Scormey

Scormey

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He/Him. Gamer. Blogger. Podcaster. Doggy Daddy. I love TTRPGs, video games, old-school Heavy Metal, and the great outdoors. Husband of tenknife.bsky.social See my stupid stuff at Scormey.com

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Spooky Season: Secret World Legends Okay, for our last "Spooky Season" post for 2026, may I present the action/conspiracy/investigation/cosmic horror game, "Secret World Legends". Built off of the bones of the now-locked MMORPG, "The Secret World", SWL is a fun romp in a world filled with…

scormey.comSpooky Season: Secret World LegendsOkay, for our last "Spooky Season" post for 2026, may I present the action/conspiracy/investigation/cosmic horror game, "Secret World Legends". Built off of the bones of the now-locked MMORPG, "The Secret World", SWL is a fun romp in a world filled with cultists, mind-bending horrors, and conspiracies around every corner. It is not a perfect game, mind you. Funcom has effectively been running SWL in Maintenance Mode for several years now, but even without new content, the community in this game has kept it alive.
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Roll the Bones: Sleepy Hollow Now here is an interesting choice for some Halloween season fun: "Sleepy Hollow". This game is based upon the iconic Autumnal folk-horror poem of the same name, by Washington Irving. Set in early-colonial New England, the game is both historical period drama and folk…

scormey.comRoll the Bones: Sleepy HollowNow here is an interesting choice for some Halloween season fun: "Sleepy Hollow". This game is based upon the iconic Autumnal folk-horror poem of the same name, by Washington Irving. Set in early-colonial New England, the game is both historical period drama and folk horror, and a completely unique roleplaying experience. It employs the "Year Zero" game engine, which is...
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Spooky Season: The Thing I can't believe I'm actually suggesting this, but "The Thing" is a retro horror game that you absolutely should play this Spooky Season! My first experience with this game was on the Playstation 2, way back in the early 2000's. I am a huge fan of the horror classic film…

scormey.comSpooky Season: The ThingI can't believe I'm actually suggesting this, but "The Thing" is a retro horror game that you absolutely should play this Spooky Season! My first experience with this game was on the Playstation 2, way back in the early 2000's. I am a huge fan of the horror classic film from John Carpenter, so of course I bought the video game...
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Roll the Bones: Plan 9 From Outer Space TTRPG What in the actual f**k?!? Yes, there is a tabletop roleplaying game based upon the iconic sci-fi/horror B-movie, "Plan 9 From Outer Space", so now that's a thing you know. Personally, I'm a huge fan of the campy fun to be found in Ed Wood Jr's classic…

scormey.comRoll the Bones: Plan 9 From Outer Space TTRPGWhat in the actual f**k?!? Yes, there is a tabletop roleplaying game based upon the iconic sci-fi/horror B-movie, "Plan 9 From Outer Space", so now that's a thing you know. Personally, I'm a huge fan of the campy fun to be found in Ed Wood Jr's classic 1950's romp, but I know it isn't everyone's cup of tea.
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Spooky Season: The Park This one is a bit short, but in no way is it sweet. "The Park" is a dark jaunt into psychological terror, as you slip into the mind of a woman trying to find her lost son in an old amusement park. Paranoia, fear, and madness all play a part, as the main character searches…

scormey.comSpooky Season: The ParkThis one is a bit short, but in no way is it sweet. "The Park" is a dark jaunt into psychological terror, as you slip into the mind of a woman trying to find her lost son in an old amusement park. Paranoia, fear, and madness all play a part, as the main character searches the dark, foreboding park for her son through the night.
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Roll the Bones: Ten Candles Since we're fully locked into the Spooky Season, let's talk about some tabletop roleplaying games that are a great fit for Halloween one-shots or short campaigns. First up: Ten Candles. So, what is "Ten Candles"? It is a game of Tragic Horror, where the world is always…

scormey.comRoll the Bones: Ten CandlesSince we're fully locked into the Spooky Season, let's talk about some tabletop roleplaying games that are a great fit for Halloween one-shots or short campaigns. First up: Ten Candles. So, what is "Ten Candles"? It is a game of Tragic Horror, where the world is always dark, and there are never any survivors. To play with almost zero preparation, best with a GameMaster and only a handful of players, by the light of ten tealights.
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Spooky Season: Alien: Isolation So It's October again, and that means Halloween! So let's talk about some great games that have a horror vibe, and frankly, there's not much better than the highly acclaimed sci-fi/horror hit "Alien: Isolation". This game is a first-person shooter, normally a genre…

scormey.comSpooky Season: Alien: IsolationSo It's October again, and that means Halloween! So let's talk about some great games that have a horror vibe, and frankly, there's not much better than the highly acclaimed sci-fi/horror hit "Alien: Isolation". This game is a first-person shooter, normally a genre I don't really play, but in this case... it just works. The sense of impending horror is absolutely heightened by the restrictive views you can get from the first-person perspective, and makes it feel more like an interactive movie than a survival horror game.
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Told in Whispers To celebrate the beginning of the Spooky Season (Halloween!), I have tossed together a short, two-page tabletop roleplaying/storytelling game, which I am calling at this moment "Told in Whispers". It is a group game designed for minimal setup and preparation, with players only…

