Dave Borne
@dborne.com
Part-time luthier, freelance philosopher and mercenary code-monkey.
You know what, as a fat, burly, bald dude: thank you so much for representing me in your art! I love your style and your characters. Ignore these fools.
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You know what, as a fat, burly, bald dude: thank you so much for representing me in your art! I love your style and your characters. Ignore these fools.
I never knew those were supposed to "hinge". The wax always comes apart in two halves when I open them.
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I never knew those were supposed to "hinge". The wax always comes apart in two halves when I open them.
After seeing the article about recovering the lead type of Doves from the Thames, I bought a personal license and use that. On my terminals I like the art-deco style of Monofur.
December 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
After seeing the article about recovering the lead type of Doves from the Thames, I bought a personal license and use that. On my terminals I like the art-deco style of Monofur.
The initial strike was cold blooded murder!
December 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The initial strike was cold blooded murder!
Yeah, as another Gen X-er, I'm gonna apply Betteridge's Law to this one.
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yeah, as another Gen X-er, I'm gonna apply Betteridge's Law to this one.
We can take a page from comics/comic book movies and call it a "multiverse".
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We can take a page from comics/comic book movies and call it a "multiverse".
I just scrolled to the bottom to see what #1 was, and now this fact means I don't need to check the whole list. This alone invalidates the whole thing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I just scrolled to the bottom to see what #1 was, and now this fact means I don't need to check the whole list. This alone invalidates the whole thing.
Aw man, I just realized I never took any pictures of the games I ran at Gencon this year. All the PCs were your minis and the rest was r-n-w's House of Mimics. Though I probably did send a little business your way from interested players.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Aw man, I just realized I never took any pictures of the games I ran at Gencon this year. All the PCs were your minis and the rest was r-n-w's House of Mimics. Though I probably did send a little business your way from interested players.
Wait, wait, wait ... the flat envelopey rangoons, or the round sachetey rangoons?
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Wait, wait, wait ... the flat envelopey rangoons, or the round sachetey rangoons?
No just playing it straight. Which is probably why folks didn't like it. Does seem perfect for Venture Bros, though!
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
No just playing it straight. Which is probably why folks didn't like it. Does seem perfect for Venture Bros, though!
I once tried a mechanic like this for a shooty, tabletop minis wargame, where longer range was more dice in the pool. I thought it was elegant, but nobody liked the "don't roll any failures" mechanic.
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I once tried a mechanic like this for a shooty, tabletop minis wargame, where longer range was more dice in the pool. I thought it was elegant, but nobody liked the "don't roll any failures" mechanic.
Eh, bones are easy to fix. Soft tissue injuries can really suck.
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Eh, bones are easy to fix. Soft tissue injuries can really suck.
Ok, so, standing up to someone doesn't work when you cave like a little bitch. Got it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ok, so, standing up to someone doesn't work when you cave like a little bitch. Got it.
Arcadia! Aw, man, with those awesome pop-up character standing cards. So many crazy card game concepts died on the vine in the mid 90's!
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Arcadia! Aw, man, with those awesome pop-up character standing cards. So many crazy card game concepts died on the vine in the mid 90's!
Yeah, there've been a few points in my life that would have been helped by a well-timed manticore attack.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yeah, there've been a few points in my life that would have been helped by a well-timed manticore attack.
Don't draw a horse, draw a tikbalang!
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Don't draw a horse, draw a tikbalang!
It's like they forgot their pet supreme court just declared presidents effectively untouchable for anything they did while in office.
October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's like they forgot their pet supreme court just declared presidents effectively untouchable for anything they did while in office.
Don't get me started on slings!
October 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Don't get me started on slings!
So "not a nazi" is too high a bar now? Fantastic.
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
So "not a nazi" is too high a bar now? Fantastic.
Who the hell wants a sloppy lookup table making their life or death decisions?
October 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Who the hell wants a sloppy lookup table making their life or death decisions?
Saved by a well-timed manticore!
October 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Saved by a well-timed manticore!
No, Mike Johnson, you never get to feign concern about Capitol Police ever again.
October 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
No, Mike Johnson, you never get to feign concern about Capitol Police ever again.
I love this book so much (but also: JUSTICE FOR CELADON TOADSTOOL!)
October 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I love this book so much (but also: JUSTICE FOR CELADON TOADSTOOL!)