Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
In a conversation where I found it funny that Oprah and The Rock were both being recruited to run for president (relating it back to the movie Idiocracy), I apparently triggered a lefty-acquaintance of mine to the point that he felt it necessary to rant. The exact quote was: Sadly Trump will though. Basically, you’re…
At one time, I was really obsessed with abandoned asylums and most especially with Danvers State Hospital. Being the core inspiration for Arkham, I could not imagine why there was not some kind of source/adventure book about it. I really wanted to pool together whatever sources I could to put together such a book but unfortunately,…
I really had to sit on this for a while, because SW TLJ is a very bold movie. It apparently has divided Star Wars fandom considerably, from the Dragon*Con fanboys down to the casual fans. I have to respect Rian Johnson for his bold moves and his attempt to make it his own tale. But…
With the help of audiobooks, I am going back through some books I bought a long time ago at the recommendation of my late friend John Reavis. I hate that I waited this long to read them, this long after John passed away. I would have loved to talked to him about them. Unfortunately I…
Is mental health as important as physical health? Not yet. But will it be? Is overall societal well-being as important as the greater physical well-being? Who knows? Maybe one day. Recent reports have said that founders of some social networking platforms have said that they are “ripping apart society.” Not only that but some have…
I have resurrected my interest in Niven-Known Space setting, starting with the Ringworld setting. I am going to re-read the Ringworld books and use the resources I have at hand to come up with a trilogy of adventures for conventions. The real question is can Savage Worlds capture the essence of Niven’s vision. I see Known Space…
I watched The Motion Picture again yesterday. It was the first time in a very long time. I was trying to get a better understanding of the disappointment in that movie. I was disappointed but not as viscerally as some of my older ST:TOS fan friends. There are some subtleties that I saw that might…
This is the first time I played this game with the new expansions. Both were played with a 4 player game, leaving the Romulans out. I think most of the players played conservatively at the beginning. That tends to make the game go longer. I was the Feds and I purposely tried to always find…
My Savage Blood & Suns game at MACE 2017. Ice Station Schatzgräber. The crafts included the ruined New York City block (New York was nuked in 1942 in this timeline), the initiative Savage Skulls in use, and the pièce de résistance – the Ice Station V2 Launch Bay where the final battle occurred. A two table…
Some crafts I used in my Shatterzone RPG at MACE 2017 – billowing fires (explosions), and body markers. Inspired by many crafts from here. This game went well but took too long. I decided to do a random encounter en-route from Point A to point B and while fun, it took too long. I did…