Category Archives: Fantasy

Religion and Endgame

Posted on April 27, 2019 by robertpkruger

So three things occasion this post: I watched Avengers: Endgame last night, Will Shetterly posted an observation about fandom and its religious nature, and I stumbled upon an article in my feed from a left-ish site about how new studies … Continue reading →

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Do Dungeon Masters roll magic dice?

Posted on May 20, 2016 by robertpkruger

Tony Daniel at Baen commissioned this article from me. I’d been thinking about the role of self-deception in both creating and appreciating stories.

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Glossary for The Precambrian Conspiracy

Posted on April 10, 2016 by robertpkruger

The Precambrian Conspiracy is either my public-domain project or the real state of affairs. In either case, feel free to set stories in this universe. Ideas are cheap and this is no exception. However, I ask that you give me … Continue reading →

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Six Hours, Part 7

Posted on July 13, 2015 by robertpkruger

We dropped off the guide at the Hop and Brew. I only gave him a twenty, but he was much obliged. Alyx and I met Karen for pizza at Martolli’s, and then we went home. It had been a full … Continue reading →

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Six Hours, Part 6

Posted on July 13, 2015 by robertpkruger

After we passed the fumarole skylights, we went a quarter mile in the dark; the only sound was dripping condensation. The guide lagged until the cavern roof sloped down low; then he brushed past and held up a warding hand … Continue reading →

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Six Hours, Part 5

Posted on July 13, 2015 by robertpkruger

We headed back west, into forest on the lee of Three-Fingered Jack. The road was tough for the Civic. I kept stealing looks at the bagged toad in the guide’s lap. Finally, he signaled a stop at no place in … Continue reading →

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Six Hours, Part 3

Posted on July 13, 2015 by robertpkruger

Our guide grew impatient with my picture-taking of the Sisters mountains. “You’re not going to get a decent shot — no impression of scale. Maybe if you frame them in a window?” “A window?” He led us up over the … Continue reading →

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Six Hours, Part 2

Posted on July 13, 2015 by robertpkruger

At the edge of the Lava Sea, I tried to take his picture. “No,” said the guide, “point that thing away.” I took a picture of Alyx instead. “They’ve started coming out of the plain at night and spark the … Continue reading →

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Strange Toys: Beyond Holo Glasses

Posted on January 22, 2015 by robertpkruger

First, start here: http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7865701/hololens-video-preview-microsoft-ar-headset We will see this consumer technology mature over the next decade. As with the other Strange Toys I’ve described, there will be a biomechanical convergence, creating a breakdown between the subjective and objective worlds of many … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 9

Posted on December 10, 2014 by robertpkruger

While we wait on Rob’s university fellows to render a verdict on my trilobite artifact, I’ve been pondering the Conspiracy on a different front, namely, the Bay Area computer elite and their dalliance with high technology leaked from outside the … Continue reading →

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