A Pirate on the Prairie

Last year, Professor DM of the Dungeon Craft YouTube channel (@DUNGEONCRAFT1) devoted two videos to an examination of the most popular, best-attended games at last year’s Gen Con. I shared those videos in two posts to this blog, “The Most Popular Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) for 2025” (https://www.apirateontheprairie.com/post/the-most-popular-tabletop-roleplaying-games-ttrpgs-for-2025) and “The Most Popular Tabletop Roleplaying Games for 2025 (An Addendum)” (https://ww

I remember seeing Ghostbusters in a movie theater in the summer of 1984 with friends and I have seen it many more times since then. My brothers and I also had the soundtrack that included this song on vinyl. 👻😃 “Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Official HD Video)” https://youtu.be/Fe93CLbHjxQ “Ghostbusters (1984) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers” https://youtu.be/6hDkhw5Wkas

Beautiful song. It tells the story of a romantic relationship that clearly wasn’t intended to be a lasting one. It tells the story from the man’s perspective. From the song, we learn that evidently both the man and the woman entered into the relationship with eyes wide-open and that the man expected to eventually go back to another significant other, girlfriend, fiancée, or wife. Now the day that they will part is here and the woman’s sadness is visible on her face and in he

In the inaugural video of his Dungeon Craft YouTube channel, Professor Dungeon Master teaches you the basics that a player needs to know to play in their first game of Dungeons & Dragons or D&D, the most recognized tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG). The basic game is not particularly complicated and the basic concepts are not difficult to grasp. Watch the short video (16:10) and Professor Dungeon Master will have you ready to join your family and/or friends on a heroic adven