Ask Me Anything: Len

I'm currently running and have run several times before a game set on Rifts Earth using the Fate system. In my younger days I also tried running it with GURPS.

Love it. I remember when you advertised the game, I was full up and unable to join another. How's it going? Is it public, and if so can I have a link to it? :D

It's going well, however it's private.

Glad to hear it's going well 😊

Knowing the importance of a robust family life to you, what is a favorite family tradition you have besides gaming together?

I'm gonna be the one that asks why you didn't finish the Enterprise series on purpose? :D :D

Pretty much the entire FPS genre of video games (except the original Doom and Portal if that counts). Nothing against them, but they never hook me in.

Any tips/resources for an idiot (me) to get more gooder at computers?

Oof, I avoided answering that question back when it was it's own thread. Great question, but there are so many it's hard to choose. If I restrict myself to just games where I was a player, the first amazing character that comes to mind was Qralloq's cloud surfing, hard-boiled Venusian detective that he wrote these amazing noir posts for. It was a Cypher sci-fi game.

Wow, a whole gaming family—that's so awesome!

How would you personally handle the classic predicament of having a tiny octopus in your stomach eating you from the inside?

Our summer camping trips are always fun. Living in British Columbia, we're never far away from nature, so every summer we grab the tent and go some place beautiful. Covid interrupted that streak, but we look forward to returning to it.

Thanks for your question!

I didn't like the time travel story that the larger plot was tied to. There were some characters and episodes I liked, but I never connected strongly with the series. I would find myself missing episodes and not care, so I just stopped watching. I also stopped watching Voyager, but that was because I was busy in university and I enjoyed catching the occasional episode and keeping up with the storyline.

I hear the later seasons get better, maybe one day I'll try again. Thanks for your question!

What aspect do you want to get more gooder at?

Is this a classic predicament? That's terrifying! I'd drink a lot of Coke, then swallow an entire pack of mentos. That'll show 'em. I'd also film it and put it on Tik Tok, and then cash in on the views. I'll probably be sued by PETA.

Because of the sports chatter, and that Bieber video, here's retired NHLer Chris Pronger checking Justin Bieber into the boards during a celebrity match. The facial expressions are everything, and yes, it's a real picture.


You put woodworking as a hobby. Have you crafted anything you could use for gaming? What historical figure or group of historical figures would you love to roll some dice with?

By the look on Captain Crunch's face, I can tell he enjoyed that!

The closest thing to a gaming accessory I've made from wood is a chess board. I'm mostly utilitarian in my woodworking nowadays, building things like stairs for my deck and such. But that's still fun for me. I just wish my old house had some 90 degree angles in it! This summer I inherited several of my dad's woodworking gear, so I'm going to try to build some dice trays and dice boxes eventually.

Historical figure to play D&D with ... probably Robin Williams. He was a huge gaming nerd, and his improv and creativity would be AMAZING. Historical group - I'd go with a team of Appendix N authors: Jack Vance, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E Howard, Fritz Leiber, and Michael Moorcock. I'd be the DM and we'd play something classic like Against the Cult of the Reptile God in B/X D&D, and it would all be fresh, new experience for them!

Great questions!

Funny. I'm running Against the Cult of the Reptile God using Savage Worlds right now. It's public if you want to follow along.

That's a fun adventure, thanks for the link!

What's your favorite Starcraft race and voice line?