11/09/2009 08:39:02

Hey Christy,

We took off before saying "bye" properly. More later, but it was nice pulling you off the farm for some space opera and cavorting. 

11/08/2009 09:05:08

It was a pleasure to meet you at Carnage!  So glad that you had a good time and will be helping out in the future!  Carnage is a great con that I have enjoyed for many years, it'll be nice to see you there again. 

Angelia

06/22/2009 08:41:53

Hi Christy,

You should play in one of my games at Carnage.  Nik can fill you in on what I do and you can get a bit of an idea from this section of my personal web site:  http://home.roadrunner.com/~gamesoapbox/games/cthulhu/

Algernon Blackwood wrote a lot of really good horror stories.  I go interested becuase HP Lovecraft in his Supernatural Horror in Literature said The Willows was the best horror story that he ever read.  Best Ghost Stories of Alegernon Blackwood has a lot of good stories.  Here is something that the author said about his work:

My fundamental interest, I suppose, is signs and proofs of other powers that lie hidden in us all; the extension, in other words, of human faculty. So many of my stories, therefore, deal with extension of consciousness; speculative and imaginative treatment of possibilities outside our normal range of consciousness.

As far as Costain goes I most recently re-read The Magnificent Century, which is the first of a series of three.  It covers the regency and reign of Henry III.  Which is very pertinent to an Ars Magica campaign I am running set in England during the 1220s.  He really breaths some life intot he period, but some of his info is a tad dated as we have learned more since he wrote in the fifties.  (I read almost all of his history related work as a teen.)

Cornwell is straight military fiction like Horatio Hornblower.  For that I would start with the first book of the Richard Sharpe series.  I read that because I was playing a fair amount of Napoleonic Minaitures at one point a few years back.  They are a lot of fun.  Very quick read...

Have a good one!

06/21/2009 13:14:17

Anat13 wrote: I'll have to check that out.  Both authors do some good stuff.  Combined the must be very surreal, yet humorous.... I hope that you are able to do Carnage.  The do a great job! Andre wrote: Hi Anat13! Happy Summer! I did not know that Gaimon and Pratchet wrote together.  That sounds interesting....   Good Omens is a riot--highly recommended!

06/20/2009 10:10:32

Hi Anat13!


Happy Summer!

I did not know that Gaimon and Pratchet wrote together.  That sounds interesting....

05/16/2009 00:30:17

05/02/2009 09:22:50

Thanx for the break down. Let me know if you need any help with the Hittites or Mitanni any time.

04/28/2009 10:37:56

Quote: ...I definitely had my hands full but I think in another session or two they'll be mostly ok. The first-grader was quite the uber-genius, it was fascinating to watch this tiny, tiny girl strategize; she was incredibly focused...

I tried a dozen 10-12 year-olds when playtesting a superhero run a couple of years ago. After the first scene, I wrapped up the adventure with prizes and smiles for everybody. So wow, I am impressed at your bravery.

 

Quote: ...Brushing up 'cause I just started gaming again (Nik lives in my area; found him through this site) after a more than 15 year hiatus--yay!...

Yeah I noticed. We're planning on doing Nik's Carnage convention. Hope to meet you, him, and one other during the trip. feel free to try any of my games. 

 

Quote: ...We're doing Dawn of Worlds to start and I'm wanting to get some jumping-off points. Right now I'm rereading Ugaritic (Ras Shamra) texts from the mid-1300s BCE. Aqhat, The Healers, Kirta, and the Baal Cycle. I don't know what your knowledge base is on Ugarit--let me know if you want a quick summary of the pantheon or anything. I'm planning to review either biblical accounts of gods the prophets were busy stamping out the worship of and/or Babylonian texts next if I can find the time. So nice to be back engaging my brain in something interesting again!!!...

Wow. Now I am jealous. Sounds like awesome researching as well as a RPG setting. I am familiar with much of what you're talking about, but that only comes from being a big Carthaginian fan and also being in the Hittites and Hurrians. And yes please, I would love a summary.

Later, Tom

04/27/2009 09:09:27

You ought to try Swords and Wizardry for the old D&D feel without too much explanation. Or T&T if you just want to do high fantasy or swords&sorcery "role-playing" on a simple level. S&W is available as a free PDF and the character sheets are about the size of an index card.

Cannanite mythology, pre-Phoenician/Judea, cultures the Levant and such? Or the non-Judean cultures after the rise of Judea and Samara? Not one of my stronger areas so excuse me if I sound ignorant. I did do a Summer reading Babylonian myths so I do have some points of reference.

Hammett is okay. Kind of brutal, in a "trying to be shocking" sort of way. He could use a bit more introspection on the characters' part, but the dialog is rather natural and interesting. I read Red Harvest and The Maltese Falcon years ago, and the wife picked up a complete collection for my B-Day last Jan.  I'm on the couch with a hurt foot so I have the time now.

 

 

Anat13 wrote:  My daughter just got interested in D&D and wanted to DM so I've mostly been working on that project with her instead of reading the last few weeks. A lot to explain to an 8-year-old and I've never DMd myself so it's been a trip! She ran her first game on Saturday and kept me running around the table the whole time helping out her friends who had never played before; I was surprised at how well it went though.  I'm also starting to re-read my Canaanite mythology books and the His Dark Materials trilogy. How's the Hammet? I should read some of those; don't think I ever have. -Christy

04/24/2009 02:37:35

Whatcha reading these days? I'm finishing off Dashiell Hammett this Spring, myself.