26
Aug/2008

by DrAwkward

My partner Paula and I will begin homeschooling our two daughters this fall, and I've been mulling over different ways to bring roleplaying into the teaching process.Sure, there are historic RPGs we could play -I have a ton of GURPS sourcebooks for a bunch of different time periods and cultures - but I'm thinking of something beyond history, too. I'd love to explore the ways I could use an RPG to teach science: - PCs with a spaceship must track a bad guy across the solar system, collecting... Read More

02
Apr/2008

by blinovitch

Norton I was America's first and only emperor. He declared himself so, as well as Defender of Mexico, in 1859. Until his death twenty-one years later, Norton issued decrees, printed currency and was generally a celebrity in San Francisco. He was a striking, but harmless, loon, right?Not in your favorite "the regular world with hidden supernatural elements" of choice. Norton was the... Read More

30
Mar/2008

by blinovitch

Kenneth Hite has a whole series of columns devoted to suggesting plot bunnies based on real weird history and conspiranoia. I won't try to supplant the master of lateral association and bizarre factoids, but this one phrase has been running around in my head the last few days.
"Bring me the head of Roger Bacon!"Roger Bacon was, along with being a... Read More