Viking woman on a battlefield.

FANTASY
SCI-FI
ART
LITERATURE
MUSIC
GAMES
SHOWS
MUSINGS

* AND OTHER COOL $H!T

ISSUE ONE

DECEMBER 2023

Robot and tattooed fantasy carnies.
Premium Playing Cards by Thirdway Industries.

Are playing cards better than dice for RPGs?

Adam and I discuss the advantages and disadvantages of creating a game using a standard deck of playing cards, dice, and, occasionally, dominos.

Pictured: Inkubo Divoramondo playing cards by Thirdway Industries.

GAMES + PLAYING CARDS

COMING SOON: Planet X, a limited edition BattleSauce Age.

Adam and I started creating Planet X, a BattleSauce Age/Cuisine where women are the only survivors on the planet. We’re building in real-time against a four-month deadline when the website disappears.

GAMING

Beginner cardistry.
Photo of vintage playing cards

The Symbology of Playing Cards by Art of Play.

PLAYING CARDS

Scavengers Reign planet art.

Why I couldn’t stop watching Scavengers Reign. And neither should you.

VIDEO

Conan in battle

Shadow of the Black Gate. A tale of Conan.

LITERATURE

Dracula as a good guy.

Dracula. Good. Bad. He’s the one with the fangs.

Adam and I recreated Dracula BattleSauce style, and we almost ended our friendship over it. Jk. We did partake in some interesting, albeit sometimes heated, conversations about whether Dracula can be played as a “good guy”.

GAMING

12 free monsters for D&D

12 Free monsters for your D&D games by MediaStream Press.

GAMING