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HotB: Limited Edition InDesign Files
If you ordered the Limited Edition, the InDesign files were missing from your download. I have corrected that oversight. You may now download the InDesign Files. If you have any questions, e-mail me at the usual place.
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Picture Meme
Take a picture of yourself right now. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture. Post that picture with NO editing. Post these instructions with your picture. (only because emmylouangel told me to do it and I do anything she says.)
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Houses of the Blooded: Back in Stock!
Houses of the Blooded is back in stock at IPR! The stock I sent them is already one quarter down, so I’ll be ordering more soon. On a business note, this is a problem. It’s a good problem to have (I’m calling it "the Wii Problem") in that I can’t keep up with the sales…
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Houses of the Blooded: House Icons & Wallpaper
(thanks to "Rob Justice" from the HotB Forums)
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Houses of the Blooded: Buildings
(Need a sexier name for "Buildings," but it’ll do for now.) Here are the Buildings for the City System so far, divided by their Influence Type. Need more Law, though. Crime Bellicose House Bordello Orphanage Rookery Thieves Den Law Black Guard Gatehouse Jury House Society Academy Art Gallery Garden Opera House Residence Theater Trade Craftsman…
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Houses of the Blooded: Slumming
Slumming: Servants, Peasants and City Scum is nearly ready for playtesting. One of the funnest parts of writing this book is the City Management System. In other words: Influences that work. I’m as giddy as a school girl.
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Birthday Party for My Dad! (Assistance Requested)
On Friday, I’m throwing a birthday party for my dad. I’d like you to attend. My dad is very shy and has a very few close friends. I’d like to get a bunch of folks together–at a bar or something–and have a great time. It’ll just be a casual get together. Nothing fancy. But my…
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HotB: Building a Ven City
In Houses of the Blooded, country nobles build their domains from Farms, Plains, Mountains and other Regions. With the Slumming rules, city nobles build their barrios with Taverns, Bordellos, Rookeries and other Buildings. What Buildings should I add? Here’s a list of the current Buildings. Note: They are far from finished. Really a working first list. Academy…
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If Only…
I didn’t watch much of The West Wing after Sorkin and Schlamme left, but I am a great admirer of Alan Alda, as a writer and as an actor and as a compassionate human being. When he appeared as a candidate for President on the show, I began getting interested again. I own the collected…
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Burn After Reading
When the Coen Brothers’ Fargo won multiple Oscars (missing out for Best Film to–wait for it–Braveheart of all things), they quickly followed it up with one of their "goof off" films, The Big Lebowski. Known for messing with both their audiences and their critics, you could almost hear the Brothers’ cackling as American audiences tried…