JASON COLAVITO - Blog
Joe Rogan was on a pseudoarchaeology and pseudohistory kick this week, with two separate multi-hour episodes devoted to imaginary history, so lucky me: I am making a second bonus post today because so many bad things happened. This time, his guest was Nephilim-hunter Timothy Alberino, who was on...
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This June I have been the host of the RPG Blog Carnival and my chosen topic was "Cyclopes, Ettins, Hill Giants, and Ogres." My intention was that we could collectively make these big folk more interesting: "I've chosen this topic for a simple reason: ogres and their ilk are too often boring, and...
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A Lakelands setting post OgreIn a dreamzone, anything can become more than what it is, so long as some sapient mind nearby attaches unconscious significance to it. Those objects that are more symbolically potent, like a skull or a rose or a cross, are therefore more likely to change, and anything...
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I'm pleased to be host of the June 2026 RPG Blog Carnival. Thanks to Scot Newbury for diligently organizing the carnival for yet another year. This month I'm inviting you to consider the following subject: Cyclopes, Ettins, Hill Giants, and Ogres. I've chosen this topic for a simple reason:...
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Mammoth thanks to Schnellegeister Hexenwolf for sharing Mansi Mythology with me and making this entry possible! Variations: Witkəś-ōkja (male), Witkəś-ēkwa (female); Witkul’, Witkul’-ōkja (male), Witkul’-ēkwa (female) The Witkəś is a creature from the mythology of the Mansi people of...