Blood of Prokopius

For several years I have avoided giving WotC my hard earned money . I have patiently waited for the rest of the world to wake up and do the ...

I was fiddling around with a deck of cards today, and it occurred to me that it might be possible to emulate the math of Moldvay's table...

Inspired by my last post , I decided to create some random tables to emulate the kinds of events the appearance of a dragon might be the har...

I recently watched Jonathan Pageau and Richard Rohlin discuss dragons on their Universal History video series. It is a fascinating look at d...

  On this day the Virgin Maid goes to the grotto to give birth to the pre-eternal Word in an ineffable manner. Dance for joy, all the inhabi...

For those who did not back Matt Finch's most recent edition of Swords & Wizardry on Kickstarter, he just announced, what is for me, ...

[I ask] that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe t...

In my line of work, I have to be acutely aware of presuppositions (one of the demands of doing theology). Our culture does not do a very goo...

The only Star Wars product I have enjoyed in the last decade Star Wars taught me a tough but valuable lesson: just because something has a p...

Foreseeing this, Isaiah proclaimed: "Hades," he said, "was angered when he met You below." It was angered because it wa...

A reader of this blog recently asked me to comment on their favorite TTRPG, Fading Suns, which they partly describe as follows: …it's b...

I have made no secret about stepping away from Hasbro and WotC for years now. I was never going to give them any money for any new sparkly v...

This is likely the most popular thing Prokopius Press has ever produced. WotC has officially responded to players of every stripe cancelling...

The last few days have been fascinating to watch. I think Hasbro vastly underestimated their customer base and the Dungeons and Dragons bran...

My last post here was back in June (!) of 2022. If I am honest, it has a lot to do with the fact that I am not really all that invested in R...

Battle Report 03 I know this is a long time coming, but I have to be honest: I have put this battle off for as long as I have because I just...

Once I accepted the idea of skills for a sci-fi version of BX, my brain started to run in several directions at the same time. I apologize i...

In response to my recent meditation on skills in RPGs (especially in modern and sci-fi settings), Anzon asked the very pertinent question: ...

  Your resurrection, O Christ our Savior, has illumined the entire earth, and has recalled your creation. O almighty Lord, glory to you. — A...

This time of year (Great Lent & Holy Week) are always very busy for me, so I haven't been able to keep up with the various Cruthanar...