There are some thoughts swirling aimlessly in my head about BTS that I haven’t been able to articulate for months now. This is my first attempt. They may very well be understandable to no one but me, but that’s what rough drafts are for. At least they’ll be down and out of my head! One … Read more
This past weekend was my birthday. My sneaky, sneaky wife planned a surprise party for me on Saturday. She even tricked me into cleaning up the house and mowing the lawn in preparation for my own party! So tricksy the wifey! For those interested, I’ll be at the Nittany Game Invasion in beautiful State College, … Read more
We always carve some pumpkins for Halloween. I hollowed out 9 pumpkins on Friday, although only 7 got carved. I thought I might share a few of them.
I like old music. George Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein, that kind of thing. I was thinking about how music was distributed in those days. It was called Tin Pan Alley, and music sales weren’t measured in records sold–records were expensive–but in copies of sheet music sold. Consumers bought the sheet music of songs they liked, … Read more
So I’m just starting up a Dictionary of Mu game over IRC, and in guiding my players through charcter creation, I want to give them examples of names to use. So I flip through the book, and there’s TONS of place-names, and approx. 3 people-names. IIRC, there’s the omnipresent Oghma son of Oghma, Nimrote, the … Read more
To get more specific, here is what I posted to the Indie-Netgaming mailing list: I will be starting a new game over IRC. I’ll be running the Sorcerer supplement, Dictionary of Mu. The author’s brief description: Dictionary of Mu: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom meets Robert Howard’s Kull meets the Holy Bible on Mars.” We’ll be … Read more
I’ve decided to look into running an online game. I don’t have tons of experience in this area, so it could be a little rocky at first. If anyone reading this is interested, let me know in comments or e-mail. When: Sunday evening, from 7:30pm-11:00 Eastern Time What: Unknown at this time, possibly Sorcerer, Hero’s … Read more
Top 40 careers for me
Quick note: If whoever made the anonymous comment on my last BTS entry could identify themselves, I’d appreciate it. There’s a tiny, little video rental and coffee shop a few blocks from my house. I’d call it a “mom and pop” style store, but Rose is a single mom, so that doesn’t quite fit. Expresso … Read more
Over a year I’ve been struggling with this damn game. Mostly out here, in public, on my LJ. After GenCon ’06 I thought doing a weekly update would keep me on track and focused. Instead, it kept me feeling guilty and pressured into producing something, even if it wasn’t worth producing. Couple that pressure to … Read more