http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchwood Fictional institute for studying alien and super natural occurances. Started during the reign of Queen Victoria, cause...
I think you can have an endless series of circles-within-circles in any plot/concept/story. The watchers watching groupX. Someone else watching them watch...
Dr. Who and the spin off Torchwood are interesting shows with odd-ball plots. But I guess I'm showing my age when I type the old Whos were better....... Did...
Hum.. With the current writers strike, I am glad "Dr Who" is BBC, they are quite well done, the special effects and such are movie level, contrary to the norm...
I always preferred the Talamasca from Anne Rice's novels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talamasca_Caste __________________________________________________ Do...
Recently I picked up a used copy of Battle Lords of the 23rd Century (for cheap) and found it interesting enough to check of their website. Actually I find ANY...
I know that this is related but currently I am writing some Watchers of sorts for Palladium's Heroes Unlimited and Nightbane. In the Heroes Unlimited story I...
In the beginning (as in D&D circa 1977ish)the rewards for players was loot, exp and stuff usually. In other early systems like Traveller the rewards were...
This a game I created from scratch that I have been working on for at least a year or so and I would like know if it is okay to show some of my stuff here to...
I guess it depends upon the type of game you're playing and the kind of group you're working with. Some groups are fine with great stories and would probably...
Let's see it! ... -- Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I. If two wrongs don't make a right, try three. [Non-text portions of this...
What is your favorite: Movies and why? Characters not only from the above movie Character types - good or bad guys/gals or what? What sort of characters would...
Now the idea is to see how your favorites can be used to create new shows, stories and more? Not that I want to recreate and make every movie a clone of the...
Agreed, that one of the best uses of movies/TV/stories is as how Galileo used it, to express his theories, but as "What if?" to not come out and say what was...
I have not yet begun to fight. Those wanting to breath free. Oppression often starts at the same fountain and those wanting freedom. Agree on supporting...
How does the Hero define the Villian, is the Villian just another hero? Maybe not to the group the book is for? I know for myself, as a former Geek/Freak, I...
True, in Space Viking it is a crazed mad man who is the villian, but how evil is he? A victime himself? Or he is just the thing to get the whole thing started,...
Hello: I have started role playing games with King's Quest and have played several since. I love the aspect that I can actually write and add my opinion on...
... info of my game is it isn't all there. I am currently working on items and creatures right now, I have races and specific game info at my yahoo group...
I've already taken a look at your introduction file in the Fatemaster folder. Just to give you a helpful hint, one that was given to me when I joined up not...
Will see how humanity goes.. Seeing people like Paris Hilton and her clones, I have some ideas.. Add nanotech, and the ability to change things, such as go to ...
The idea is to set up a baseline, a point where it is known that the work, body, characters and such IS YOURs and not someone elses.. So to have something...
Some that have a Military bent, might not be mil sci-fi. 1620, yes? 163x yes, will agree to a point. Its more a medieval what if, but ... it was partial...
I am making my own system to replace the D20 system, and after over a year of working on it (mostly pacing around), I have finally realized that I'm stuck. I...
Have you played systems other than d20? Many systems have much more fluid, realistic character advancement. In fact, just about every skill-based (non...
... Well how do you expect us to help you if you don't show us what needs help? Why are you so worried someone will steal your work if it doesn't work anyway?...
Michael has a good point. Also, if I am not mistaken, it is no longer necessary to physically apply for a copyright -- I believe that simply having some sort...
If you have some questions about your system and would like some feedback, why not post a snippet that you find particularly problematic? That way, if you fear...
Zonetrooper magazine is in it's second issue and our RPG guy has not met his deadline and has not made any contact and I am forced to fill his pages. Is anyone...