Posted inGame Design Qabal
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 the spilled seed of a mighty god, whilst others believe…
Posted inGame Design Qabal
QABAL – a history of the world
History of the world Legend has it that in ancient times, gods walked the earth beside Man and waged great wars amongst themselves that shaped the face of the lands…
Posted inGame Design Qabal
QABAL intro – Genre
This game can be played in one of many genres. A genre is a certain style where recurring themes show up and both GM and player are expected to perform…
Posted inGame Design Qabal
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 of the worker, who holds himself aloof from all excess,…
Posted inGame Design Qabal
QABAL – Wandering Mystic
It came to me while I was out shopping. The voice said “You are the chosen one”. I had always known I was special. It went on “You must dedicate…
Posted inGame Design Qabal
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 Devils, witnessed the seven headed dragon and yes it burned…
Posted inCommentary Game Design Qabal
QABAL – a brief history of Magic
The beginning of time In those days giants walked the earth and fought with the gods. Secrets were passed from the gods to man through Thoth, Prometheus and Hermes Trismegistus…
Posted inLateGaming SNCC XDO The 23rd Letter
The Books again
Orders for the books have been trickling through which means that people are getting them into their hands. The Paypal links are working well and the post office is just…
Posted inCommentary LateGaming SNCC XDO
The Books
A few days ago I received some chilling and frankly angering news. We'd been distributed through Key20 for the last 18 months (and previous to that as well) and we'd…
Posted inCommentary
SpaceNinjaCyberCrisis XDO
A self contained game set in a world filled with beautiful cyborgs, cute robots, superfast cyberbikes, powered exoskeletons, giant mechanoids, speed lines, comical pets, strange aliens, maniacal villains and demons…
Posted inHyperLocal
QR codes for games
Following my last QR test, I got an email from Roger Smolski who runs the 2D Code web site. He had previously posted about the iPhone being an unsuitable device…
Posted inCommentary Review
•REC (spoilers! beware!)
Last night, due to the absence of Jim, we watched movies up at Graham’s rather than gaming. When I arrived (a little late due to teleconferences with NBC), they were just finishing off Dead Set. Michael’s opinion was that it didn’t add anything to the genre and although I think it was excellent, I am inclined to agree.
Afterwards we settled down to watch •REC. And there are spoilers ahead.
Posted inCommentary
Our First Glimpse of an Alien World
Discover Magazine writes about our first glimpse of an alien world. Achieving a feat that seemed impossible not so long ago, a team of scientists working with the Hubble Space…
Last Night’s Game
I've been in a gaming group for nearly three years now and l ran my first game for them (or more properly two of the usual three). I've been echoing…
Surviving the Z-Apocalypse
Paul Anthony sent me this: Surviving the Inevitable Z-Apocalypse Click through and have a full read. It's Zombtastic!
Posted inCommentary
Artistic Proofs
Thing I appreciate: Self-deprecating humour Thing I don't: Humour that deprecates others. Self-deprecating humour is related to Ethos, one of the "artistic proofs" in rhetoric. Ethos is an appeal to…