SevenSidedDie

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bio	website	d7.pipemaze.com
	location	Vancouver, Canada
	age	32
visits	member for	11 months
	seen	Jul 10 '12 at 15:47
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Roleplayer, blogger, and full-time dad.

Started roleplaying with AD&D 1st edition and started GMing with AD&D 2nd edition. Ran D&D 3rd edition, D&D 4th edition briefly, then became a fan of indie games. Particularly fond of GMless and short-form games because they fit nicely into a busy schedule, and are very good for enticing non-gamers into the roleplaying hobby. Currently rediscovering a love of early D&D editions.

@sevensideddie on Twitter
The Seven-Sided Die blog

Running Adventurer Conqueror King System • Playing nothing • Scheming Mystic Empyrean • Reading Killing Monsters: Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence

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Jul 10	awarded	Critic
Jul 10	comment	How do I talk to my child about homelessness and mental illness? Thanks for the recommendation! No, not all homeless are mentally ill, but due to a historical bit of politics (a conservative gov came to power and closed our biggest mental hospital, effectively consigning the patients to the streets) there's a much higher than usual overlap. It's noticeable, and often entangled in his experience of homelessness.
Jul 10	comment	How do I talk to my child about homelessness and mental illness? No, I'm not going to scare him into being a good student with the threat of poverty. And I'm not going to promote middle-class myths about the source of poverty in our society either.
Jul 3	comment	How do I talk to my child about homelessness and mental illness? @philosodad He does because we've talked as frankly as possible about these things with him. The problem is that I'm uncomfortable talking about these things with him and don't know how to approach it. But yes, I haven't thought to ask him how he feels about it. That's good. That's the kind of advice I need to get outside of the issue of my own discomfort and start being useful to him.
Jun 28	answered	How do you teach a toddler rhythm and melody?
Jun 28	awarded	Student
Jun 28	comment	How do you teach a toddler rhythm and melody? Definitely not all Mozart. Pop music with a strong beat is the best for toddler-bopping dance. As the parent of a kid with very strong sense of rhythm, my observation is that having clear beats to follow has been a very important part of his practice.
Jun 28	awarded	Supporter
Jun 28	asked	How do I talk to my child about homelessness and mental illness?
Jun 28	awarded	Autobiographer