Root has taken on a mythic quality in my gaming life. It’s the white whale I chase across the seven seas in hopes of one day capturing it. I will continue to nail a gold doubloon to the mast to the first person who can help me navigate its waters… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 36: High Fantasy. Cyclopaedia has been a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. This is the final article of Cyclopaedia and we are finishing the series with my favorite genre of literature, cinema, and gaming. The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia are my all time… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 35: Vikings. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. Whether you are a fan or not of watching the recent Vikings TV series, the Marvel movies with Thor, or reading Icelandic sagas, you likely have heard of and been intrigued by historical and mythological stories of the Vikings. In… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 34: Caves. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. I have been researching for a future D&D campaign set in the Underdark. As part of that research, I wanted to better understand real world caves, their geology, and the life within them. I have visited numerous caves in the… Continue reading
Anyone who has ever gone through the act of character creation in an RPG understands the concept of a backstory. It’s what goes beyond the math and the dice rolling and gives your character a place in the world you’re playing in. They are as varied as the people who… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 33: Dinosaurs. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. I was reading through the classic Dungeons & Dragons module X1 – The Isle of Dread and was inspired for my topic this month. Dinosaurs feature prominently in that module which got me to thinking about other examples of dinosaurs… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 32: Pulp Heroes. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. I remember watching Tales of the Gold Monkey as a kid and falling in love with the 1930s time period and the hero of the series. Then soon after watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and King… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 31: Zombies. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. I can still remember the first time I watched Night of the Living Dead, and the fear this black and white horror film induced. Hordes of slow-moving animated corpses pounding on the doors and windows of the house with nowhere… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 30: Martial Arts. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. My introduction to the martial arts was watching David Carradine on Kung Fu. This calm master of mind and body could also defend himself with just his hands and feet, no guns like I had seen in westerns or… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 29: Flora and Fauna. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. Have you heard the saying “April showers bring May flowers”? Well, that is partially the inspiration for this month’s article. I have been out working in my gardens, enjoying the feel of the soil in my hands, and… Continue reading
