You Can Pick Your Friends, And You Can Pick Your Lock . . .
I'm a huge fan of flavor details in my tabletop RPGs: If possible, I love it when I don't have to say, "The surveillance drone is cutting edge," but can add something colorful like, "The drone seems to be the cutting-edge Skyskreamer 7000 . . . Here's a picture." To...
All The World's A Stage . . . Especially On National Shakespeare Day!
Did you know that today is National Shakespeare Day? No? Well, why not?!? It's only the day one of the greatest writers in history was born! It is also, coincidentally, the day he died. That's right! William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd, 1564, and died on that same date in...
Let No One Say We Didn't Have This Coming
Try as I might, I cannot see this as anything but fair political comment. -- Steve Jackson
Coming Soon To Kickstarter: GURPS Ring Of Fire
The location is Grantsville, West Virginia. The year is 2000 . . . or is it? Residents of this quaint town suddenly find themselves transported to 1632 Germany during the Thirty Years' War. What happens next? You'll need to play GURPS Ring of Fire to find out! GURPS Ring...
What's The Latest Buzz In Your Audio Recordings?
This post is about a link I've had open in my "too many tabs" horde for a while that has merits . . . and a caveat. I'm sharing it as a half-baked "this is interesting" idea. Behold: The Hummingbird Clock. The idea behind this 2016 project by artist Lawrence...
The Past Computers That Didn't Give Up Or Let Down NASA
If you've been on a bit of a space-nostalgia kick for the past while, may I humbly suggest this video from the Gary Friedman archives of a tour of NASA's computers from the 1980s. It's sobering to think that the systems behind the Voyager and Galileo programs were the merest...
Steve's Interview In Japan
During my trip to Japan I was interviewed by Mr. Seki, aka "Mr. Urban Legend." He pulled me right in, and we had a great time. It is now on YouTube, and you can see the interview here! With the release of this video yesterday (Tokyo time), the Japanese edition...
Spyke And Flower Are Back At The Tavern!
The Red Dragon Inn has once again welcomed Spyke and Flower to the pub in an already-fully-funded(!) campaign that just launched on Kickstarter. Fans of starting a round of gambling, buying your opponents a drink, and messing with their fortitude can choose between the original 2018 art and the new...