leodoultonDec 15, 20233 min readDoomed vs. Disposable: Lovecraftian Characters as Protagonists and CollectivesContinuing this week’s theme of cosmic horror, a brief reflection on Lovecraftian characters. The Root A player in a Call of...
leodoultonDec 14, 20237 min readBy Thy Grace Are Mind Flayers Redeemed: morality and cosmic horror monsters.Introduction There are others who write better about bioessentialism in Dungeons & Dragons, and how it reflects real-world...
leodoultonDec 13, 20233 min readChekovian CosmicismLike most people with an interest in creating cosmic horror, I have a complex relationship with the author generally seen as its founder...
leodoultonDec 12, 20232 min readCarter, Sekandar, Genji: variations on a cosmicist themeCosmicism is the philosophy associated most strongly with H.P. Lovecraft’s school of cosmic horror. The idea that the universe means...
leodoultonDec 12, 20233 min readFascistic Fantasy: On Avoiding State Violence In D&DIn addition to my theatrical work, and at the beginning of a week of blogs around cosmic horror, I thought I’d delve a little into game...
