by Chris Noakes | 25 June 2023 | Books |
I just finished Vanished, book one of The Gwen St. James Affair – my initial thoughts – brilliant. The Dresden Files meets The Parasol Protectorate in the first book of this clever, fast-paced Gaslamp Fantasy series about a woman ahead of her time...
by Chris Noakes | 09 May 2023 | Recipes |
Everyone on Ansalon has heard of the Inn of the Last Home, or at least of the famous Otik’s Spiced Potatoes served there. A regional favourite that’s been served at the Inn in Solace for as long as Otik has been its owner. I mentioned before that I grew up...
by Chris Noakes | 07 May 2023 | Tabletop |
If you’ve played more than one ttrpg system you likely have mechanics you love in each, while simultaneously disliking other mechanics from the same system. I, for example, absolutely love the advantage/disadvantage mechanic from Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition… but...
by Chris Noakes | 23 November 2022 | Books, Roleplaying, Tabletop |
So… can we talk about what might be the best thing to happen to me in the last decade? Well, the best thing to happen to me in the last decade after meeting and marrying my person, and my granddaughter being born… but it’s a close third. Wizards of the Coast released...
