I've vacillated back and forth about doing this, but I've finally made up my mind to move this blog over to Wordpress.

After today, I won't be posting here, but I'll keep the blog so you and I can access the archive of old posts.

So, come on over to the Game Machine's new digs at Wordpress!

So far, the Godlike games I've run have been more along the lines of Saving Private Ryan than the Guns of Navarone. Those old action-adventure movies of the 60's and 70's are great fodder for games and I should really do something with that. Inglourious Basterds springs from that genre of course. Where Eagles Dare is another favorite. I notice Von ( Read more... )

Lessee...Today I went to EndGame's 9th anniversary party. Happy Birthday EndGame, you guys rock!

I picked up Wild Talents at last and very glad I did.

I submitted my Godlike air combat game (which I will run for the crew in about three weeks) to DunDraCon. Believe it or not, this will be the first time I have ever run a game at a "big" con. I've run ( Read more... )

I've been going all out, working on the Godlike campaign book. I started on Sunday and just cranked out as much as I could. I've gotten through most of the Omaha Beach landing sequence. Still need to write the part where the squad assaults the bluffs and the bunkers on top. I can probably finish that this weekend. I'm up to about 6,000 words. This ( Read more... )

It's been a while, but I have taken up another freelance RPG writing gig. Maybe I'm kinda like that director Terrence Malik who only comes out every few years to do a movie. Err.. no. But I do enjoy the luxury of doing stuff like this when the spirit moves me, because then I know I'm motivated to do it and can really give it 100%.

Anyway, it's a ( Read more... )

 We are the Princes of the Universe!

Winner of the most Queen song references in a game book blurb evar!

Edit: Nope, never mind, I'll stay here. Brain is too fried to set up another blog.

I like the Godlike RPG...because it's not a superhero RPG. It's a WW2 RPG about ordinary people with extraordinary powers. Maybe you have already realized this, but this thought has finally sunk into the bedrock of my gaming mind. I totally get Godlike now.

You can play the game any way you want. You can do the 4-color comic book super hero thing. ( Read more... )

Today my dad turns 85. The people at the gym where he works out (yes, every day, every morning, from 6am to 8am) say he looks 15 years younger. I only hope I'm half as driven and in half as good shape as he is when I'm 85 ( Read more... )

So, I've made a dent in the list of games I'd like acquire. Hellas: Worlds of Sun and Stone is cool and I'm running that at the EndGame Minicon. I'll be running an adventure I didn't write myself so I need to start reading over that soon. It was written for GenCon and a 6-8 hour slot but the minicon is only 4 hours, so I'll need to edit it some. No ( Read more... )