Tag: Two Hour Wargames

  • The Meat Grinder – Part 1

    The Meat Grinder – Part 1

    Introduction to a New Project Most of the time I play one-off games. I have the attention span of a gnat and it is often hard to play several games linked together into a campaign. The two exceptions have been when writing the Pearl’s Plight story and when writing the 5150 No Limits: The Cool…

  • Star Punk Dreams – Part 5

    Star Punk Dreams – Part 5

    “A basic rule of thumb about hackers is that we live to peek at things that others have hidden, it’s our nature.” Laughing Man, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex They wasted no time in taking care of Charlene, especially after her employer agreed to cover the costs.  While she was in the surgery,…

  • Star Punk Dreams, Part 4

    Star Punk Dreams, Part 4

    “The pain in the index finger of his right hand was especially strong.  This didn’t make any sense – his index finger was the cheapest cybernetic finger available, and had never included nerve features like the ability to feel pain.”  – Junichi Fujisaku, “Double Targets” Yin took a sip of bottled water and then poured…

  • Star Punk Dreams – Part 3

    Star Punk Dreams – Part 3

    “She didn’t see that first bullet, but it must have hit a wire or something, coming through, because the lights came on.  She did see the second one, or anyway the hole it blew in the leather-grain plastic.  Something inside her stopped, learning this about bullets: that one second there isn’t any hole, the next…

  • Star Punk Dreams – Part 2

    Star Punk Dreams – Part 2

    “Everybody’s looking for something, some of them want to use you; some of them want to get used by you…” – Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams. Corporations, much like governments, tend to neglect their infrastructure.  Heating and air conditioning systems, power plants, shipping and receiving docks, and building maintenance were all such points that could be exploited. …

  • Civil War Reaches Nica

    Civil War Reaches Nica

    A gust of cold wind rippled through the formations of women arrayed before the gate. “She must not pass! No matter what happens on the field, she must not pass.” shouted Celeste, Queen on Nica, High Queen of the Valkae. She still used the title of “High Queen” even though her hegemony of the Valkae…