The interstellar democracy is on the cusp of collapsing into a totalitarian dictatorship, and members of the LORDS party are all too eager to place themselves at the head of the new regime which they will bring about by promises of efficiency in government.  One man has proof of the plans of those involved, but [...]

Just why are we here instead of nothing at all? Why is beer so common in all cultures associated with Womynity? Why are there electrons instead of cartrons? The last one is easy I realized as I stared into my four or is it seventh cup? Cartrons would crash into each other and annihilate a [...]

Noise from the alley, a tuneless whistling jerks you awake in your stolen cot in the basement where you had been driven by pursuing police mini-copters. Opening your eyes hopefully, you see by the pink floor through the doorway that this is no nightmare. Just two or was it three days ago, you were a [...]

In a previous article I introduced the concept for his series, in which I will consider books I have read and how to adapt them for use in games.  The first of these books has fallen into place somewhat randomly, as it was the book I had just finished reading when the idea was presented.  [...]

Chapter the First Waking up, you open your eyes, and get to your feet. The rose-tinted concrete sidewalk under your feet parallels the blue line that borders the black asphalt road upon which three roller-balled mini-cars wheel silently. They seem to be electric cars, but perhaps not. The fluorescent green-yellow stop signs at the corner [...]

Not so long ago I received a box of assorted books from a friend.  I appreciate the contributions to my literary education; I find I lack the knowledge not only of the important authors but sometimes of which are the important ones.  Yet as I devoured the gift, I wondered, and did so outloud on [...]

Some interesting books…  Cordelia’s Honor by Lois McMasters Bujold is two books…Shards of Honor and Barrayar. Its set in the Miles Vorkosigan space opera universe. A number of her MV books I’ve reread three times. One of her books made me laugh out loud and cry in the same book. St. Valentine’s Night by Father [...]

A critique of the replacement theory of time travel The replacement theory of time travel was developed by Mark Joseph Young to sort out various anomalies appearing in time travel stories. It is described in detail on his website Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies and illustrated by logical reconstructions of many complicated movie [...]

The author is known for, among other things, his web site Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies, and its exposition and defense of the Replacement Theory of time travel.  In this article he explores the possibility of an alternate theory of time.  The article is presented here at Gaming Outpost for comment and discussion, [...]

I have of late been ignoring the role playing theory discussions on the Web.  This is not because I chose to leave them but that they left me–the places where I was participating shut down those parts of their discussions and recommended that those interested in continuing the discussion do so in other places.  My [...]