His Majesty The King https://hmtk.com/ Ramblings from the Marginalized Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:43:39 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why Gen-X and Millennials Don’t Understand Each Other at the Game Table https://hmtk.com/archives/why-gen-x-and-millennials-dont-understand-each-other-at-the-game-table.html https://hmtk.com/archives/why-gen-x-and-millennials-dont-understand-each-other-at-the-game-table.html#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:23:59 +0000 https://hmtk.com/?p=4522 As a proud member of Gen-X I sometimes find myself scratching my head when reading stories from Millennial gamers. I understand that the hobby has matured. I also agree that some things we did in my younger years are ‘so last century’… I’m not here to poke fun at the nexus of gamer and furry...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/why-gen-x-and-millennials-dont-understand-each-other-at-the-game-table.html/feed 0 Looking Back at Dungeons in Dungeons and Dragons https://hmtk.com/archives/looking-back-at-dungeons-in-dungeons-and-dragons.html https://hmtk.com/archives/looking-back-at-dungeons-in-dungeons-and-dragons.html#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:16:41 +0000 https://hmtk.com/?p=4495 I was recently cruising my news feed when I chanced upon a quick advice column for fiction writers. The question was from a young writer who wanted to write a dungeon delving story and use the Dungeons and Dragons systems as a basis for the plot. The columnist answered that it was a terrible idea...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/looking-back-at-dungeons-in-dungeons-and-dragons.html/feed 4 My Time in the Apocalypse: Prologue https://hmtk.com/archives/my-time-in-the-apocalypse-prologue.html https://hmtk.com/archives/my-time-in-the-apocalypse-prologue.html#respond Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:20:54 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4462 Authors note: The following is the first 6 chapters of fiction entitled “My Time in the Apocalypse” That I am publishing on Royal Road. If you enjoy this please follow me there. https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/59439/my-time-in-the-apocalypse It’s not every day I manage to get a restful nap. In fact, I can’t recall the last time I got more...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/my-time-in-the-apocalypse-prologue.html/feed 0 Review: Wasteland 2 https://hmtk.com/archives/review-wasteland-2.html https://hmtk.com/archives/review-wasteland-2.html#respond Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:10:32 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4436 Almost a decade after the game first appeared on Kickstarter, I have finally completed a run through Wasteland 2. This is a game I backed on Kickstarter in 2012, received a physical copy of in 2014, and just completed in 2022. To say this game took a long time for me to play is an...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/review-wasteland-2.html/feed 0 Monocle of the Majordomo https://hmtk.com/archives/monocle-of-the-majordomo.html https://hmtk.com/archives/monocle-of-the-majordomo.html#respond Fri, 06 May 2022 06:22:20 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4428 Of the empire’s great houses none is more widely known, nor more respected, than that of the Rigel family. With a history spanning more than a millenium its patriarchs and matriarchs have been involved in the empire’s politics for as long as anyone can remember. No single person can lead a great house on their...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/monocle-of-the-majordomo.html/feed 0 Coin of the Beggar https://hmtk.com/archives/coin-of-the-beggar.html https://hmtk.com/archives/coin-of-the-beggar.html#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 05:50:39 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4422 Not all magic items that exist in the word are glamorous or all powerful. Sometimes, a magic item can take on the visage of something ordinary that fits a very particular niche in society. One such example of this sort of magic item is the Coin of the Beggar. This small coin is not really...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/coin-of-the-beggar.html/feed 0 Welcome to the Wasteland (2) https://hmtk.com/archives/welcome-to-the-wasteland-2.html https://hmtk.com/archives/welcome-to-the-wasteland-2.html#respond Tue, 03 May 2022 21:06:49 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4415 Let me start by stating that I was a backer a decade ago when Wasteland 2 was on Kickstarter. I backed it hard and went in for a version that came in an ammo can with a bunch of goodies. However, when it finally arrived it was quickly overshadowed by a little game known as...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/welcome-to-the-wasteland-2.html/feed 0 Sooka’s Armor of Imagination https://hmtk.com/archives/sookas-armor-of-imagination.html https://hmtk.com/archives/sookas-armor-of-imagination.html#respond Sun, 01 May 2022 04:09:43 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4410 There is an apocryphal tale of an emperor who wore no clothes. All of the kingdom was too scared to point this out until a young child exclaimed it aloud. The emperor, embarrassed, ran off with his retainers in tow. The untold part of the story involved mass executions and a man hunt for a...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/sookas-armor-of-imagination.html/feed 0 Javier’s Dust of Deception https://hmtk.com/archives/javiers-dust-of-deception.html https://hmtk.com/archives/javiers-dust-of-deception.html#respond Sat, 30 Apr 2022 04:38:40 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4408 Javier Kertuz was a famed gambler who made a small fortune off of adventurers in the frozen north. Tales abound of his uncanny ability to claim victory from the jaws of defeat in games of chance. While some rumors accusing him of being a cheater have circulated, noone who witnessed these events considered him a...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/javiers-dust-of-deception.html/feed 0 Mako’s Shield of Reluctance https://hmtk.com/archives/makos-shield-of-reluctance.html https://hmtk.com/archives/makos-shield-of-reluctance.html#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:38:28 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4405 Tales abound of many notable adventures who traveled across the frozen north. Mark of the Five Blades, Trevor of the Shadow Stalkers, or even Matilda of the Seven Waltzes. None are as commonly overlooked as Mako of the Four Dubloons. Mako was about as average as average comes when talking about adventurers. He was not...