This is a transcript of a telephone conversation held between Mr. Cottonworthy and myself a few weeks ago. I thought about editing it down, but then, liked the natural flow of the conversation, and felt edits would just make the whole thing feel artificial. So, here it is, in all its raw glory.

Every time I start thinking Rifts is getting better, they put out a weak product that makes me wonder why I even bother.

If youre looking for lists of keen powers and stuff, youll have to wait until next week. But I promise I WILL deliver. That said, Ill admit it. Im an equipment goob.

A look at the newest miniature game from Dream Pod 9. Gear Krieg is a tabletop miniatures wargame set in an alternate World War Two in which pulp superscience is the dominant force on the battlefield.

This review was voted second place in the Wicked Press sponsored “Orkworld Sucks Review Contest.”

This piece of fiction was one of the entries to the Deadlands: Hell On Earth contest.

This short fiction piece was submitted in conjunction with the Unknown Green Armies of the Delta contest, which we ran in conjuntion with Atlas Games. [contains some strong language]

“The first thing they taught me in sewing class, John,” Bonnie tells me, “is this. You can have something cheap, now, or pretty. Pick two.” Jenny and I both laughed. I’d heard that before, but the way Bonnie said it stuck in my head. And, from that moment on, those words became The Bonnie Principle, a verity that you can apply to just about anything in life.

Amber. The one True World, of which all other worlds are but Shadows. Shining. Eternal. And deadly. Ambercon. The one True Amber DRPG convention. Of which all other Ambercons are but Shadows. Or are they?

The Grimoire brings the spell tally for the GURPS system to well over 800 spells. If you’re looking for a catalog of spells or a catalog of ideas, this supplement will deliver. It isn’t that you couldn’t create this yourself — it’s that SJG has taken the trouble to do it for you. And the sections on Radiation magic and sympathetic constructs are not to be missed.