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Adventure Gamebooks as RPGs, Part 3b: The Superpower Problem

Before you can stat a single hero, you have to answer one question. How do powers activate?

Jun 10 • Christian Lindke

Adventure Gamebooks as RPGs, Part 3a: Advanced Fighting Fantasy and the Superhero Problem

Arion Games turned a gamebook engine into a full RPG, but they left behind one hero and that hero was You!

Jun 1 • Christian Lindke

Happy Belated Birthday to the Maestro of More than Horror Films.

Vincent Price was born on May 27th, 1911 and I meant to post this then, but I was submitting my dissertation for review by both my committee and grad…

May 29 • Christian Lindke

Some New Music I've Been Listening to Lately

My twin daughters just graduated from high school and as one of our gifts to them, I took them to Denver for an overnight trip to see their favorite…

May 28 • Christian Lindke

Bone and Silver: The Many Worlds of Manly Wade Wellman

Born May 21, 1903 · Died April 5, 1986

May 22 • Christian Lindke

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Why I Love Old School Dungeons & Dragons

Sep 15, 2025 • Christian Lindke

Are You Looking for a Great Roleplaying Game that isn't Dungeons & Dragons?

Mar 2 • Christian Lindke

Early D&D Musings: Charisma Was Never a Dump Stat

Apr 23 • Christian Lindke

Charles Schulz Peanut's Neighborhood was Darker than You Think

Oct 8, 2025 • Christian Lindke

Recent posts

Thirty-Eight Years On, Willow Still Casts Its Spell on Me

A Geekerati Retro-Review

May 22 • Christian Lindke

The Man Who Gave Dracula a Defense Attorney

Fred Saberhagen and the Art of the Hidden Story

May 19 • Christian Lindke

Weekly Geekly for May 15, 2025

May 15

She Dared to Become a Legend: Sheepfarmer's Daughter and the Military Fantasy That Showed What D&D Could Be

I want to stake a claim right at the top of this piece, before I get into the weeds of world-building and military logistics and the peculiar genius of…

May 8 • Christian Lindke

D&D With a Special Effects Approach: On Magic, Wonder, and What the Rules Should Leave Undefined

A revised and expanded version of an earlier post that was pulled back to the surface by a superhero RPG I've been designing and the design questions…

May 6 • Christian Lindke

Retro-Review: The Man Behind the Gun (1953) — Water Is Always the Story

Warner Bros.' Strange Western Accidentally Tells the True Story of Southern California

May 4 • Christian Lindke

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Christian Lindke's Geekerati Newsletter

Christian Lindke's Geekerati Newsletter

Discussions of Pop Culture, Table Top Games, Film, and Television with a dash of Political Science and Statistics from Time to Time.

Movies

Happy Belated Birthday to the Maestro of More than Horror Films.

Vincent Price was born on May 27th, 1911 and I meant to post this then, but I was submitting my dissertation for review by both my committee and grad…

May 29 • Christian Lindke

Thirty-Eight Years On, Willow Still Casts Its Spell on Me

A Geekerati Retro-Review

May 22 • Christian Lindke

Retro-Review: The Man Behind the Gun (1953) — Water Is Always the Story

Warner Bros.' Strange Western Accidentally Tells the True Story of Southern California

May 4 • Christian Lindke

Movies About Gaming (Part 1): Are You Ready for a Dragon*Strike?

The First in a Series of Articles on Movies/TV and Gaming.

Feb 17 • Christian Lindke

The Action Geekshelf: 13 Action Films that Everyone Should Watch

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Feb 5 • Christian Lindke

Weekly Geekly

Weekly Geekly for May 15, 2025

May 15

Weekly Geeklinks: Is Claude.ai My RPG Gaming Prep Buddy?

Is It Possible that AI Might Be Fun?

Apr 17

Weekly Geeklinks

The Week of March 13, 2026

Mar 15 • Christian Lindke

Weekly Geeklist and Live Chat on Some Books I Love

The Weekly Geeklist Plus a Recording from Christian Lindke's Recent Live Video

Mar 8 • Christian Lindke

34:58

Poul Anderson and the Weekly Geeklinks

Weekly Geekly Rundown that was supposed to be published on November 28, 2025

Feb 20 • Christian Lindke

YouTube

30:38

Episode 176: Conan the Patron of the Arts? (From the Archives)

For a Barbarian, Conan had a love of high art and it's one of many reasons why the character remains a vibrant part of popular culture.

Sep 29, 2024 • Christian Lindke

Episode 174: "Supercrew" is Quick and Easy Superhero Role Playing

I’m a huge fan of superhero roleplaying games.

Aug 21, 2024 • Christian Lindke

24:39

Episode 173: Four Players, a Murder Hobo, and an Inattentive Game Master

Let's Talk About Disruptive Players

Aug 14, 2024 • Christian Lindke

25:02

Episode 172: Flash Gordon and the Warriors of Mongo is the First Licensed RPG and is Better than Most Think

Let's talk about what might be the first licensed role playing game and how the few online critics who talked about it got it wrong.

Aug 7, 2024 • Christian Lindke

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The British Wargaming Scene and Role Playing

It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game and we’ve learned a lot about the how the game came to be designed over the past…

Jul 30, 2024 • Christian Lindke

Geekside Chat

1:16:24

A Curious Conversation with Dr. Rebekah King

Finally Getting to Chat About Pop Culture with One of My Favorite Substack Writers

Jan 25 • Christian Lindke

I'm Thankful for Geek Chats.

Kailani B. of Damsel in the Library Discusses Literature and Films for Which She is Grateful

Nov 25, 2025 • Christian Lindke

1:26:51

Critical Hit Parader Stops by for a Geekside Chat

I’ve had the Critical Hit Parader Substack by Matt Thompson on my regular reading list for quite some time.

Nov 5, 2025 • Christian Lindke

1:14:52

Geekside Film Chat: Horror Movies and Kids Today

Luke and I were supposed to talk for 30 minutes or so about an article he recently read by a younger film critic.

Oct 20, 2025 • Christian Lindke and Luke Y. Thompson

1:22:03

Geekside Chat #2: American Fantasy Literature is Doing Just Fine

As I was uploading my second Geekside Chat, I was wondering how I should approach writing the written article below the video.

Oct 15, 2025 • Christian Lindke

27:49

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