Lizard King wrote ... If you've had some hand to hand training its surprisingly easy to defend yourself whilst prone, but only really against one aggressor. ...
Would you believe someone wants to ban the sale of kitchen knives? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4581871.stm From: "Charles Farru-Hill" Saturday, April...
I disagree on the idea that tasers work great, especially the hand-held variety. I've personally demonstrated to friends that were interested in buying the...
Well I've just finished watching the first series of "the sandbaggers" on DVD for a view on the machinations of the British secret service. Frankly, I don't...
"The Sandbaggers" was easily the best spy program ever made, bar none. You may also like a series of graphic novels called "Queen & Country" by Greg Rucka....
The Nemesis RPG is up. It's plainly designed compared to MFADR or Inslyum but it's a complete system. Next time I run DG, I'll probably use nemesis, for the...
... You wouldn't get much argument from my instructors (ex Paras, ex various acronymic military units). Most in-the-know people seem to prefer groundfighting...
Good call on the rules update. Note 1: Since you're already down, you cannot fall, so all should bear that in mind as the fight progresses. Note 2: And while...
Good call on the rules update. Note 1: Since you're already down, you cannot fall, so all should bear that in mind as the fight progresses. Note 2: And while...
Realize, also, that if you're down on the ground, some standard grappling maneuvers and just the general close proximity encountered in grappling, can expose...
True...so depends on the character, if they have the training, and in what. Ahem..this is why I recommend all Delta Green field agents spend many years...
I have no clue what Gilchrist Trust is. I came upon it while reading the Nemesis rules. It is stated next to Delta green. Googling it got me no rpg results. ...
The Gilchrist Trust is a 1920's background for Cthulhu that answers the question "Why the hell would a group of disparate people gather together and hunt the...
... Seriously. Lets say you're attacked by an agressor with a knife. You go to ground on your back, and start kicking out toward the agressor. Agressor side...
Russell Rayburn
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Apr 3, 2006 6:46 pm
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Beyond the graphic novels, Rucka has also written two "traditional" novels, "A Gentleman's Game" and "Private Wars" which use the same characters and extend...
Russell Rayburn <rusrayburn@...> writes ... Except that its surprisingly hard to catch the legs of somebody who knows how to cover well from the floor....
Found this on the Bruce Schneier blog ... "It is in this spirit I announce the (possibly First) Movie-Plot Threat Contest. Entrants are invited to submit the...
On 4/3/06, Julian Breen <jules@...> wrote: <snip good comments> ... I think we agree; your comments seemed spot on to me. Kicking only at the...
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... How much in parts to build a decent-sized Tillinghast resonator? How 'bout several? Can I get a discount if I send my PCB layouts off to be mass produced? ...
... <snippity> In browsing the submissions, a number of people came up with what El Lizardo ( I think ) came up with... multiple versions of the DC Sniper ...
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... Well, yeah. The local cops don't do it to unleash their bad-ass capoeira. They do it because it buys a second or two to unholster a pistol, and in that...
... gotta admit, it makes sense... -- Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad...
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Guess the phrase, get the fortune. What's the purpose behind guessing the phrase? Did Gilchrist intend someone to conjure his spirit and ask or is it something...
Whiteout and Queen & Country are favorites of mine--though I hated the brief period when Tara's breasts suddenly became bigger than her head (new artist...
... This sounds kinda like the "Houdini Seances" sanctioned by the magician's estate after his death. Houdini debunked and exposed a lot of charlatans, but he...
... Some possible answers: "Don't let the lawyers get my stuff!" "Nobody will ever guess my last words..." "Rosebud..." "Remember Innsmouth!" "Nobody ever...
... Except that its surprisingly hard to catch the legs of somebody who knows how to cover well from the floor. For one thing, the prone guy should be kicking...