Opposite sides. Same table.

A cop. A felon.And three people who put up with both of us.

A live play TTRPG channel, plus honest reviews and hard-won GM tips from 50+ years of gaming between us. The table should never have worked. It does.

Host

The Officer

Day job
Lawyer, then law enforcement
Alignment
Lawful

Still reads the rules closer than anyone else at the table.

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Host

The Felon

Day job
Senior software engineer
Alignment
Chaotic

Used to break rules. Now ships code and keeps initiative.

  • Daggerheart
  • Pathfinder
  • Cyberpunk Red
  • Whatever we break next
  • Daggerheart
  • Pathfinder
  • Cyberpunk Red
  • Whatever we break next

Reviews

Reviews that will tell you not to buy it

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  • 01

    50+ years at the table

    Between us, over half a century of gaming across dozens of systems. We know a good rulebook when we read one.

  • 02

    We say “don't buy it”

    If it isn't worth your money, the review says so in the first paragraph.

  • 03

    Links never move ratings

    Affiliate links are disclosed up front and have never changed a score.

Every score is calculated in the open, from categories that fit the product. See how we review

GM tips

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Twenty faces, twenty tips

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Roll the die. Every face is a lesson we learned the hard way, running games for a table that never does what it's told.

The long version: latest from Blaine's GM column

The party

Three more people who shouldn't share a table

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  • The Mechanic

    Day job
    Auto shop manager
    Alignment
    True Neutral

    Can fix anything except a bad dice roll.

  • The Shopkeep

    Day job
    Game store owner
    Alignment
    Neutral Good

    Has sold you the dice. Will judge how you roll them.

  • The Controller

    Day job
    Air traffic controller
    Alignment
    Lawful Neutral

    Keeps planes apart for a living. Keeps this party apart for fun.

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