How a BattleTech Romance Became a Novel-Length Writing Lesson by Lady Red There is an official BattleTech romance novel. That sentence is already funny. It arrives fully dressed in its own punchline. BattleTech, a setting famous for giant stompy war machines, dynastic grudges, succession wars, political atrocities, mercenary contracts, questionable logistics, and people making terrible […]

by Will the Great I am tormented by a demon and its name is Campaign-Level Play. I’m going to talk about Battlefleet Gothic a bit, because it’s a game that I love very dearly and with which I have a very turbulent relationship. The specifics of the game aren’t important so I won’t be going […]

by Halzikar The last WBPLW broadcast in April was the second Slamhalla. That’s the year marker for this stream program. When this started, I set out certain rules, because I wanted an even playing field. I wanted an Any Given Sunday feel to the matches. Every wrestler I make has 192 points and star power […]

by Motormouth Jamie If you are reading this article, chances are you read the fantastic retelling of the Legion’s Solium Infernum game, retold by our good editor Will. It is a game of playing archdemons vying for control of Hell after Satan left to do whatever it is fallen archangels do when they get bored. […]

by Parallax We’re nerds. It’s really not any kind of revelation. If you’re reading this, you’re a nerd. If you’re on this website, you’re a nerd. Just own that for a bit. It’s important for this. Part of that, stereotypically, is that we’re deeply influenced by the media that we take in. A lot of […]

by Stormsong Why create? Simple enough question. Why make a thing? For some people, it’s the praise of their peers or parents. For some, it’s about success, possibly financial. Some want to punish the audience for their hubris, while others wish to reward their audience for their perseverance. Those last two are often the same […]