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/makos-shield-of-reluctance.html/feed 0 Helen’s Bag of Aromas https://hmtk.com/archives/helens-bag-of-aromas.html https://hmtk.com/archives/helens-bag-of-aromas.html#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:31:58 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4402 Of the more unusual magical items to come out of the north, one of the strangest has to be Helen’s Bag of Aromas. While many people don’t understand the value of this item, Helen Spearblade was a well known owner of the bag that was able to exploit its magical properties to the fullest.  As...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/helens-bag-of-aromas.html/feed 0 Otto’s Scabbard of Sharpening https://hmtk.com/archives/ottos-scabbard-of-sharpening.html https://hmtk.com/archives/ottos-scabbard-of-sharpening.html#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2022 04:11:50 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4398 While none agree where the scabbard of sharpening originated from, the most commonly heard tale involves a traveling merchant named Otto Von Smythe. Otto was a gnomish merchant (according to most versions of the story) who sold a variety of bladed weapons, some of more dubious quality than others. As a way to upsell customers...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/ottos-scabbard-of-sharpening.html/feed 0 Tiber’s Mask of the Acquaintance https://hmtk.com/archives/tibers-mask.html https://hmtk.com/archives/tibers-mask.html#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:14:08 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4395 Tiber Alphonse Moon was a prosperous merchant from a middling mercantile family. While his family produced an abundance of adequate merchants it was Tiber who brought greatness to his family name. It was not his skill at trading nor his ability to get ahead of trends that turned him into a success. It was a...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/tibers-mask.html/feed 0 Fefnir’s Quill https://hmtk.com/archives/fefnirs-quill.html https://hmtk.com/archives/fefnirs-quill.html#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 02:15:04 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4393 Fefnir Garzog was a famous dwarven accountant. He was also known for being a control freak of epic proportions. He oversaw the books of the Garzog clan with its myriad assortment of mines, refineries, and forges. As Fefnir grew older, and the clan grew larger, he found himself unable to personally oversee all of the...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/fefnirs-quill.html/feed 0 Bjorn’s Trainer https://hmtk.com/archives/bjorns-trainer.html https://hmtk.com/archives/bjorns-trainer.html#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:48:10 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4386 Bjorn Svenson had a very lackluster career as an adventurer. He moved from adventuring group to adventuring group much like a tick passing through a herd of deer. It was after five years of this haphazard life that he remembered something one of his mentors had said to him, “those who can’t do, teach.” On...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/bjorns-trainer.html/feed 0 The Frosthaven update and then some https://hmtk.com/archives/the-frosthaven-update-and-then-some.html https://hmtk.com/archives/the-frosthaven-update-and-then-some.html#respond Sat, 22 May 2021 23:48:54 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4337 Recently, there was an update on the Frosthaven Kickstarter where Isaac Childres explained some changes to the narrative designed to make the game more inclusive. This update contained a few topics: The hiring of a specifically named cultural consultant A thorough review of the narrative to look for cultural insensitivity problems An admission of culturally...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/the-frosthaven-update-and-then-some.html/feed 0 Zombicide 2.0 has arrived https://hmtk.com/archives/zombicide-2-0-has-arrived.html https://hmtk.com/archives/zombicide-2-0-has-arrived.html#respond Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:13:25 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4320 As a gamer of a certain financial level I often keep an eye on publishers latest KickStarter offerings. I do not pledge to a lot of Kickstarters but certain game publishers have a bad habit of overloading their KS campaigns to the eventual detriment of retailers and late arrivals. Zombicide is one such product. The...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/zombicide-2-0-has-arrived.html/feed 0 What We Are Playing: Fallout https://hmtk.com/archives/what-we-are-playing-fallout.html https://hmtk.com/archives/what-we-are-playing-fallout.html#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:56:43 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4276 The Fallout board game by Fantasy Flight was released in 2017. I picked up a copy shortly after release and did not like it. It was a game I wanted to like but it was held back by a very clunky victory point system. After a few failed attempts at playing, it ended up stored...

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/what-we-are-playing-fallout.html/feed 6 Dungeons and Dragons 5E Cantrips – Dancing Lights https://hmtk.com/archives/dungeons-and-dragons-5e-cantrips-dancing-lights.html https://hmtk.com/archives/dungeons-and-dragons-5e-cantrips-dancing-lights.html#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2020 22:52:00 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4225 Dancing Lights is very useful when cast as a tactical spell. While it can not directly damage it can be used to trick the unwary. When coupled with the old school Audible Glamour spell even a party of experienced PCs can be tricked.

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]]> https://hmtk.com/archives/dungeons-and-dragons-5e-cantrips-dancing-lights.html/feed 0 Can’t Run an App in Windows 10? Try System File Checker https://hmtk.com/archives/cant-run-an-app-in-windows-10-try-system-file-checker.html https://hmtk.com/archives/cant-run-an-app-in-windows-10-try-system-file-checker.html#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 15:06:17 +0000 http://hmtk.com/?p=4216 I use a lot of custom software for work and between anti-virus/anti-malware programs and Windows 10’s built-in safeguards I occasionally find my software unable to run. I scoured the Internet and only one solution always worked for me; System File Checker. Before you use System File Checker it is important to run the Deployment Image...

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