I got it, started it, had to return it to the library when life intervened. I have now ordered it online (because I really want to finish it and I didn't want to go into a bookstore) and mentioned it to K., my Librarian Friend in Chicago. (One of several Librarian Friends in Chicago, so I suppose K. is Children's LFiC.) LFiC has now ordered it and ( Read more... )

I would send you a message if I remembered, but since I don't, I'll post it here: Clarion West has a five hour online workshop about Twine and IF games with Lily Yu.

Writing interactive Fiction with E. Lily Yu

In this seminar and workshop with award-winning author and narrative designer E. Lily Yu, you'll discuss the intricacies, opportunities, ( Read more... )

Reddit, you may have given me a roleplaying game entry that would actually make me happy for once.

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Last night we discussed the taxonomy of magic user sources - for example, would fairy godmothers and witches have the same magical taxonomy? Would sea witches fall under the same taxonomy? (Think original Andersen, not Disney.) Would mermaids even count, and would merfolk count separately?

What about Tolkien elves, and the entire taxonomy of D&D ( Read more... )

Every time I see someone reference "ye olde days of LiveJournal," I laugh a little bit. In the grand scheme of fandom, LJ wasn't that long ago. I can reference ye olde days of Usenet, and there are plenty of fans I know who go farther back and further offline for their ye olde days of fandom ( Read more... )

You may want to check out the Humble Vampire: The Masquerade Bundle, aka "A bundle I am, lest a beast I become."

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Have you ever, as a woman, tried to participate in a conversation on gaming from a woman's point of view, and then had the men take over the discussion. Of gaming. From a woman's point of view. While not acknowledging a woman attempting to partake in the discussion. Have you ever had that happen to you ( Read more... )

Please tell me if you think it's OK to start a blog to talk about LARPing issues when you're still in the game or are still gaming with those players. I'm debating.

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Okay, this is a long shot, but my roleplaying game is looking for anyone who could translate a one page "treaty" from English into Greek and Latin, and then maybe fake some linguistic drift into other languages and then back into English with the linguistic drift ( Read more... )