The ants have found my kitchen. Fortunately, I’ve kept it very clean (anticipating such an invasion), so I’ve only encountered scouts so far. I catch them, bring them over to the little corner of my bathroom and introduce them to Anthony. “Thanks,” he says. I watch him spin little webs around them, amazed at his…
I’m reading Neil Gaiman’s American Gods because someone told me I’d get a kick out of it. Odin as conman. Yeah, I think I can get a kick out of that. But, it put a thought into my head. At the last Vampire LARP, I got a request from Lady deWynter (the details I can’t…
You know, there’s a time to panic, and there’s a time to be calm. This isn’t a time to panic, but it is a time to consider some serious legal action against the government that’s supposed to be protecting our rights. http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1042491635794&p=1012571727088 “Among other provisions, the draft bill would further enhance the powers of the…
Did you know the Movie Geek owns the NuArt theater? I just found it out last night, standing in line to watch Lost in La Mancha. He took my ticket. Cool. Ra Ra for him, using his powers for good. I spent the next hour and a half watching Terry Gilliam’s dream fall apart. Not…
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Ran L5R again last night. Having much more fun than I thought I would. Looking back at a system I co-designed… gee, was that five years ago? Six? Wow. I’m looking back at it with different eyes. Having developed a grudging respect for the Amazing Engineering Feat that is d20 (no pun intended), spent so…
Suddenly, I feel a whole lot like John Watson. At least, William Walker — my Cam Tremere — feels like a sidekick. A very important sidekick, but a sidekick, nonetheless. I have a whole lot of respect for John Watson, M.D., the friend, companion, and ally of the world’s most famous detective. All too often,…
I’m playing in a D&D game on Thursdays. The GM wanted to run something big, so he picked up NECROPOLIS and asked us all to make Egyptian characters. Well, the Gary Gygax version of Egypt, which is, if I recall AEgypt, or something equally silly. I asked him if I could play an Arabian character,…
So, I’ve been fiddling with this LiveJournal thing. Working with the different formats, different colors. I like this one most. Until I learn url-talk, I’m stuck with other people’s designs, but this one is pretty cool. Also, with the new job, I get a new look. A haircut (sorry, ladies). New clothes (I’m still wearing…
So, my buddy Matt Colville and I are having a discussion over AIM and he says, “You know, the folks over at RPG.net may enjoy this.” I agreed, so we posted it there. Well, he posted it. Follow this link to our friendly tirade about games, game design and game mastering. And, if you’re all…