Posted by skycast in General.
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Posted by skycast in Roleplaying.
A bit of a revision to the original introduction of Elsewerlds refining the idea of a society of explorers and scientists traveling the globe in search of great discoveries.
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Posted by skycast in Books, Roleplaying.
So my most recent bout with G.A.D.D. has my mind racing at break-neck speeds and the resurfacing of the Elsewerlds material has me looking in a related direction. I used to read alot when I was younger and continue to read now when given the chance, which is alot harder with family responsibilites and two kids. There are two genres of books that I prefer over any other, alternate history and a certain style of action adventure. The alternate history is pretty straight forward genre with authors such as Harry Turtledove and S.M. Stirling. The style of action adventure I prefer comes from authors such as Clive Cussler, Robert Masello, and James Rollins among others; kind of the fantastical thrillers of action adventure.
So what does this have to do with G.A.D.D and gaming?
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Posted by skycast in Roleplaying.
Well, my gaming attention deficit disorder has a full fledged submission hold on me right now as I find myself wavering back and forth between what I want to run, create and work on. Although I’m deep in its grip, at least I haven’t started working on anything new; even though a recent Slipstream thread at the Pinnacle forums makes me want to. Anyway, I’m stuck in a rut working on the Out of Eden project and started to bring up and look at some old material that has been shelved for some time.
This one, called Elsewerlds, is my twist on the Sliders, Stargate, etc. inspired game using alternate history (one of my favorite types of literature) designed to allow me to create adventures in different genres that all fit within the same game and campaign. Like most of my thoughts it never got fully fleshed out and is still rough, but something that has caught my attention right now. I originally designed this with the pacing of a television series in mind. Read on and comment if you’d like.
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Posted by skycast in Roleplaying.
I think many of us suffer from this cruel afflication to one degree or another; sadly I have a full blown case of it. Yup, GADD (Gamer’s Attention Deficit Disorder) has had a stranglehold on me for untold years now. I have countless notes and write ups for campaigns lying around my house, on my computer, and in my head than I care to think about. These ideas come at me left and right and I switch genres like a kid changing channels. I’ve actually managed to run a handful of sessions for some of these campaigns but then my enthusiasm for the game wanes and I move on to something else.
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Posted by skycast in Books.
So my family and I have been doing some belated spring cleaning over the last few weekends which includes giving some stuff away to charities. One thing I found was that I have a ton of novels sitting in boxes and on shelves down in the basement, it’s just insane. In recent years I have become very “green” and conservation conscience and as a family we are trying to be responsible with how we effect the environment. I know books can be sold and/or given away (both of which I do), but it has begun to bother me that I spend so much money on novels to read most of them only once and then have to store them somewhere.
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Posted by skycast in Roleplaying, Television.
A recent thread on RPG.net got me to thinking about some of my favorite shows that had been cancelled. Four that immediately came to mind are Brimstone, Firefly, Surface and Invasion. Out of the four, three were serialized and had continuing story lines that went unresolved. This got me to wondering how I would continue the unfinished stories from Brimstone, Surface and Invasion if I were to run them as roleplaying games. At this time I don’t really know, but it’s fun to think about.
Posted by skycast in General.
I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to a fireworks show; sure I’ve seen them from a distance at our house or a from a friend’s house in recent years, but we haven’t actually gone to a fireworks show in ages. Last night our local town put on a July 3rd fireworks show so as not to detract from the bigger show going on nearby tonight. I’ve forgotten how fireworks can make you feel like a kid again; it also didn’t hurt that this was the first fireworks show for my two girls (8 and 5).
It is still awe-inspiring to look up into the night sky and see it lit up in such a spectacular fashion…won’t be so long next time.
