I spent last night in Final Fantasy XIV standing at the Neverending Storybook (not the actual name) refreshing my memory on story events from the very end of A Realm Reborn and the post-Heavensward stuff with The Word Of The Mother and the Warriors of Darkness. (972 words.)

Sometimes MMORPGs make you play a different character for narrative purposes and I don’t like it very much. (701 words.)

I wish the arbitrary geometric leveling curve didn’t mess up story pacing. (832 words.)

I ran into a problem with Final Fantasy XIV and I thought I’d share the solution I came up with, because you certainly won’t find it anywhere on Reddit. (1162 words.)

Yesterday I flippantly remarked, “Not exactly a deep meditation on the human condition,” about the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers story so far. But there was a conversation that my mind keeps returning to: A conversation between the Crystal Exarch and Lord Vauthry. (968 words.)

The Stupid Face Boss in Final Fantasy XIII and The Gandalf Moment in Final Fantasy XIV. (1013 words.)

I have the day off today, and I have to talk for a moment about the What Up With That SNL sketches. (191 words.)

Bless Unleashed: I mean, it’s free. (599 words.)

Magi mentioned a topic in the Blaugust discord: “How do you personally get your opinions or thoughts across in a post?” (567 words.)

I would say that getting me to talk or write about myself is like pulling teeth, but I’ve had five or six teeth pulled in my lifetime (or more, I honestly don’t remember), and a ton of root canals, and a ton of dental work in general, so pulling teeth is no big deal to me. (235 words.)

It’s time for a brief Final Fantasy update. (515 words.)

A quick summary of the current status of the Quest for The One Blog. (1164 words.)

Mainly so that I can remember this, here’s a list of the outstanding problems with the blog that need to be resolved someday. (1372 words.)

We interrupt this blog post creation for an unscheduled visit from some deer. (265 words.)

I have roughly 15 minutes to think of, write, edit, illustrate, and publish a blog post this morning. (509 words.)