Do you think that creativity is a finite resource for the individual?

I have an idea. I won't jinx it by talking too much about it. But it's there, like grit in an oyster.

In slightly related news, I'm reading about Wilf Carter aka Montana Slim. Doesn't he sound like he's worthy of being a player character or the subject of a feature film?

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I've become content-provider for the newsletter at work. It happened fast! I ( Read more... )

Here we go! I hope to be more productive later on, but this is certainly a beginning.


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Have you ever had an idea, say for a piece of fiction, but felt unsure whether you were up to the task? I've got such an idea now, and I don't think I'll get more before I try it out.

I'm reading the free quockstart version of the RPG Mystic Empyrean.

At first glance at those cool catchphrases and dreamy images, I felt like I knew what the game was about. A dead civilization's last act was using its last bit of power to start divine incubator-machines, and in effect creating future gods that would rebuild their world and its ( Read more... )

Music that's inspired me when I've been writing these past few days, that is.

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To me, Green On Red is music for games like Fiasco or Unknown Armies.

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There is something threatening about Hammerhead. And it's from the Midwest, an area that fascinates me for reasons I can't quite explain.

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Chilling lyrics that seem to circle around topics of ( Read more... )

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(I feel like I should start by saying that the idea of sphere creation is based on/inspired by the system generation game from the FATE-based game Diaspora).

The sphere creation system is basically three tables giving you three stats or very broad descriptors of what that sphere is like. The rest is up to you, which gives you a lot of freedom, ( Read more... )

I'm still working on the whole SlipWays thing, but I'm a bit rudderless at the moment. Is there anything in particular I should be writing about or clarifying ( Read more... )

AAA! I CAN'T GET OUT OF INDOLENCE!