Monthly Archives: February 2007

WotW: Earth – Air Superiority

“They’ve gone away across London,” he said. “I guess they’ve got a bigger camp there. Of a night, all over there, Hampstead way, the sky is alive with their lights. It’s like a great city, and in the glare you … Continue reading

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WotW: Earth – London

“And as I looked at this wide expanse of houses and factories and churches, silent and abandoned; as I thought of the multitudinous hopes and efforts, the innumerable hosts of lives that had gone to build this human reef, and … Continue reading

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Episode One – 24th October 2000

Tonight…. We introduced two of the characters to each other. Father Julian Devon, a priest with a secret, is taking his orphans to Liberty Island. Meanwhile, a young scientist is trying out his new Stealthsuit, a suit of armour which … Continue reading

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Conventions for the remainder of 2007

I missed Warpcon in Cork which annoyed me and I just realised that this weekend is Leprecon in Dublin. Would I go all the way to Killarney? That’s a long way. As is Galway. I’m not really into going across … Continue reading

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I’ve been a busy boy…

Starting up wow4kids is taking up a lot of time!!!! But have a look at the reviews section and tell me what you think!!!

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Would I GM for money?

There’s a bloke on StoryGames who’s advertising his new business: Will GM for money. The price is $50.00 per month of weekly play, as of the 23rd of Febuary, the price is $10.00 per week payable in advance, which including … Continue reading

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My Superhero Game.

I’m not happy with the current crop of superhero games. My favourite is Advanced Marvel Superheroes from TSR which is nearly 20 years old. It’s certainly the most flexible and from the most basic amounts of text, oyu can extrapolate … Continue reading

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James Wallis is back. And you thought he was just tall.

James Wallis, poster boy for the health benefits of vegetarianism and one of the nicest blokes I know now has his own blog. James will always be welcome at my table. I do mean dinner table because it would be … Continue reading

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Tonight at TTN

Tonight at TTN we made characters for my upcoming WatchTower superhero game. True to form we generated them using the random generation rules for the Marvel FASERIP system and we’ll probably convert them to something else later. Paul ended up … Continue reading

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I just started using YouTube

Seems a better way to host videos etc…

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Weekly Gaming

The game at TTN was delayed again essentially because in the middle of the afternoon my car died. I did eventually get a courtesy car but the day was so cocked up anyway, I just cancelled. Today I’m reading the … Continue reading

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Episode Zero: The Premise

Premise: Game start is June 2000. There are superheroes. There is no known definitive reason for their being, but they’ve been among us for decades. During the war years, the Allies and Axis powers deployed their own superbeings in the … Continue reading

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