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FATE Games Misc

From the depths of the net

An interesting LJ: Redcoast

The Care And Feeding Of Your Game Group
Good guidelines for creating new stunts in Spirit of the Century.
Interesting way of doing movement and travel in RPGs.

Funky/cute gift idea: famous people finger puppets
Interesting sounding play/series– August William’s Fences

Feminist Sci-fi book recommendations.

Books from/about the Islamic world–
“The Bookseller of Kabul” by Asne Seierstad
“Zoya’s Story: An Afghan Woman’s Struggle for Freedom” by Zoya with John Follain and Rita Cristofari
“In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story” by Ghada Karmi
“Honor Lost: Love and Death in Modern-Day Jordan” by Norma Khouri
“Infidel” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

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Politics

What it will take

Linked by Brutal Women, Virushead’s warning:
May She Be the New Jesus (so to speak)

I have something to say about the recent Supreme Court decision that upheld the ban on late-term abortions, whether or not the pregnancy endangers the woman’s life.

I’m a pragmatic contextual ethicist with a spiritual sensibility, and I cannot be silent. I cannot pretend that I don’t understand the next step in this game. If you stop for a moment to think about it, what will be required next is blindingly obvious.

A dead woman.

The post goes on to explain, that much like runaway teens, it’ll matter who the dead woman is. Pretty, white, and probably a mom– it’ll take at least that to get people to understand that this affects everyone, even their own tribe. Abortion isn’t all welfare moms, you’re not just punishing sluts– this will affect everyone, even the most faithful and hopeful families.

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Game Group

May Games looking dicey

UPDATE: This weekend just doesn’t work and neither does the next one. On to June!

This weekend (Friday 18th, Saturday the 19th) looks tricky to schedule games– right now we’re looking at playing catch as catch can. Right now we’re up against Dad not returning from the funeral until Friday late or Saturday, Kev and Christian have soap box racing on Saturday, and Jennifer’s team has a ballgame at Grizzlies Stadium Saturday.

The following weekend (Friday the 25th), Jennifer and I are getting on a plane for Seattle that afternoon at 4 pm, so we’ll be out of town before evening rolls around.

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Game Group

Next Game: May 11th

Keep an eye on the Scream Sheets— the disappearance of the Troll Killers is news!

We’re off this week (lots of people heading out of town), but should be ready to resume next week. The characters have all come off their overhaul and are ready to hit the shadows again…

Update: I was wrong again; this weekend (May 4th) both Dad and Jennifer will be out of town. So we’re looking at resuming on May 11th. Sorry for misinforming everyone.

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Game Group

Next Game: Unsure

A close friend of the family, Bill, died on Sunday. The funeral is Friday, and we’ll be hosting out of town guests, so we won’t be available on Friday.

Does another day work this weekend? Saturday afternoon and Sunday should be OK for us.

Thanks.
Scott

Old message:Our runners are ready for the conclusion of the solar-tech story… doubtless we’ll be presented with medals and a parade. (Or not…)

Kev mentioned that we’d do some character tweaking after the resolution, now that people understand the system a little better. So if there’s anything that bothers you about your character– or if there’s anything else you’re thinking about adding, keep it in the back of your mind and we’ll get it on the character sheets Friday.

Anything else?

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Game Group

Next Game: Friday April 13th

We pick up the investigation of SolarTech and its missing Chief of Operations.

Anyone have a thought about how to find the guy? If we come up with a strategy before the session, we might get more game time and less fumbling for an idea time. Any ideas that are “just crazy enough that it might just work”?

Comment here, or in the wiki.

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Game Group

Off until April 6th

Last weekend’s Shadowrun went very well… beware the pink stinkers! We’re missing this week, as Dad’s going to be visiting Eric and helping Myles with his recovery. We’re back to the normal schedule next week.

Does anyone want to keep a log, or are we as happy without?

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Game Group

Next Game: Friday March 23rd

We got off to a solid start last week. Can everyone make it this week? (I still think I can, though I may be late…)

Idea: We should call back the Johnson and tell him that his plans are out of date. See if we can get a little more money for correcting them, and see if he wants to give us a few more “soda cans” to cover the new area. If he doesn’t pay, we won’t tell him about the secret tunnel– but if he does, we should, offhandedly mention it, and see if he’s interested in adding to the reward. (Or if it seems important to him…)

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Game Group

Next Game: Friday March 16th

Shadowrun on Friday… let’s kick some hoop. If you’ll have trouble making it, just let us know.

If you have any suggestions, thoughts. or want to work anything out before the session, let’s get scribbling or phone calling.

I’ve sketched out a background on the wiki— if you have notes you want to add, I know I’m interested.

Here’s a page with the changes from Shadowrun 2 to 3 highlighted.

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FATE Games Roleplaying

Recent roleplaying finds

On playing the Cleric: A good discussion about why people do and don’t enjoy it.
John Kim’s Spirit of Serenity: one and two (Spirit of the Century crossed with the Firefly universe, one shot.)
Dreamation interview w/ Vincent, a Sons of Kryos podcast.
Good Afraid guide and Actual Play. (Afraid is a horror sequel to Dogs in the Vineyard.)
New Horizon Q&A. (New Horizon is the first Spirit of the Century supplement, about people marginalized in traditional pulps.)
Roleplaying fun with kids. A thread I link to all the time.
James Wallis’s page
IPR’s retailer’s page