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What’s up?

For the last few months we've been playing in Michael's RuneQuest game and tomorrow night is the first chapter of Graham's new Delta Green scenario. In terms of my own…
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Explanation

[Fake Scotty accent] We had a database crash here. We're still pickin up the pieces down here... [\fake Scotty accent]
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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•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.

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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…
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Boom!

Via @hitman2victor: "If a Tunguska event happened over Belfast most of the City would be obliterated." Using the High Yield Detonation Effects Simulator: Be a terrible shame, eh?
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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…
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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…
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Humanydyne – the system

Also posted here Cubicle 7, those cheeky London chappies (see the entry for 23rd August 2007 ) are meant to be releasing a translation of Humanydyne, a somewhat-post-apocalyptic superhero game…