Then Came the Swedes
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So, thanks to friend Jim for sharing the news that people keep giving huge
amounts of money to get Tolkien licensing rights. This time it's the Swedes:
h...
Hailstones
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My 4 year old son and I were wondering about soccer ball sized hail today.
How much damage would a hail storm with size 5 soccer ball sized hail do?
Mich...
Graduation Gift
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Greetings from the unending rain-drenched Pacific Northwest.
Batgirl's youngest is graduating high school. Last night, she was awarded a
couple of awards...
Show & Tell (or not)
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The “show, don’t tell” discourse has come around again as it does, and this
time I have a little something to add. It’s been pointed out that this
isn’t an...
My First Book: The 15 Kittens
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My first book was “published” back in 1979 in Elementary school. At the
time, the school district was participating in a program where kids entered
a conte...
Announcement from Undead Labs
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Today we are excited to announce that the Undead Labs Studio Head and
Founder, Jeff Strain, is launching an exciting new initiative. As anyone
who has play...
Chase Scene Variations
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Chase scenes (like many other RPG situations) are easy to over-orchestrate.
If you find yourself planning where every pushcart and baby-toting mother
will...
The hardest post I've ever made
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After more than 10 years on LiveJournal, I'm closing up shop here. The new
Russian TOS make me deeply uncomfortable. I hate to leave behind the
history, th...
Truth and Meaning: I Am...
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As a Unitarian Universalist, I draw ethical and spiritual inspiration from
the wisdom of all religions. One gains an insight when studying comparative
rel...
Four Things
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I’m a bit confused, scared, flustered,and intimidated here. Bear with me,
all right?
For over the past few months (and in the next few as well), I’ve be...
Brainstorm: Lost Cities, Strange Treasures
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I'm in the mood to brainstorm something. Tell me of the cities of the
Southlands, Nuria-Natal, Nurambeki, Shebai, and Ishadia. Tell me of the
ruins in the ...
So Long Livejournal
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No, I'm not predicting doom for the site (though others seem to do that
weekly) ... I'm just saying that a while ago I moved my blogging over to my
website...
Jeff Grubb is an award-winning author, game designer, and world-builder with a host of credits. He is much calmer in real life. He can be reached here!