Gaming my novel
Hi chaps. You probably do not know it but I’m writing a fantasy young adult novel by the name of “La Montaña de Dios” (God’s Mountain). And yes, I’m using my mother tongue which happens to be Spanish. So why should you care? Because of this weird idea I’m having and that you might imitate if you are also into writing. I’ll be gaming the last few chapters of my novel. Anybody able to understand Spanish (or who would hire a translator) is welcome. The idea is that the writer (in this particular case yours truly) will send an email to brief the...
Read MoreNPC: Street Teacher
Concept: She met the newsies and her life change overnight. “Who will teach me?” That question changed a fiber in her, and from that day on, she started an evening school on one of the parks of New Paris, without charging a penny. Based on a true person Stats: STR 3 d HTH 3 d AGI 3 d EDU 4 sd E&E 4 wd CHA 4 sd Good At Sweet Talk, Craft, Observation, Bicycles, Academics, Languages ### Bad At Equipment Clothes B grade; Lovely hat $3.20 (on her wallet) Large bag with books and school supplies Portable blackboard (on an easel) A nice little apartment on Petit...
Read MoreNew Project: Brave Islands of the Southern Seas
So this is the idea for the first supplement of Newsies & Bootblacks: a group of thousand islands somewhere in the southern seas of the Pacific Ocean. The archipielago’s sovereignity is disputed by seven powers: Prussia, France, The British Empire, Russia, the USA, Sweden and Japan; though none mantain more than a few outposts and a handful of gunboats and cutters. In practice it is the independent settlers and natives who run their own affairs, wherever they can resist pirates and criminals of every sort. A few elements to spice it: (just a few random ideas) Some...
Read MoreThe why’s of gaming
I have turned out 40, which I reckon to be great news. This is, I hope, the beginning of my most productive era. Not too young to be naïve, nor too old to be wasted of energy. No, I don’t feel like I’m passing through any sort of crisis, nor that I have to catch up with anything. I’ve done my share of adventure; perhaps I was too cautious at times, but not in the sort that I regret with self-pity the fantasy world of what-could-have-been-if-only. Life’s grand, there’s a lot to do! Any time for gaming? I have bought near a hundred games a supplements in my...
Read MoreHomeless Myths
I always roll my eyes whenever I am told New Paris (the game-world) is too harsh. That there could not ever be thousands or even hundreds of children living off selling newspapers on New York City. Their image of the homeless person is this 40 something ragged man, mean, bad mouthed, intoxicated or plain lazy. If something New Paris is too soft. Even today with social services, aware church and dedicated cops, there are situations in which a child decides to runaway and play the streets. Bad move? Certainly, but you can only choose among the options you see. And the younger you are, these...
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