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Cloverfield
A story about regret. A story about how little time we really have to correct our mistakes, and how important it is to say things we feel when we have the opportunity to say them. A story about human fragility. The fragility of our culture, the fragility of our lives. About fear and courage and…
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Houses of the Blooded: The Diplomacy Curse
A tyrant of a game. A demon of a game. A ruthless bastard that demands blood. You must slit your wrist and give it what it wants. Demanding sacrifice every time you open the box. Diplomacy is a game you should never play with your friends. It requires a level of mistrust most people are…
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How to Talk to Your Cat
Good notes for the Revised Edition…
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Reversal Of Alzheimer’s Symptoms Within Minutes In Human Study
ScienceDaily (Jan. 9, 2008) — An extraordinary new scientific study, which for the first time documents marked improvement in Alzheimer’s disease within minutes of administration of a therapeutic molecule, has just been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation. This new study highlights the importance of certain soluble proteins, called cytokines, in Alzheimer’s disease. The study…
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Houses of the Blooded: Bear’s Grove Interview
The first half of a loooooooooooooong discussion with Sam Chupp on lots of different stuff including Cat, D&D, narrative control and Houses of the Blooded. Check it out!
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Fuck Yeah
Watch this. And then come back and we’ll talk about why I don’t read fantasy. (And why I published No Loyal Knight myself.)
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Houses of the Blooded: Privilege
Nothing annoys me more than game designers hammering words into their game. You know. The guys who use “Viritlity” instead of Strength. Who use “Adroitness” instead of “Dexterity.” It ain’t Verdure, it’s Strength. It ain’t Circumspection, it’s Wisdom. It ain’t Luminosity, it’s Intelligence. Now, I took some liberties with 7th Sea, but I felt “Brawn,”…
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This is Gonna Make Someone Happy
The Complete Jane Austin. PBS has the best possible news for all Jane Austen fans: Beginning Sunday, January 13, “Masterpiece Theater” will broadcast adaptations of all of Austen’s six novels, plus a new drama based on her life. This four-month, first-ever U.S. television event includes new productions of Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Sense…
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Houses of the Blooded: Gaining Title
Ven scholars know how a noble gains title. He takes it. But what does it mean to be a count or a baron or an earl? If a ven demonstrates he is able to maintain a large enough amount of land—a barony—he may appeal to a higher lord for the right of title. He…
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Hillary’s Done
She cried. In front of supporters, in front of the press. I don’t give a shit that she cried, but you’ll be hearing all about it everywhere. They’ll never let it go. There’s no crying in baseball.