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Hometown:
Vancouver, Canada
Birthday:
April 1, 1973
Website:
http://brown_ant.livejournal.com
About Me:
Geek. Corporate Apparatchik. Family-Man.
Favorite Games:
Savage Worlds! Dungeons and Dragons, d20 OGL stuff: True20, Mutants and Masterminds, Warhammer Fantasy (WFRP), Spirit of the Century, Unisystem (Conspiracy X, Witchcraft, All Flesh Must be Eaten, Terra Primate), Fading Suns
Favorite Books:
A Game of Thrones, A Storm of Swords, The Dresden Files series. Princess of MarsPerdido Street Station, Hyperion, Critical Space (and the rest of the Atticus Kodiak series).
Favorite Comics:
Queen and Country, Usagi Yojimbo, Hellboy.
Favorite Movies:
The Empire Strikes Back, Léon (The Professional).
Iron Man. Hellboy 2.
Favorite TV Shows:
the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Rome, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, House, Bones, La Femme Nikita, the early seasons of Alias
Favorite Music:
I listen to almost everything a good dose of rock and electronica. Linkin Park, The Barenaked Ladies, Crystal Method, Garbage, The Sword, The Calling

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Steel & Spellcraft - Utum

"Steel & Spellcraft" is an irregular series of blog posts featuring a heroic fantasy setting on the planet Mars far into the distant future. Today, I present to you: The rising power in the West, Utum! UTUM *Atop a colossal ziggurat, the Maharajah of Utum commands the loyalty of the world's most populous nation... of living and undead! * The Maharajah sponsors expeditions into ruins and far off lands to procure wealth and recover items of power and ancient secrets. In o… Continue

Posted on July 21st, 2008 at 5:17pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Thirteen Bullets - Elevator Pitch

I put together a one-pager for prospective players for a Savage Worlds monster-bashing one-shot. A PDF version can be found here Thirteen Bullets (working title) A Savage Worlds One-Shot of Supernatural Pulp Action System: The game will be powered Savage Worlds and our imaginations. Let's keep things Fast… Continue

Posted on July 15th, 2008 at 11:48pm — 4 Comments (Add)

Steel & Spellcraft - Erbos

I've been busy with other geekery projects and enjoying the summer. Enough with excuses, on to the RPG content. I present to you, some notes and thoughts on the Plutocracy of ERBOS. Constructive feedback and comments are, as always, welcome. Enjoy! ERBOS * Erbos was one of the old principalities during the Empire of the Thousand Cities. While the climate changes that followed the Final War of the Ancients devastated large portions of the world, the inhabitants of th… Continue

Posted on July 2nd, 2008 at 8:00pm — 4 Comments (Add)

Steel & Spellcraft - Places & Peoples

Here is a sketch of the key civilised regions in the main campaign area for 'Steel & Spellcraft': 1. Shining Iridis, City of Iridescent Splendour, Shrine of gamblers and whoremongers, is holy to both The Harlot and the Twins of Chance. 2. The comely nobles of dark Zothan claim descent from the Nine Infernal Lords and dye their skins red to distinguish themselves from the plebs. 3. Atop a colossal ziggurat, the Maharajah of Utum commands the loyalty of the world's most… Continue

Posted on May 29th, 2008 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments (Add)

7 Stages of Gygax: The Return

After disappearing into the depths of the Lurker Mist, I return to fulfil my promise to myself and return to D&D's roots and write up campaign guide for a classic Dungeons & Dragons. By classic, I mean using the Holmes Basic Set with Meepo's Holmes Companion which extends the set for use for levels 4-9. The search for the 'right' system wasn't easy nor was it quick. Honorable mentions include 3 Brown Books Original D&D (a little too… Continue

Posted on May 27th, 2008 at 11:17pm — 5 Comments (Add)

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