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222 years ago

"Blood running in the streets. Mobs of rioters and demonstrators threatening banks and legislatures. Looting of shop and home. Strikes and unemployment. Trade and distribution paralyzed. Shortages of food. Bankruptcies…
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WP upgraded to 2.5

And things seem okay. Still somewhat frustrated that the theme keeps dropping and I'm not aware of any log files/errors. Annoying.
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This doesn’t make any sense

Alpha Flight used to be my hero team of choice but this doesn't make any sense. How many times must a guy die? Well, they were my favourite Marvel team.…
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Real Creepy Places

Real Creepy Places is a link for myself. Any self-respecting GM should be able to pastiche one of these into a game.
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I get it. Be more concise. Fine.

"Six(1) words(2) can(3) tell(4) a(5) story(6) (while five is too small). Constraints (write without the letter “e”; use only one-syllable words; make every sentence exactly N words ) can force…
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Portion control

One of the hardest things to manage when GMing a game is portion control. Traditionally we game in the evenings starting at around 7 pm and finishing up around 10…
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Wild Talents / ORE

I've finally finished reading the system bits of Wild Talents and I do wish I'd read it earlier as it is a pretty solid action system with a lot of…
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It’s my birthday soon….so….

Brooklun Superhero Supply Company Sadly just a graphic. Always wanted to find a thrifty place to get new Anti-Grav Boots. But there is a STORE Here's the Times article talking…
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Theme disappearing

Something is broken with the blog at the moment as my main theme seems to keep vanishing. I think it started when I added the MyTwitter plugin so I've disabled…
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Contact

What is more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious God created the Universe and then decided not to give any proof of His existence, or that He simply does not exist…
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time travel stories

If you like, or are interested in time travel fiction, this is just great. More stories on the site but I thought that one was brilliantly done.
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Arthur C. Clarke. RIP.

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917 - 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey.…
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More on Godlike

I've finished reading the book itself and found it quite enjoyable. I do have some issues with the quick proliferation of Talents and would be seeking to limit them myself.…
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Godlike

During our last game we had some breaks and it was mooted that I might be up for GMing Godlike. (The other option was Cthulhutech but considering that we've been…