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Frontier

Frontier: The Dichotomy of Fulfillment

mattSep 21, 2009
In an earlier post, I discussed two examples of Citizenship, reproduced here for your convenience: Chera Nyumba was born in...
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WatchTower

The X-1 visa

AJSep 14, 2009
The late 80s and early 90s saw an upswing in exotic crime, as beleaguered WatchTower franchises were stretched trying to...
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GMWatchTower

WatchTower New England

AJSep 11, 2009
All of New England is protected under one WatchTower franchise (WT-NE), which has offices in each of the state capitals...
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GMWatchTower

WatchTower – What Everyone Knows

AJSep 11, 20093 Comments on WatchTower – What Everyone Knows
The world is similar to the world we live in now. We have all the same political, social and environmental...
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Game DesignIndustry

All I needed to know about Games…

mattSep 1, 20093 Comments on All I needed to know about Games…
…I learned from writing my own. Lewis Pulsipher at GameCareerGuide writes that All I Really Needed to Know About Games...
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WatchTower

Back from hiatus – some new WatchTower

AJAug 31, 200913 Comments on Back from hiatus – some new WatchTower
My move to Canada and subsequent birth of my daughter kind of put my gaming on hold, but now I’m...
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HumanydynepostWar

What’s up?

mattMay 25, 2009
For the last few months we’ve been playing in Michael’s RuneQuest game and tomorrow night is the first chapter of...
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Commentary

Explanation

mattMay 10, 2009
[Fake Scotty accent] We had a database crash here. We’re still pickin up the pieces down here… [\fake Scotty accent]
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Game DesignQabal

QABAL – the origin of Magic

mattFeb 13, 2009Feb 13, 20095 Comments on QABAL – the origin of Magic
In the beginning Each culture has its own mythology, a tale of their creation. Some believe mankind came about through...
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Game DesignQabal

QABAL – a history of the world

mattFeb 13, 2009
History of the world Legend has it that in ancient times, gods walked the earth beside Man and waged great...
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Game DesignQabal

QABAL intro – Genre

mattFeb 13, 2009
This game can be played in one of many genres. A genre is a certain style where recurring themes show...
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Game DesignQabal

QABAL – The essential nature of spirits

mattFeb 12, 20092 Comments on QABAL – The essential nature of spirits
“Firm, constant faith works wonders even in the course of a flawed operation, whereas mistrust and hesitation in the soul...
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Game DesignQabal

QABAL – Wandering Mystic

mattFeb 11, 20093 Comments on QABAL – Wandering Mystic
It came to me while I was out shopping. The voice said “You are the chosen one”. I had always...
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Game DesignQabal

QABAL – The Orthodox Sorcerer

mattFeb 11, 20092 Comments on QABAL – The Orthodox Sorcerer
I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe. I’ve touched the Hand of God, I’ve watched Angels feasting on the entrails of...
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CommentaryGame DesignQabal

QABAL – a brief history of Magic

mattFeb 11, 2009
The beginning of time In those days giants walked the earth and fought with the gods. Secrets were passed from...
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LateGamingSNCC XDOThe 23rd LetterZombi RPG

The Books again

mattFeb 11, 20091 Comment on The Books again
Orders for the books have been trickling through which means that people are getting them into their hands. The Paypal...
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CommentaryLateGamingSNCC XDOThe 23rd LetterZombi RPG

The Books

mattFeb 9, 2009Feb 9, 20097 Comments on The Books
A few days ago I received some chilling and frankly angering news. We’d been distributed through Key20 for the last...
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Commentary

SpaceNinjaCyberCrisis XDO

mattFeb 9, 2009Oct 15, 2012
A self contained game set in a world filled with beautiful cyborgs, cute robots, superfast cyberbikes, powered exoskeletons, giant mechanoids,...
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HyperLocal

QR codes for games

mattJan 26, 2009
Following my last QR test, I got an email from Roger Smolski who runs the 2D Code web site. He...
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CommentaryReview

•REC (spoilers! beware!)

mattJan 22, 2009Jan 22, 2009
Last night, due to the absence of Jim, we watched movies up at Graham’s rather than gaming. When I arrived...
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