scormey.comTold in WhispersTo celebrate the beginning of the Spooky Season (Halloween!), I have tossed together a short, two-page tabletop roleplaying/storytelling game, which I am calling at this moment "Told in Whispers". It is a group game designed for minimal setup and preparation, with players only needing (at minimum) a single, shared d20 to use. I'd go into further details about it, but what's the point when you can just download the current version of the game right now, from this very website?
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Time to start buying some physical Xbox games! Recently I heard of a plan for Xbox to start expanding their support for physical games, at least certain titles for the Series X|S and Xbox One, anyway. This would allow you to tie them to your Xbox account, and download the game as a Digital title,…

scormey.comTime to start buying some physical Xbox games!Recently I heard of a plan for Xbox to start expanding their support for physical games, at least certain titles for the Series X|S and Xbox One, anyway. This would allow you to tie them to your Xbox account, and download the game as a Digital title, making it able to play most anywhere you have access to said account (other supported Xbox consoles, PC, etc) without needing to carry around the disk.
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Well, this is rather sad… So I have been making content for my YouTube channel for a bit now, and overall I would say I've been having fun with this activity so far... but I'm starting to think it really isn't worth it. No, really. I believe I have been clear about this in the past: I have no…

scormey.comWell, this is rather sad…So I have been making content for my YouTube channel for a bit now, and overall I would say I've been having fun with this activity so far... but I'm starting to think it really isn't worth it. No, really. I believe I have been clear about this in the past: I have no illusions about my content creation, and never have.

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BREAKING: Because President Trump banned the press pool, there was no audio recorded for his new helipad grand opening - and a unnamed NEWSMAX employee took the opportunity to hijack the closed captioning scroll. #DonaldTrump #Parody

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Trump offers a bribe of $5,000 in exchange for votes, the bribe is promoted as a dividend and would cost $1.2 trillion dollars. This is a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 597, bribing someone to vote a certain way is a federal crime punishable by prison.

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Going to start recording some videos for YouTube in a few minutes. They won't actually publish to my channel until late next year, though. When I build a stockpile of content, I don't do half-measures. Work on 2028 will begin tomorrow. Seriously.

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It’s a damn shame! So I've been thinking about tabletop roleplaying games, as I often do, and found my mind wandering to the topic of dice.Many TTRPGs use dice, as we all know, but most use the "common", 7-piece polyhedral dice sets that we all know and love. Sure, there are some that are…

scormey.comIt’s a damn shame!So I've been thinking about tabletop roleplaying games, as I often do, and found my mind wandering to the topic of dice.Many TTRPGs use dice, as we all know, but most use the "common", 7-piece polyhedral dice sets that we all know and love. Sure, there are some that are dedicated to using only some of these dice, like "Shadowrun" using d6's, and the "World of Darkness" games using d10's, and "Fate" using their custom d6's.
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So about physical games… There has been a lot of talk about Sony's recent decision to drop physical games for the Playstation 5 in early 2028, and I would have contributed my thoughts earlier, but decided to consider things a bit longer, to see how it all plays out. Anyway, I don't think this need…

scormey.comSo about physical games…There has been a lot of talk about Sony's recent decision to drop physical games for the Playstation 5 in early 2028, and I would have contributed my thoughts earlier, but decided to consider things a bit longer, to see how it all plays out. Anyway, I don't think this need be as "doom and gloom" as many believe it will be, as long as Sony, Microsoft, and the other game publishers are willing to work with the gaming community.
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Just when I thought I was out… ... they pull me back in! A few months back, I jumped back into "Lord of the Rings Online", albeit rather briefly. I loaded it onto my old laptop I used for Livestreaming and playing various games, including LOTRO... It didn't go well. But I have a better laptop now,…

scormey.comJust when I thought I was out…... they pull me back in! A few months back, I jumped back into "Lord of the Rings Online", albeit rather briefly. I loaded it onto my old laptop I used for Livestreaming and playing various games, including LOTRO... It didn't go well. But I have a better laptop now, and I have to admit that the call to get back into an MMORPG has been rather strong, of late!
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DarkStar Returns As many of you know, I'm a bit of a fan of Bethesda's epic open world sci-fi rpg, "Starfield". I am also a big fan of the modding community that has built up around this game, and use mods liberally in my particular playthroughs. Regardless of how you feel about the subject, this…

scormey.comDarkStar ReturnsAs many of you know, I'm a bit of a fan of Bethesda's epic open world sci-fi rpg, "Starfield". I am also a big fan of the modding community that has built up around this game, and use mods liberally in my particular playthroughs. Regardless of how you feel about the subject, this also includes paid mods, because I like fun and I'm not bothered by paying creators for their hard work.
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Last night at work I slipped while getting out of my Jeep. Fell into the wet mulch beside my vehicle, got sprayed by the sprinklers, while my full large blended Mocha from Dutch Brothers splashed all over my other side. I live an hour away from work, so that was a sad commute home for shower/change

