WotW: Earth – A Martian Legacy
"A couple of hundred yards out of Baker Street I heard a yelping chorus, and saw, first a dog with a piece of putrescent red meat in his jaws coming…[...]
Viride: The Mercantile Tsaz
A thousand leagues to the south lies the Tsaz Citadel. The Tsaz live by a merchant code - they trade freely with anyone who wall accept their currency or barter…[...]
Superhero game: The WatchTower
I used to run a game that some people thought was fun which was set in San Francisco where the players were new recruits for a Avengers-style franchise. They were…[...]
Heroes, a non-spoiler review.
I watched episode 1 of Heroes last night and I was very pleasantly surprised. There's some discontinuity here and there but you can tell it's of the "Lost" vein in…[...]
Mutants and Masterminds: I just don’t get it…
I've been called a curmudgeon before....no, really... What is the deal with Mutants and Materminds. It reads like a completely average d20 system. It's not special in any way and…[...]
Games Shops in Paris
I went to two games shops in Paris and spent a little too much on books. I got some English language RPGs and could hve bought more - there's heaps…[...]
Apple Expo
I'm at Apple Expo in Paris this week and taking the opportunity to pop down to Jeux Descartes and other games shops. I hear great things about the French gaming…[...]
Viride: The Shifting Sands
The sands are fine and greyish in colour. Fine enough to seep between the fibres of all but the finest threats. A human who stands still enough will slowly begin…[...]
WotW: Earth – When?
This was the question that struck me last night as I tried to process the jalapéno peppers in my pizza. When is WotW: Earth set? (and for that matter, when…[...]
WotW: Earth – New Hope
As humanity climbs out of the ruins of their devastated society, we must now look at our future. We have seen the terrible destruction wrought by the Martian fighting machines…[...]
WotW: Earth – Premise
"No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space. No one could have dreamed…[...]
WotW: Earth
I was reading a posting on RPG.NET about how War of the Worlds was a typical game-master railroad, total player kill and then GM fiat to save the day. I…[...]
Powder Rods and Bayonets
Powder Rod The Powder Rod is the long range weapon of choice for the Arbiter. They are commonly made to order, personalised for the Arbiter and are usually the same…[...]
More about the Reeve
Some of the Reeve are administrators, involved in the movement and recording of infomation. Others sit in cloisters and debate the merits of the appeals presented to them. The majority…[...]
Viride: Outsider Castes
There are some who do not suit the untroubled life of the Artisan, the austere contemplation of the Reeve or the enduring clemency of the Consors. There are outsider castes…[...]
Viride: Old words…
The old ones talk The sun once set When the world turned dark When the wind brought wet Once was sand that held Once was trees that grew Now like…[...]
Consors: blessed with caring
The darkness echoes with the delivery of another young life. This is my favorote time. We are not supposed to have an opinion but I can see who is special.…[...]
Reeves: lawgivers and officers
When I wake and until I again sleep, I am a Reeve. It is a burden but not without it's pleasures. My days are spent in deep debate with other…[...]
Artisans: engineers and crafters
The Artisans within the Citadel are skilled without compare. They create the greatest structures, like the vast cooling vanes in the heights and depths of the rock. These vanes make…[...]
Viride: contribution by others
I started a thread about Viride in the RPG NET forums and I hope to continue to discuss the game in that neutral forum in the future. There have been…[...]