Magic Dog

 If you are looking for a group to play or talk about D&D or other TTRPGs, please find us on our discord:  https://discord.gg/CDS3TeM2Mn We talk about worldbuilding, game design, among other things.

Something about being 35 hit me in a really weird way that I can't explain. A sort of depression washed over me and ever since Aug 9th, my birthday, I haven't been able to shake it. Its been eating at my soul. Something needs to change. But before I get all depresso-expresso on you, let me tell you the one amazing thing that happened to me this year. I met Mark Rein•Hagen of W̶h̶i̶t̶e̶w̶o̶l̶f̶ ̶P̶u̶b̶l̶i̶s̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ Lostlorn Games. We talked... A lot, hours. And also LARPed, and had LaRosa's (Cincinnati Pizza Favorite) together. It was a fun time at the January Ice & Dice Gaming Convention.  But he called me something... In passing that changed my world and defeated every ounce of my Imposter Syndrome. He called me a professional. He called me, a professional! Of course, that doesn't really mean anything. He had no idea what I had done other than make a 475 page tabletop game called Machina and Magic. He never played it, nor would he ever play it because he doesn...