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The Humble Indie Bundle

Scott — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:47:38 +0000

Soooo… six months later. I guess this sort of fell by the wayside. And I make my return with a brief post. Ah, well, so it goes. I just wanted to direct any gamers out there who haven’t already heard of it to wolfire.com’s Humble Indie Bundle. This is a “pay whatever you want” sale [...]

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The Humble Indie Bundle

How a Sorceress Becomes a Planet

Scott — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:44:07 +0000

Today my first article for Nevermet Press went live: the planet Nyraeve. This is my science-fiction adaptation of Wyatt Salazar’s villain, Neirave, the Sleepless Drift, who is currently “starring” in Nevermet’s cycle. To encapsulate the concept, Neirave is a fantasy-genre sorceress with an affinity for cold who managed to live on after her physical body’s [...]

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How a Sorceress Becomes a Planet

“No, Wait…”

Scott — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:34:37 +0000

There’s an interesting thread at the Giant in the Playground forums that deals, in part, with retracting an in-character action. (As a side note, if you’re not reading the Order of the Stick comic at GitP, you really should. There’s a lot of terrific gaming humor there.) Among the questions the original post poses is [...]

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RPG Top 25

Scott — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:43:35 +0000

Over at RPG Blog II, Zachary is holding a vote for the top 25 RPGs. While the inherent selection bias (the blog’s audience) will no doubt affect the final numbers, it’s an interesting thing to think about, and I’m looking forward to seeing the ranked results. Not least because it might give me some more [...]

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Resource: Crime Library

Scott — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:04:30 +0000

Thought I’d share a site I sometimes use in planning my games. Crime Library is devoted to murderers, gangsters, serial killers, terrorists, and spies, and all of their various crimes and operations. Its tales are very detailed and well-researched — check out the feature on Sidney Reilly, the British spy thought to have inspired James [...]

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Resource: Crime Library

CommentLuv

Scott — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:42:48 +0000

I heard from the Dice Bag that the author of the CommentLuv plugin is hosting a contest. To enter, all you need to do is post a relevant comment on any participating blog (including, as of this posting, this one). I presume that you may need to allow some scripts to function, too, if you [...]

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Alignment Explained via Superheroes

Scott — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:52:12 +0000

These motivational posters are surprisingly apt. I like the conceit here: the superheroes (and villains) are, for the most part, pretty well-known figures, which makes this an easy encapsulation of the D&D alignment system. The one prior to fourth-edition, at any rate. My favorite part is the quote chosen for each one. He’s a superhero; [...]

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Alignment Explained via Superheroes

Starting a blog? Mind your layout.

Scott — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:36:28 +0000

Chatty DM has concluded his series on starting your own RPG blog with Part 5: Then What?, in which he discusses what might happen after you’ve set up and begun writing. As with the rest of the series, it’s good advice. Since he’s soliciting further input, I thought I’d throw in my two cents’ worth [...]

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Gleemax’s Failure and other thoughts

Scott — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:37:20 +0000

At this point, it’s pretty old news that Wizard of the Coast‘s Gleemax is dead. (My excuse? I don’t do news; I do commentary.) At least, Gleemax will be dead in September, presuming one can consider it “alive” now. And Wizards’ publishing arm is going to be pulling back to focus on its Magic: the [...]

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Gleemax’s Failure and other thoughts

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Scott — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:17:22 +0000

Chatty DM’s running a series on starting an RPG blog. So far, it’s covered three questions: Why?, How?, and What?. Or more verbosely, Why should I start a blog?, How do I start a blog?, and What should I blog about?. The series is full of good advice so far, and so are some of [...]

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