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Nine years ago I made a godpole and put it into a forest. Two months ago I vanished.
Karel Křemel
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Heroes of the Borderlands
Can office work be a reason to buy a D&D starter set? Of course it can!
About me
Since this is a personal website, it should contain some information about me. Happy to make your acquaintance.
Libušín 2015 (Republished pictures from 2015)
Has it already been 11 years? Yes, it was! Time flies. Libušín, as we remember it from the old days before the pandemics.
The Cross and the Chalice (Republished pictures from 2014)
Two battles and a tournament from 2014.
Dismounting a dead horse?
“I was warned about my enthusiasm and naive trust.”
Junktown (Republished pictures from 2015)
“How I’ve tried not to be a photographer but a visitor in Junktown and failed miserably.”
Last year's France (Republished pictures from 2013)
A summer vacation road trip through the western parts of France, 2012.
The Drums from the Deep - session diary 4
Klio prepares herself for her trip to Heliopolis, but she is stopped by a local potter in need of help. He’s hearing drums all night.
4th revamp done
Faster, cleaner, smaller website. It took years, but another iteration of changes is done.
Third version of this site (Republished from 2015)
An old post from the times when I updated the visuals for the fourth time.
Cave Canem (Republished pictures from 2015)
The LARP that must not be named!
Why Do They Destroy IP They Just Bough?
Why I choose this ruleset for my first game, for my first game mastering after quarter of a century.
The Adrenaline-Filled Theatre
Let me invite you to a spectacular interpretation of Nordic mythology that goes full physical.
In Search of a Pilgrim - session diary 3 part 2
Klio is still in the footsteps of Teofil, haunted house or not; she needs to find him and bring him home. Making her family whole again.
In Search of a Pilgrim - session diary 3 part 1
Klio is chasing her dad, who went on a pilgrimage, assuming she drowned. Will she catch him before he reaches Mount Koimas?
Copenhagen shortly (Republished pictures from 2014)
Few notes from my first visit to the Danish capital.
Valar Morghulis (Republished pictures from 2015)
From my second visit to the Czech larping iteration of Westeros.
Game of Thrones (Republished pictures from 2014)
I barely remember these times; it was BC (before COVID) anyway. A lot has changed since - us, the community, the world.
Quite different Bounty (Republished pictures from 2015)
Sometimes similarities in names are used to gain attention. When you want more, you can spice it up with a popular genre, like steampunk.
The Pressure to Monetise Your Hobbies
Right now, if you’re good at something and don’t monetise it, you almost have to justify that decision.
Chat Control Follow-up
Following up on my outreach to the twenty Czech members of the European parliament, only three replied.
Taverna Ball IX. (Republished pictures from 2015)
Someone came up with an idea of putting internet nerds into proper suits and dresses, making them dance. It became a tradition, and this was its ninth iteration.
Choosing new notebook
Device shopping sucks, but sometimes you just need to replace a dying computer. I need to do it soon. Let’s hope my final choice will bear the sweet fruits of victory and not sour tears of frustration.
Why don't police have a universal key to all the locks?
EU wants to scan all your digital messages for child safety but it’s like giving government a master key to every lock - won’t stop criminals, will enable surveillance abuse.
600 miles across Scotland (Republished pictures from 2014)
Few short days in the highlands and the Isle of Skye in November many years ago.
Apostasy, is it possible to get rid of baptism?
It took me six months to leave the Catholic church, but I did it and you can do it also.
Kvest (republished pictures from 2015)
Blast from the larping past. Kvest was trying to recreate larp feelings from the late 90s, in 2015.
Battle of Lipany (lost pictures from 2014)
In the year 1434, a civil war was ending, and we know plenty of details. But from this 580th anniversary of that moment, I don’t remember anything, and I was there.
Battle for Vilegis (republished pictures from 2014)
The biggest Italian larp of 2014, one of the biggest in Europe. This time with Czech players.
Making Git Hooks Persistent - No More Manual Setup
Make git hooks persistent across repository clones. Learn how to use core.hooksPath to enforce code quality without manual developer setup automatically.
Libušín 2014 (republished pictures from 2014)
Thousands of spectators, hundreds of combatants, village burning so hot, you can feel it as a spectator. All of that and more at Libušínská bitva.
Bezkrálí VIII. Up to the land of dreams come true! (lost pictures from 2007)
Blast from the past - the very first LARP I’ve shoot with my own digital camera.
Escape towards warmth (republished pictures from 2013)
A spontaneous trip to Rome sparked by a LARP event—ancient landmarks, vibrant streets, chance encounters, and surprisingly good gluten-free pasta.
Meeting Anax - session diary 2
Let’s continue the story of Klio. She has been waiting below the Axios mesa for too long. Let’s see what that blue glowing statue is and why she’s hearing a voice in her head.
Azeroth 2015 (republished pictures from 2015)
Seeing World of Warcraft in the flesh was a new experience for me, quite different from my online experience many years ago. And this is an improvement - no longer Counter Strike on a persistent world.
Saving YouTube Videos Before They're Deleted — and It Works Again!
YouTube broke my yt-dlp setup again, but I fixed it. Now I can watch my favourite creators whenever I want — even if their videos are deleted.
Cyrano de Bergerac (lost pictures from 2009)
My first theatre photoshoot, was lost during a website migration—now, after 16 years, I’m finally bringing the images back online.
An Invitation to a Week of Pagan Community in Poland
Join pagans across Europe at IASC 2025 in Poland (26 July–2 August) for a week of rituals, workshops, and community. The event is open to all paths and families.
The Mist (republished pictures from 2015)
One day, I picked up the phone from Kamil. He asked me to shoot the premiere of The Fog, a LARP that people had been saying was an excellent horror. I didn’t say no, so I did the right thing.
I've killed Facebook
I have had a Facebook page as a photographer for more than a dozen years. My page was created on May 29, 2012. Over the years, it has grown to include 83 galleries with 3,119 photos and gathered 678 likes.
Dark beacon of Aiolos - session diary 1
This short story is about an accident at a lighthouse and Klio’s first supernatural experience. It is my first game mastering in more than 25 years.
Why is a Campaign Diary so important?
Why I spend my with with writting session diaries, and few words about setting of my game.
Brittany: Hunting for Megalith
I’ve spend two summer weeks of 2015 in Brittany. It was great, I need to do it again, as should you!
Staring the new Dungeons and Dragons 5E 2024
Why I choose this ruleset for my first game, for my first game mastering after quarter of a century.
Paganism is not dead
You might think Paganism is a thing of the past, but it’s very much alive. Much more in recent years than in the last century.
Surviving Months Without a Keyboard
Do you spend a lot of time working on a computer? If so, you’re not alone. Many people in the IT industry rely on computers for work and leisure. But have you ever considered what would happen if you couldn’t use a keyboard for several months?
My photography backup strategy
Over the years, I’ve promised to describe my digital photography backup strategy to you multiple times. I wrote this article a few times in the past but have yet to publish it, as I’ve ironically lost it numerous times. But I always kept my photographs. Well, that is, if we don’t count the moment the card in the camera died , which wasn’t caused by backup strategy but…
Do you remember Ultima Online?
It has already been twenty-five years since we could go to Sosaria together. It was pretty new to play with other people in a graphical game. Ultima Online wasn’t the first online MMORPG (although now it’s assumed the term came with this game). But I do believe it was the best one. Why do I think so? I will get to it. But first, a bit of history lesson.
Learn from my mistakes!
You might have heard that you should not do any IT maintenance while drunk, but what they never tell you is - do not try to fix your computer while having a fever!