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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…