Category: Musing

Just seen it. No spoilers. I will, however, say that as much as the first Matrix could ‘map’ to the

WISH 46: Plot, Plot, Plot How do you define the word ?plot? in a roleplaying game? What is plot and

I’m at that stage in learning/absorbing a game where I eat/sleep/breathe the thing. Unrelated: This is real turning point —

Note, the following meandering bit uses examples from X2, so if you haven’t seen the movie yet (and I’d recommend

WISH 45: Accolades and Warm Fuzzies Who are some gamers you admire and appreciate? Name three (or as many as

WISH 37: Schedules and Circumstances How do you prioritize gaming in your life to make sure it happens on an

WISH 44: Picking Games Another old WISH that I’m getting caught up on. How do you choose games to join

WISH 28: Movies for Gamers What are three movies that have inspired you as a gamer? Would you recommend them

Something from one word that works better when posted to this page then my main one: reflect: “So then I

The Evolution of the Kilt.

Just a little link-note for my personal edification: History of fingerprints.

Outlaws of The Water Margin — an RPG based in Ancient China — psuedo-free, I think.

Hanyu Pinyin, Zhuyin, Wade-Giles, MPS-2, Yale, and Tongyong Pinyin Cross-Reference Table. Cool.

gliriform – (adj) – Resembling a rodent. Just… makes me think. [evil grin] From the Grandiloquent Dictionary.

We’re doing these already, but I wanted to get them down in writing so that it’s clear to everyone. Dissipate

Forgotten New York, a study of the city-that-was. Tons of fun stuff for the right campaign. Related: Dark Passage is

What I’m running: Star Wars “Prince of Alderaan” campaign. DnD campaign Oriental Adventures campaign Pulp Adventures What I’m playing: Cry

Turn of a Friendly Die: WISH 14: Cross-Gender Play What do you think about cross-gender characters (i.e., men playing female

Turn of a Friendly Die: WISH 13: Character Backgrounds How do you like to build character backgrounds? Do you think

Turn of a Friendly Die: WISH 12: Mood Maintenance How do you keep the mood? And once lost, how do

Turn of a Friendly Die: WISH 11: Character Recognition Have you ever seen or met someone — in person, on

From Turn of a Friendly Die: What’s the most fun you ever had creating something in a game that changed

I’ve been giving a lot of thought to what I want in a game system; what works for me and

Turn of a Friendly Die: WISH 9: Significant Others Have you ever gotten a significant other into gaming? Those of

WISH 8: Maxims, Redux Pick three gaming maxims that other people wrote about and discuss how you think they have

WISH 7: Maxims List three or more maxims/proverbs/bits of conventional wisdom/etc. that you’ve learned in your gaming career, and explain

WISH 6: Secrets Sometimes the plot of a game requires a GM to keep secrets. Is it better for the

Turn of a Friendly Die: WISH 5: Communication Gaming requires the GM and players to communicate a large amount of