Let me explain why capitalism sucks

(I had a lot to say so I dictated all this to my phone. This was keeping me from sleeping so I had to get it out. Insomnia sucks.)

So the thing about capitalism is that it was always designed to funnel money upwards into the hands of the Rich and Powerful. It came out of a time when monarchies were failing because people are rising up and having revolutions and dismantling feudalism. So the French Revolution is happening and Aristocrats were trying to hold on to their power and wealth so they created capitalism.

Abnormal Things on the Bamf Podcast

I was just on my first podcast! The Bamf podcast had me on to talk about my game Abnormal Things, Stephen king, 80s horror, and the stranger things show. I was nervous but I think it went great! I had some things I was going to say about Apocalypse World and how it put sex moves on the table, and how sex is actually a really important part of character and relationship development in stories. And also how I started reading Stephen King in kindergarten. But they kept the ball rolling at a quick pace and stopped me from rambling on too long. Abnormal Things kick-starter?

 Strangest Things on Bamf!

 https://mikelaff.podbean.com/

Abnormal Things

Abnormal Things is a game I wrote that lets you and some friends tell a story similar to the one told in the show Stranger Things. You get to roleplay characters in a small town trying to protect the people they care about from the monster that's abducting them. It's a hack of the game Abnormal by Avery Alder. Best of all I'm releasing it for free. Have fun!

Download Abnormal Things

Belltower

Just One Job (texting based storygame rules)

Here is my 2016 Gamechef entry, Just One Job (PDF version)

Just One Job - Rich Text Format

It's a game about trying to plan a heist and scheduling nightmares, that you play either over texts or in some other group chat.

Edit: There's now a Google Plus community and a Facebook Group where you can play the game.

Full text of the game after the jump.

The Dare

Movie reviews - Goddess of Love(2015) The Demolisher (2015) Angst (1983)

I've been on a horror kick recently (to be fair I've been on a horror kick my whole life) and I'm compelled to speak on the movies I watched in the past few days. Enjoy!