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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder

« on: May 07, 2013, 08:53:08 AM »

15,000 years of language cognates: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/linguists-identify-15000-year-old-ultraconserved-words/2013/05/06/a02e3a14-b427-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html

I have the PNAS article that is mentioned in this if anyone is really interested in reading some hardcore linguistics research.

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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:40:32 PM »

Cranial mutilation (is creepy): http://www.livescience.com/25743-alien-like-skulls-excavated-mexico.html

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RPGs / Re: Building a Cthulu adventure.

« on: May 06, 2013, 03:00:10 PM »

Get and read Masks of Nyarlathotep - even if you don't run it, it provides an excellent example of a CoC campaign, which will answer all of your questions.

I agree with this. Also, reading through the starter scenarios in the core book will give you some idea about how to structure it. The key is to not think about it as a linear scenario, so don't think of it at all in terms of the D&D quest. CoC adventures are sandboxes. The players are going to do the unexpected. Things won't happen in the order that you think they will. It's better to think about it as designing a world and then letting a group of sociopaths run free.

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RPGs / Re: Round 10 RPG System Quick Start Guide

« on: May 05, 2013, 07:02:36 PM »

I'm currently locking this thread. Ross can decide whether or not he wants to unlock it.

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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder

« on: May 05, 2013, 03:48:22 PM »

Great story about the smuggling of manuscripts out of Timbuktu: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112898/timbuktu-librarians-duped-al-qaeda-save-books

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Caleb is a mad genius (or Yet Another Fan Club Thread)

« on: May 03, 2013, 08:49:43 PM »

trust me, I want your money

but I gotta finish my Kickstarter before I launch another one

Oh, Ross has so many ideas of how to take your money. Soon there will be Puritan Era CoC games. Posthuman CoC Carcosa games. And so many other things. You don't even know.

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General Chaos / Re: Image Thread

« on: May 03, 2013, 08:22:50 PM »

ultimate PC weapon

"I'll take eight."

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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder

« on: May 03, 2013, 05:36:29 PM »

Need a Dogs of the Vineyard setting: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/a-17th-century-russian-community-living-in-21st-century-alaska/275440/?utm_source=feedly

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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder

« on: May 03, 2013, 12:49:01 PM »

This should be xposted in the EP thread. Digital wearable clothing and power sourcing: http://www.fastcolabs.com/3008818/tracking/why-digital-clothing-wont-need-batteries

http://gigaom.com/2013/04/19/how-energy-harvesting-tech-could-power-wearables-and-the-internet-of-things/

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General Chaos / Re: Topic. It's what's for dinner.

« on: May 01, 2013, 01:29:25 PM »

An amazing PowerPoint from industry veteran and lecture Kaye Elling to students at her uni: http://k0k0k0.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/51-things-every-game-student-should-know.pdf

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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder

« on: May 01, 2013, 12:48:09 PM »

Underwater city discovered: http://www.weather.com/news/science/lost-underwater-city-uncovered-20130430

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General Chaos / Re: Image Thread

« on: April 30, 2013, 04:04:26 PM »

I can't look at these without saying, "...and I have diabetes": http://okithecat.tumblr.com/search/gif

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RPGs / Re: RPPR Listeners: Who gets to play on a regular basis?

« on: April 28, 2013, 09:42:00 PM »

I run two Pathfinder games: one for my two brothers over Ventrillo (we're supposed to play every week, but it's been about 3 weeks since our last session), and another one for some friends, who all have weird work schedules. That one we last played in February, and our next one is scheduled for May 18. Every once in a while, I'll go play Pathfinder Society ORganized Play at a nearby game store, to scratch my character-playing itch.

My older brother is starting up a Vampire the Masquerade game. So far I've made a character, but we haven't played yet.

How is Vent for running games? I liked it when I used to play a lot of D2 back in the day.

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General Chaos / Re: Topic. It's what's for dinner.

« on: April 28, 2013, 09:28:30 AM »

Also, I enjoy Eddie Izzard and David Mitchells takes on the subject,

Cake or death?

"Oh, do you have a flag?"

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RPGs / Re: Game Fodder / Story Fodder

« on: April 26, 2013, 02:15:55 PM »

I'm not going to preface how horrible this is: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/461651/20130426/chile-burn-baby-bonfire-antichrist.htm