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Warlock writes: Why don’t you just give it up.

mattOct 24, 20075 Comments on Warlock writes: Why don’t you just give it up.
In the comments on the previous post the almost anonymous Warlock (IP: 213.78.235.176 – 24/10/07 – Some Onetel subscriber in...
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BadWrongFun

mattOct 24, 2007Oct 24, 20072 Comments on BadWrongFun
Great Definition badwrongfun: Playing “the wrong way”, but having fun anyway. You might be playing the wrong way by going...
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CommentaryGame DesignOut-of-CharacterQabal

I bought a book today…

mattOct 22, 20078 Comments on I bought a book today…
…entirely because it was illustrated and designed exactly the way I want Q to be paid out. I spent a...
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Rowling channelled Lucas?

mattOct 21, 2007
(I’d attribute this but it was passed to me and no-one seems to know…)
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CommentaryGame Design

Heroics, Risk and immersion.

mattOct 19, 2007
James “JimJamJom Jimbo” Wallis writes about Heroics: Of course, a lot depends on how the player views their avatar, whether...
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Rowling casts Evil Eye on Hindi festival

mattOct 15, 2007
A Hindi community is being targetted by Warner Bros and the Rowling estate for infringement because they’re building a huge...
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Q-CON XIV video

mattOct 14, 20071 Comment on Q-CON XIV video
The official video for Q-CON XIV was posted today: It’s good to see it running as I did all the...
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Rolled up a superhero character?

mattOct 14, 2007
Flight? Check… Agility? Uh… Strength? Um… Energy Attack? Ah… Reactions? Well, you see… So we have Flight. Cool.
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GM

Run out of plot ideas?

mattOct 14, 2007Oct 14, 20072 Comments on Run out of plot ideas?
LifeOptimiser covers some of “the best books of human civilization.” It beggars my belief that someone may not have a...
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Game Design

The Game I’d Play Right Now

mattOct 11, 2007Oct 11, 20071 Comment on The Game I’d Play Right Now
I’m having a lot of fun writing half-a-games at the moment. You know – getting the grist of a game...
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Commentary

post-apocalyptic rainstorms

mattOct 11, 2007
The atmosphere is becoming more humid in a pattern consistent with man-made climate change, researchers have found. “This confirmation that...
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CommentaryOut-of-Character

Your rights … under Section 44 of the UK Anti-Terrorism Act

mattOct 7, 2007Oct 8, 20072 Comments on Your rights … under Section 44 of the UK Anti-Terrorism Act
This kind of thing gives me the shivers. Two disabled blokes were detained by UK police for suspiciously opening a...
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Bad Halo Reviews? Bungie leaving the Evil Empire?

mattOct 6, 2007
Pardon my French, but this is fucking mint. Escapist’s Yahtzee reviews Halo 3. It made me chuckle and made her-indoors...
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Commentary

Even more on Sexism

mattOct 4, 2007
Okay…. From the Wonderland blog: While we’re debating the use of English pronouns in RPG books, we find that Ubisoft...
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CommentaryReview

Jame’s Herbert’s ’48. A review.

mattOct 2, 2007
I recently read James Herbert’s ’48 which is a post-World War II version of a few post-apocalyptic stories. It was...
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CommentaryGame Design

Natural Wonders

mattOct 1, 2007
The Giant’s Causeway is one of the most astounding natural formations in Northern Ireland. This got me thinking about the...
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A Guide to Britain, for Americans.

mattSep 30, 2007
It’s funny 🙂 You will find British people very polite. Here are some of our quaint phrases; if you learn...
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Being moody sucks.

mattSep 29, 2007Sep 29, 2007
I’ve been a grumpy bastard all day and the kids just turned what was already going to be unpleasant for...
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More on Sexism

mattSep 29, 20072 Comments on More on Sexism
This time it seems to center around the use of the English language (which does not have a gender neutral...
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Crucible Design’s Games on Sale at Key20.

mattSep 22, 2007
After what seems an age, the first roleplaying games I wrote are on sale again at Key20 SpaceNinjaCyberCrisis XDO The...
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