Mailanka's Musings

Probably one of the most neglected elements of storycraft is that of theme .  People love to talk about characters, settings and plots, but ...

Ages ago, Erik Moll complained that this "Monday Night Group" didn't want to play Houses of the Blooded while he very much wan...

I got into gaming because I wanted to play. Unfortunately, most GMs (when they're 11 to 14) sucked, so I ended up grabbing the books and...

Pyramid #34: Alternate GURPS includes a fantastic article on converting GURPS Spaceships into a sort of GURPS Vehicles replacement.  Additio...

I know I haven't been around much.  I've felt strangely about my blog for the past while now.  I keep meaning to get back, to write...

The inestimable Kenneth Hite has an interview wherein he discusses how to research for a historical game, and the benefits of such game.  I ...

I've resolved to get somewhere with my Viennese Vampire game, so I picked up History Lesson again.  Rather than going back at a predicta...