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Is this the Open World Paradise we’ve always wanted? So I just realized that I haven't really talked much here about Hello Games' upcoming... thing... "Light No Fire". I say "Thing" because we really don't know what we will be getting with LNF, at this point. I believe we've heard it will be a…

scormey.comIs this the Open World Paradise we’ve always wanted?So I just realized that I haven't really talked much here about Hello Games' upcoming... thing... "Light No Fire". I say "Thing" because we really don't know what we will be getting with LNF, at this point. I believe we've heard it will be a massive, open-world fantasy game. Many think it will carry over some technology from "No Man's Sky", but since this is allegedly going to be one massive shared multiplayer world, this could be difficult.
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Genre Wars If you're a fan of "Dungeons & Dragons", and only "Dungeons & Dragons", you will likely not know this... but there are more tabletop roleplaying game genres than dice in your collection! No really, it's true! There is more to playing TTRPGs than just Fantasy, or different flavors of…

scormey.comGenre WarsIf you're a fan of "Dungeons & Dragons", and only "Dungeons & Dragons", you will likely not know this... but there are more tabletop roleplaying game genres than dice in your collection! No really, it's true! There is more to playing TTRPGs than just Fantasy, or different flavors of Fantasy (Gothic Fantasy, Steampunk Fantasy, Horror Fantasy, and so on). There is more to TTRPGs than D&D, and thus there is more to TTRPGs than just what D&D offers you.
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The True Legacy This may not be a popular opinion, but I consider "Freelancer" to be the greatest Sci-Fi Video game ever made. It was innovative, smart, and engaging, moreso than any other game especially for its time. Were they to remake "Freelancer" on a modern engine, with modern graphics and…

scormey.comThe True LegacyThis may not be a popular opinion, but I consider "Freelancer" to be the greatest Sci-Fi Video game ever made. It was innovative, smart, and engaging, moreso than any other game especially for its time. Were they to remake "Freelancer" on a modern engine, with modern graphics and mechanics, it would blow every other such game out of the water.
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Great setting, horrible system It's the age-old conundrum: Do you play a bad game for an amazing setting? The list of great games with bad systems is too long to list in its entirety here, but we've all seen such games, and I'm sure can list at least a few off the top of our heads and mostly agree…

scormey.comGreat setting, horrible systemIt's the age-old conundrum: Do you play a bad game for an amazing setting? The list of great games with bad systems is too long to list in its entirety here, but we've all seen such games, and I'm sure can list at least a few off the top of our heads and mostly agree upon them. MechWarrior? Chill? Rifts? Shadowrun?
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Negativity Sells, But Positivity Succeeds I've been at the content creation game for a while now, since the mid-2000's, but in earnest since 2010 officially. I've seen both sides of the YouTube content creation cycle, had some limited success, but all in all have settled into creating for my own…

scormey.comNegativity Sells, But Positivity SucceedsI've been at the content creation game for a while now, since the mid-2000's, but in earnest since 2010 officially. I've seen both sides of the YouTube content creation cycle, had some limited success, but all in all have settled into creating for my own enjoyment. So take the following advice for what you will... Being a Dick on YouTube is a great way to make money, at least in the short term.
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Why all the hate for 2D20? Okay, I just have to ask people... Why do so many people hate Modiphius' 2D20 system? I know it isn't your standard "Dungeons & Dragons"-style D20 system, but that's part of its charm for me. Where D&D asks you to roll a D20, add a modifier, and try to surpass a target…

scormey.comWhy all the hate for 2D20?Okay, I just have to ask people... Why do so many people hate Modiphius' 2D20 system? I know it isn't your standard "Dungeons & Dragons"-style D20 system, but that's part of its charm for me. Where D&D asks you to roll a D20, add a modifier, and try to surpass a target number, Modiphius instead asks you to roll against a target number on each die, count up each die that succeeded, and see if the number of successes is enough to accomplish the task.
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Value for our money So I've been playing a variety of different indie video games the last few years, and I'm frankly shocked by the value for our dollars that we're seeing from them. Games for "Brotato" to "Vampire Survivors" keep adding in free or low-cost content to their games, keeping them…

scormey.comValue for our moneySo I've been playing a variety of different indie video games the last few years, and I'm frankly shocked by the value for our dollars that we're seeing from them. Games for "Brotato" to "Vampire Survivors" keep adding in free or low-cost content to their games, keeping them infinitely replayable and just plain a whole lot of fun! You even see bigger games like "No Man's Sky" doing much the same thing, albeit not quite as quickly, but with much the same result.
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Guts So I thought today might be a good enough time to talk about the game engine I'm thinking of using for my upcoming tabletop roleplaying game. A lot of you will see aspects of what I'm thinking about and scream "That's PbtA!"... and you won't be wrong. I'm a huge fan of the "Powered by the…

scormey.comGutsSo I thought today might be a good enough time to talk about the game engine I'm thinking of using for my upcoming tabletop roleplaying game. A lot of you will see aspects of what I'm thinking about and scream "That's PbtA!"... and you won't be wrong. I'm a huge fan of the "Powered by the Apocalypse" idiom, since there are no real core rules shared among those games, just concepts and some shared ideas here or there.