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Novelember?
It's November, when I generally participate in National Novel Writing Month. I've enjoyed it, but have been wondering if there's something else I can do with it. I've got three novellas set in the same universe out of it from previous years, and I think I stand a decent chance of polishing one of them up for potential publication. On the other hand ( Read more... ) -
Introduction to Roleplaying
So, all of the freshers chose the traditional D&D, CoC or Paranoia option. Annalise was popular, too, which was promising. So in the end I ran for some old hands who didn't have a slot in any of the other games ( Read more... ) -
Last Flight of the Nukumanu: some details.
Ideas sandbox #2: Another potential RPGiaM is 'Last Flight of the Nukumanu'. The concept is something like Pitch Black- crashed ship on an alien world that will soon prove to be hostile ( Read more... ) -
Leanheart Edge: some details.
When I write up the blurbs for prospective RPG-in-a-month project, I usually only have a rough idea as to what the mechanics might be. The atmosphere or core activity of the game is vivid in my mind, but the specifics have yet to be decided upon. As the vote wears on, ideas will form or previous systems considered for appropriateness ( Read more... ) -
Woe
So, that was a bust.
The doctor stuck a needle in the cyst, rummaged around for quite a while, but couldn't aspirate anything. It was probably the most intensely painful experience of my life, but fortunately the cyst always stops hurting quickly after you stop prodding it.
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SIGNAL BOOST: SAY YES TO GAY YA
Originally posted by darkspirited1 at SIGNAL BOOST: SAY YES TO GAY YA
This comes from an article by rachelmanija entitled, Say Yes to Gay YA.
(click the link for the full article)
Our novel Stranger has five viewpoint characters; one, Yuki Nakamura, is ( Read more... ) -
Dreams
I sometimes have vivid and strange dreams, and the one last night I remember most of. Usually, there are so many setting/scene/tone shifts that the narrative thread is incoherent, but this time round it was actually a decent premise for an anime. All this is unfiltered by sense or after-the-fact rationalisations.
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Dice Porn
One thing I've grown to love over years of gaming are the myriad devious ways that dice can be used. Going beyond the simple 'roll a dice and add something' or 'roll a bunch of dice and add them up', you can get a lot of cool things out of the humble randomisers ( Read more... ) -
Come see a cool thing!
Our youth drama group is having a joint fundraiser with the Improv group I also happen to be a part of. There are some damn fine performers. It's on Saturday 10th, 7.30pm at Bedworth Arts Centre. I can get you some tickets when I'm there on Monday, if you plan to come, or you can ring the box office on 024 7664 3255. The money is much needed, as no ( Read more... )
