Tin Pan Alley and MMORPGs

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

Why does Mu have no name list?

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

Dictionary of Mu via IRC

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

Net-gaming

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

A dream crushed

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

By The Stars — “More machine now than man, twisted and evil” — Week Fifty-five(!)

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

A Pain in the Foot

Got zapped with another flare-up of gout. Very painful. It’s been 2 years since my first attack. I’ve been reacting to stress poorly for a while now, including sliding off my low-meat diet. Now I pay the price.