Pyramide futuriste
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Un nouveau numéro de la quatrième formule de Pyramid est sorti.Pour une
fois, il pourrait presque être intéressant, puisqu’il parle de SF. Mais ça
m’étonne...
When to go all-in
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John Whitbourn, author of the wonderful Binscombe Tales and many other first-rate
fantasy stories, has the knack of finding out about a wide range of
int...
Dragonbane Readthrough, Part Seven
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The seventh chapter, *Bestiary*, is one of the areas where *Dragonbane*
shines, because of one peculiar feature of *Dragonbane*: *monster attacks
succeed...
The Shadow on the Glass
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*Bad Books for Bad People, Episode 79: The Shadow on the Glass*
Outside of your hosts’ beloved Warhammer 40k novels, can tie-in game
fiction be good? Jac...
New Arrivals: The Gen Con Haul
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So, I was invited out to Gen Con back in early August as a Guest of Honor
this year in Indy, and despite the Covid, it was pretty darn good.
The officia...
Player Lore – Sharing Your Mastery
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If you’re reading this, then you’re probably more dedicated to the RPG
hobby than most. You’ve probably read the rulebook. You’ve probably made
cheat sheet...
Three Kinds of Mystery
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Ok, there are three kinds of mystery in stories--
*Classic 'What's Gonna Happen?' Mystery (diegetic mystery)*
This is a mystery to both the audience an...
Star Frontiers: Volturnus Racial Abilities
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[image: Ul-Mor in desert]
As you'll know if you followed the spring season of Dan's Olde Time Minis
Show, I've been playing the classic Star Frontiers ga...
Mythras and Against the Darkmaster news
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Some quick notes on a couple of things for two of my favourite RPGS:
*Mythras* and *Against the Darkmaster*.
First, *Mythras*. There is a new supplement fo...
Concerning the Future of Traveller
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I have been a fan of Traveller for a long time and have bought various
books over the years from just about every Traveller licensee, as well as
from Ma...
SKULL RUINS -- Tusk Riders Need Blood!, a Review
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Léonor Jean Soulas d'Allainval (1696-1753) died unknown and penniless at
the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, a public hospital with the distinction of quite
perhaps b...
The Great Carriage
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This is the second of three Mammoth Masher vehicles. For continuity, see
the previous two War Machine articles: the *Command Chariot* and the *Vanguard
W...
Pierre Nevejans
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Agrégé d’histoire, Pierre Nevejans, est docteur de L’ École normale
supérieure de Lyon. Il est spécialiste des relations diplomatiques
franco-italiennes à ...
Jim Ward's Adventure in Gygax's Wonderland
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Last weekend at GaryCon, many of us raised a glass to the memory of Jim
Ward, who passed away just days before the convention. Ward was very
helpful to m...
MYTHES CONCERNANT PAMALT
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Je propose ici quelques notes de lectures du chapitre consacré au culte de
Pamalt dans The Earth Goddesses. C’est une sorte d’aide-mémoire pour
imaginer ou...
Now at ageofravensgames.com
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We've moved locations-- you can now find my blog content, hacks, scenarios,
reviews, TTRPG histories, AP videos and more at ageofravensgames.com.
I'm...
Vaghba's Little Mountain
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The Tower of the Red Dome may be the largest and most ecumenical of the
hostels for Nakome but it isn't the only one in Jakalla's foreign quarter.
If you...
It's been a decade, now...
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This is a tough time of year for me. So, with your indulgence, here's this
link to a post I did a decade ago... EDIT: I have no idea why it didn't
take. S...
Abiørn's Satchel
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This weathered leather satchel is tooled in nautical designs and is full of
rose-colored salt. Rubbing the salt on a sea creature will dry it out and
sh...
It's 2021 and the Dream is Dead
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So reads the cover caption of Mayfair's *Underground*, published in 1993.
Taking place in 2021, *Underground* is unusual in terms of genre; perhaps
“dys...
The Best of the Journal: The Pettigrew Selections
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Mark Pettigrew wrote the delightful swashbuckling role-playing game,
Flashing Blades. He also wrote two Tekumel adventures, A Jakallan Intrigue
and The Tom...
[inspiration] Star Trek : Vanguard
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Une série de 7 romans et un recueil de nouvelles forment une nouvelle
série dans l'univers de Star Trek. Pour se faire une première idée de
l'ambiance, im...
Remember the Golden Age
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PerspectiveI'm sure when the history of Earth is condensed for transport in
the Colonial Authority archives to be taken to Jorune, they will talk bout
the...
Bestiary of the Fabled Occident
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A long time ago I started to put together a bestiary. I've pursued various
other projects in the time since but I still have a fair bit of material
I'd lik...
The Migration Has Begun
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It was inevitable - whether Sarmaks, swallows or Indo-Europeans, folks have
to migrate eventually. Thus, the good old Land of Nod blog is making a move
to ...
Comme le temps passe !
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Bigre, 2017 est déjà bien entamée, ce blog est moribond depuis plusieurs
années !
En attendant que je le ranime éventuellement, sachez que j'ai bien avancé...
Viridarium Novum
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*A Little Book of Nature*
*'New little book of flowers, in it all kinds of beautiful flowers, also
fruits and little animals, which are very useful to pai...
I ran Torchbearer
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I ran Torchbearer this weekend. I had fun, and I want to run it again.
Damn does this game have a learning curve, though. We were fumbling around
with the...
DC Gameday XIV: Casino Karnstein
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DC Gameday XIV is coming up on the weekend of March 29th-March 30th and
player registration is already open. After a grueling couple of months of
real-worl...
Une solution à la "Ulysse et les Sirènes" qu'on m'avait proposée était de déposer un chèque important à un huissier à donner à une organisation qu'on n'apprécie pas, avec l'ordre strict d'envoyer le chèque si je n'avais fini le texte à temps.
C'est typique de certaines théories de la décision que de croire qu'on ne peut être rationnel qu'avec des sanctions financières.
Mais si je suivais cette recette, je crains que je serais vite invité au "Premier Cercle" des donateurs de notre Président.
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Je l'imprime. Dans l'illusion que ça m'aidera peut-être un jour à me souvenir de ne plus procéder de cette épuisante manière !
Une solution à la "Ulysse et les Sirènes" qu'on m'avait proposée était de déposer un chèque important à un huissier à donner à une organisation qu'on n'apprécie pas, avec l'ordre strict d'envoyer le chèque si je n'avais fini le texte à temps.
C'est typique de certaines théories de la décision que de croire qu'on ne peut être rationnel qu'avec des sanctions financières.
Mais si je suivais cette recette, je crains que je serais vite invité au "Premier Cercle" des donateurs de notre Président.
Je suis quelque part entre la case 4 et la case 5 à tout moment et sur tout.
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