Midnight At The Well Of Souls Many great science fiction novels and settings have been turned into RPGs, and also some not-so-great ones. This is not one of the not-great ones; that is, it’s one of the great ones. Unlike … Continue reading →
Further Down The Rabbit Hole (Why Didn’t I Use That Gag In Part I?) (I mean, it’s not like there’s such a thing as “too lame and predictable” for this blog.) OK, when we last we left our intrepid bunny, … Continue reading →
Bunnies And Burrows Well, I did get a request for the Midnight At The Well Of Souls RPG, but after doing an exhaustive look at one sci-fi RPG, I wanted a bit of a change of pace, and B&B was … Continue reading →
Alma Mater This is a test, this is only a test. Perhaps, someday, I’ll do AM — I have it, with the glorious Erol Otus quasi (and not so quasi) porn illustrations, but not now. i’m trying to figure out … Continue reading →
Star Rovers, Encore Well, here we are. Barring a response, or libel suit, from Mr. Stocken, this will most likely be my final Star Rovers article. (There’s a temptation to begin producing new material for a game out of print … Continue reading →
You Gotta Have…Wait, I Did That Bit Already Alright! After a long trek through space corporations, exchange rates, equipment failure, bodily improvement, and mining, we are staring at the skill listing for the Spacer class. This gives us the attribute … Continue reading →
Star Rovers Part IV Well, this is the first time in the history of this blog anyone actually commented to say they were looking forward to/waiting for something, so I suppose it’s a good idea to actually write it. I … Continue reading →
Star Rovers III Well, this series has generated more comments than any other posting here (three! Three comments! Whoooo!), so here I am again, as my computer spends most of its processing power to churn through a few hundred thousand pieces of … Continue reading →
Star Rovers Part II: Character Building (With a quick digession into game mechanics.) Right then. Let’s jump into what these articles are all about — character creation, and discovering a game system by working through it. Much as with Space Opera, … Continue reading →
Star Rovers Most of the articles in this series reference games I’ve never played, or played only occasionally. Some are extremely obscure. Well, this one is definitely obscure, but it’s a bit different, in that it’s a game I played quite … Continue reading →