tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111532312009-07-09T07:10:16.838-05:00Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334071256551332865noreply@blogger.comBlogger870125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11153231.post-59257187885190394772009-07-09T02:47:00.003-05:002009-07-09T02:51:16.947-05:00

Some folks have asked me about the news that Chris Davis, owner of RPGObjects is stepping away from RPGs for a bit and what that means for me.In the short term, not much. As I mentioned earlier, I am currently converting Reality Deviant's excellent Interface Zero from True20 to Modern20.After that, I will be serving as editor on a new modern system from a new company. In the wake of this news,

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It would be really nice if I could download a PDF, pull it out of the zip, and throw it right into my PDF folder (which has about 1000 PDFs in it) without having to rename it.I know it's cool to spell out the name of your PDF in binary code and use that as the file name but could you cut it the hell out?Thanks.

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Serious question. Let's say I owed you a big favor and what you wanted in return was a book written for you and only you.What would it be about? What system would it be under?

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Yeah, been quiet for awhile. Sometimes the writing doesn't go well, and then the only thing I know how to do is go into bunker mode.Turns out, if you bang your head against a wall long enough, the wall gives- if your head is hard enough. Anyhoo... down the pipe! Yes, that's where I was!I am currently writing a conversion of Reality Deviant's classic True20 setting, Interface Zero, converting it

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Over at Beyond Reviews there are reviews of Steam and the Steam edition of Sacred Gold.Oddly enough, I recommend both!

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Vic Mackey (Tank 6): HD 7d12+28; HP 73; Init +1; Spd 35 ft (30 ft. in armor); Defense 15, flatfooted 14 (+1 Dex, +4 Class); BAB +4; Atk +6 melee (1d4+3 pistol whip), or +6 ranged (2d6+6 Glock 20); SQ Resilience, 6 DR/piercing; AL Family, Strike Team; SV Fort +9, Ref +4, Will +1, Rec +9; Rep +7; Str 14, Dex 13, Con 18, Int 12, Wis 8, Cha 10.Background: Law EnforcementOccupation: Police Officer:

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Continuing a look at great TV shows through Modern20.Detective Frank Pembleton (Star 4): HD 4d8+4; HP 22; Init -1; Spd 30 ft; Defense 12, flatfooted 12 (-1 Dex, +3 Class); BAB +3; Atk +4 melee (1d4+1 pistol whip), or +2 ranged (2d4+2 S&W M10); SQ Friends in High Places; AL Protect and Serve; SV Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +5, Rec +2; Rep +13; Str 10, Dex 8, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 13, Cha 16.Background:

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Edited: Meet the new, improved Michael Westen, now with infiltration skills he should rightly have.For those curious: I swapped out Uncanny Dodge 1 for Career Advancement, then gave him the Disguise perk.I also swapped out 7 ranks of Outdoorsman for 7 ranks of Influence.He's less of a commando but more of an infiltrator.Michael Westen (Brainiac 8): HD 8d8+16; HP 52; Init +2; Spd 35 ft; Defense 21

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Nuff said.

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I spend a fair amount of time cruising various internet fora, one of which is devoted to Star Trek.I'm a huge Trek fan, with DS9 and TOS being my favorites and I also love the new JJ Abrams movie.In this movie, we see Kirk take a meteoric rise through the ranks. He starts as a cadet who shouldn't even BE on the Enterprise.About 15 mintues later, Pike names him acting first officer.About an hour

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Nuff Said.

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I really am not trying to pick on TSR, but I often find myself looking at companies and examining business decisions they made, and playing monday morning quarterback.And make no mistake, that's what I'm doing. It's a lot easier for me to make these calls and I'm probably wrong anyway ;)And in a way, this is another appendage to my "Thoughts on TSR" post in which I remarked that TSR seemed to

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There's a new fiction preview of the second setting from Post-Apocalypse20 up at RPGObjects. And another.

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It's like protein for the soul!

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God I can't wait for this to happen. I am so ready for the apocalypse.Danish boffins have uncovered an unforeseen, extra downside of the meltingof the Arctic ice cap, according to reports. Not only will there be sea levelrises and massive flooding*; there will also be a plague of enormous,invulnerable, heavily armoured meat-eating cannibal spiders.

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This is a tangent of my previous post that got so big I just decided it needed to be its own post.In my mind TSR will always be thought of as the KINGS of "we know you want X, but we, in our infinite wisdom, will give you Y because, well, me and the 10 guys in this room like Y".Here's an example of this thinking:Why didn't every game TSR make use the D&D game engine or a derivative of it?The AD&D

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Grognardia has an amazing interview with Lawrence Schick, who tells it like it is.The "wow sign", for me, is this:The early TSR management consisted almost entirely of hardcore gamers who lovedtournaments for their own sake and insisted that they be part of everyconvention TSR sponsored or participated in. So despite the fact thattournaments appealed to a very small percentage of D&D players,

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Buried Tales of Pinebox is a fiction anthology published by 12 to Midnight, featuring horror stories set in their signature setting. It features stories by:Jason L. BlairPreston P. DuboseTrey GordenDerek GunnJess HartleyShane Lacy HensleyCharles RiceMonica ValentinelliDavid WellingtonEd WettermanJD WikerFilamena Young

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I've posted a link to my latest book and will slowly begin filling in the production history of the works released during my blog hiatus.A new feature that wasn't available when I was last posting links, if you click on the cover image to your right of the latest book, it will take you right to the product page.Neat.

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As many of you may know and well... I guess all of you will after I say this...I am a HUGE Star Trek nerd.Ok, let me define "huge Star Trek nerd" for the official record.It does NOT mean:1. That I speak Klingon.2. That I go to cons.3. That I engage in Trekkie cos-play.I never did grok that shit.It DOES mean:1. I have seen every episode of Star Trek, Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. I've seen

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I have found myself thinking recently that if not for the constant stream of comments on the ENWorld and WOTC message boards from folks saying "4e better not be 3.75" that we might have gotten a d20-compatible 4th edition (essentially a 3.75) rather than a dramatic departure from what came before.This is just a gut feeling, but it is something that's crossed my mind more than once.

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Grognardia, noted games designer James Maliszewski's blog covering the burgeoning old-school game scene has reviewed the OSRIC book I did, OSRIC Unearthed.You can read the full review here.The review is pretty positive. He basically concludes that the book is "Unearthed Arcana done right".Given that UA is one of my all-time favorite game books and inspiration (along with Oriental Adventures) for

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A couple of comics websites have linked to the 10 Questions interview I did with Roy Thomas awhile back.Welcome!

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