A Rust Monster Ate My Sword...

I don't know but I have the impression that R....

2012-05-24T08:46:41.675-04:00

I don't know but I have the impression that R. Talsorian Games is dead. No new products in years and after the Cyberpunk V3 disaster they may have run out of money. Does anyone know if they are still active? Last thing I heard was that Cubicle 7 tried to get a license for Cyberpunk to start with the Genesis Descent RPG.

If you want to give me your email address, I'l...

2012-05-04T13:15:35.238-04:00

If you want to give me your email address, I'll send you a link to download a copy of the map without background, room key and tables text, or a Photoshop file of the map w/ separate text layers, if you like - just let me know what works for you.

And as it happens, I do not have a copy of ACKS, although I'd love to have one. :)

It will be a non-covert conversion, attributed as ...

2012-05-04T11:57:25.391-04:00

It will be a non-covert conversion, attributed as per the OPD entry - "Created by C. Brackett" - and also with a link to this post, if that's OK. I'll send you a copy for sure, and an ACKS PDF if you don't have one already!

Do you still have the raw layout or image files for the map? I'm thinking a two-page (or one facing-page spread) format might let me get the ACKS stats in with the key most elegantly.

BTW, I meant "convert" not "covert....

2012-05-04T11:24:06.544-04:00

BTW, I meant "convert" not "covert." I'm not even sure you can use covert as a verb, but if so, you have my blessing to do that, also.

Hi Tavis - glad to hear it went over well! By all ...

2012-05-04T11:22:36.880-04:00

Hi Tavis - glad to hear it went over well! By all means, please covert away. (Just don't take out the attribution under the title, please. It's the closest I'll ever get to being a celebrity. :P) And be sure to let me know where to get a copy of the conversion when you're done. :D

I used this dungeon in the Adventurer round of the...

2012-05-04T10:46:01.277-04:00

I used this dungeon in the Adventurer round of the Adventurer Conqueror King event at Gary Con this year and it was a huge hit! Could I get your blessing to make it available with ACKS-converted stats to folks who want to run demos at their local game stores?

In addition to RTalsorian, Mike is teaching the ne...

2012-04-28T16:33:23.049-04:00

In addition to RTalsorian, Mike is teaching the next generation of game designers at DigiPen in Redmond, WA. His son, Cody, is the next generation for RTal.

@Lili: Unfortunately, she's stuck halfway to t...

2012-04-26T10:36:48.617-04:00

@Lili: Unfortunately, she's stuck halfway to the moon - and in a storyline that involves two other players. I don't see any way to extract her from either of these gracefully. There might be an opportunity at some point for Strawberry Fanta to make an appearance, however.

Well, talsorian.com is resolving now - hopefully i...

2012-04-26T10:34:24.808-04:00

Well, talsorian.com is resolving now - hopefully it was just a temporary glitch. I have to wonder at the business reasoning behind the home page redirection, though. Bad form, RTG. But good to see you're still alive and kicking.

Does that mean Zumie Blu can come out and play?

2012-04-26T10:22:04.685-04:00

Does that mean Zumie Blu can come out and play?

Kind of weird: my Time-Warner connection resolved ...

2012-04-25T18:44:48.025-04:00

Kind of weird: my Time-Warner connection resolved it without issue...except it shouldn't have.

In the address "http://www.talsorian.com//talsorian/NEWWEBSITE/default.htm" there's one too many "/" after ".com" -- which should dump it to a fail page. I was able to get to it with and without the extra stroke.

I've been digging Hideouts and Hoodlums, altho...

2012-04-24T20:38:25.430-04:00

I've been digging Hideouts and Hoodlums, although I haven't actually played it. I was initially put off by it's low production values, but when i got past that I realized it was pretty much the game I wanted. It's a mod of White Box Sword ansd Wizardry that tries to emulate the Golden Age. It does a pretty fine job of meshing my two old school loves (I have a bit of a thing for Quality Comics and golden age stories in general.)

It's not just you. I'm not getting DNS res...

2012-04-24T16:22:01.750-04:00

It's not just you. I'm not getting DNS resolution here either. We're with Internap.

@Callin: Actually, Savage Worlds was one of...

2012-04-24T15:36:26.538-04:00

@Callin: Actually, Savage Worlds was one of the also-ran supers RPGs. I do like the basics of the supers rules (as presented in Necessary Evil and Super Powers Companion (IIRC)) but I have this... thing with SW. I've spent many, many hours working up resources and scenarios for a massive variety of SW-based games, but I just can't actually get comfortable running the system. It's weird. Also, there's not enough support material for SW supers, IMO. I needed something with a bit more behind it. (The ability to tap into Champions was one of the big selling points of C:NM for me.)

@Brett: Thanks, but the domain name is just not re...

2012-04-24T15:29:42.418-04:00

@Brett: Thanks, but the domain name is just not resolving. Maybe it's a DNS issue - I'll have to try it from home to see if Time Warner's DNS servers recognize the domain. (BTW - long time, no see! How are things going?)

Recently, I was wandering the rpg world looking fo...

2012-04-24T15:23:00.632-04:00

Recently, I was wandering the rpg world looking for a solid superhero system. In the end I settled on the Savage Worlds one. The Savage Worlds system is simple and pulpy enough to handle superheroes. I also liked the balance of the powers. They have some constraints but still allow the players a lot of leeway on what each power can do.

New site: http://www.talsorian.com//talsorian/NEWW...

2012-04-24T15:04:35.082-04:00

New site:
http://www.talsorian.com//talsorian/NEWWEBSITE/default.htm

I love looking at those old adverts!

2012-04-20T21:34:53.153-04:00

I love looking at those old adverts!

@James: Oh yeah - and I hope it does well. But if ...

2012-04-20T12:34:34.671-04:00

@James: Oh yeah - and I hope it does well. But if I were to spend anything on MA at this point in time, it'd be on a print copy of the original rules on Lulu. (Unfortunately, my gaming budget is less than $0 these days, so I just hope that Lulu product doesn't go anywhere in the next few months...)

Have you seen the Metamorphosis Alpha Kickstarter?!?

Rhinoriders always ride single file to hide...

2012-04-20T11:12:39.711-04:00

Rhinoriders always ride single file to hide their strength and numbers

Nice to hear from you again! It's been too lon...

2012-03-30T01:24:11.788-04:00

Nice to hear from you again! It's been too long. Cheers!

I used it in my last game, THANKS!! מחשבים ניידים מומלצים

That's my own baby - happy to hear it's fo...

2012-03-24T20:57:30.297-04:00

That's my own baby - happy to hear it's found a virtual life of it's own. :)

Is that macro one of your own creations? Just aski...

2012-03-23T15:23:50.495-04:00

Is that macro one of your own creations? Just asking, because I shared it with a friend on Facebook and it's gone completely viral; it's at over 600 shares at this point.