Margaret Weis Productions has released Gaming in the Verse, and your GM got his PDF version this weekend. It looks very good. Unfortunately, this is not the full Firefly rpg, but a preview ( Read more... )

My second year in Thunder Bay, I had two roommates. The first was and is a friend from the Sault, who assembled our gaming group. The other was one of those gamers. His proper name was Chris, but friends and family called him Lumpy. Stocky and jovial, he was reliable and generous. His sense of humour meshed well with mine. In short, he was ( Read more... )

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LENE!

Anticipating the lack of familiarity my players will have with most, if not all of the systems under consideration, your GM offers the following quick tour of their core mechanics ( Read more... )

Two events on Thursday led to some thinking about the pending game: first, the birth of Erik, a fine, handsome lad; and second, the long-awaited game session with Michael, Bruce, Carol, Nova and Shaun. Both lead to congratulations and happy smiles, but the latter prompts your GM to action ( Read more... )

Due to the impending arrival of Erik S., my longstanding game night will be folding in about ten days. This isn't a complaint, just an explanation of why your GM is once again looking for some action ( Read more... )

We perceive by contrast. When we become acclimated to a stimulus, it takes a serious effort to notice it. That's why we don't see our own quirks as they are, but as either less or more than they are ( Read more... )

A recent blog post on the subject of "making love" vs. "having sex" got me to thinking about things people make. Most of them fall into two broad categories: creation and influence. We make cookies, we make our beds, we make cars, we make war; we make someone happy, we can't make a horse drink, "the devil made me buy this dress," and so on ( Read more... )

I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Wizard (6th Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-11

Dexterity-14

Constitution-11

Intelligence-15

Wisdom-11

Charisma-13

Alignment:
Chaotic Neutral A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. He avoids authority, ( Read more... )