Uncommon Catalysts: Coherent Universes – Using RPGs for Consistency in Your Writing

Metaphor Publications is pleased to present Uncommon Catalysts a series of guest articles sourced in the catalytic intersection between fantasy fiction and role playing games (RPG, or  RPG’s). Irregularly, we’ll be reaching out to irregular writers and gamers and getting their irregular perspectives on how fantasy/speculative fiction and RPG’s compare, contrast, overlap – and lead to new ways to enjoy both. […]

Uncommon Catalysts: On the Nature of First Things

Metaphor Publications is pleased to present Uncommon Catalysts a series of guest articles sourced in the rich, yeasty intersection between fantasy fiction and role playing games (RPG, or  RPG’s). Irregularly, we’ll be reaching out to irregular writers and gamers and getting their irregular perspectives on how fantasy/speculative fiction and RPG’s compare, contrast, overlap – and lead to new ways to enjoy […]

Whether Or Not To Weather

Today, we live in air conditioned houses or flats in concrete jungles, and travel in air conditioned cars and buses and planes. Natural disasters not withstanding, weather is usually little more than a minor irritation or point of idle conversation. It didn’t use to be that way. When it was cold, it was hard to keep warm. When it was hot, there were few ways to cool down. To travel, you had to be out in the weather. Weather was a fact of life – for everybody!