Omega (Wo)man and Hippie Chick Caitlin Nakayama Perkins grew up in Rand Station, on Io, raised by polite middle-class parents who died of workplace mercury poisoning when she was seventeen. Caitlin wrote a scathing essay on the subject, Why Capitalism … Continue reading →
Last night’s session was rocky, for several reasons: 1) Eunice may or may not be dropping out of the game because she may or may not be moving for a new job she may or may not have. She wasn’t … Continue reading →
From the spring of 2004: Back in 1994, John William "Old Man" Murphy was a duke living in Union Square. He was a mechanomancer, aged 34 then, and he had a regular cabal of followers — the Clockwork Army — … Continue reading →
This was just a couple of days ago as I write this, so it’s fresher in my mind and this will likely be longer than the last couple of summaries. This session had the group traveling overland to Thom’s home … Continue reading →
Originally posted on 24 May 2004, in response to a prompt involving Planet of the Apes : Thing that struck me, watching Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes — and it’s been too long since I saw the original movie, … Continue reading →
The first full session of the game was dominated by the fight between the crazy interlopers and the party. This was preceded, however, by a scene of confusion: two thri-kreen manservants, one apparently dead Mask-of-Jade. One of the manservants was … Continue reading →
USAGE "It has wheels and you turn the crank and the wheels spin around!" "But what good is it?" I asked reasonably. Caius reacted as if I had kicked sand in his face. "What do you mean, what good is … Continue reading →
The first session of the game I (and Vero) wanted to address an issue that had come up during the writing exercise: Kyahasha, Vero’s PC, was known to the rest of the group only in the form of her six … Continue reading →
EXPLANATION "You’ll understand when you’re older," Mother told me. She seemed to think it was appropriate to hoard her knowledge in this cruel and hateful way. Julia laughed, undoubtedly because she found my plight and humiliation entertaining. "I remember when … Continue reading →
Continuing my Dark Sun campaign description: I emailed out the players the summaries I wrote, and got a message from Bert asking if Eunice could be in the game, though she hadn’t been involved in the novels and her availability … Continue reading →
