The perils of gaming in Canada:
PCs: (Running) Bear! Bear!
GM: (Looking at his notes) There's no bear in this module.
PCs: No really - Bear! Bear!
GM glances up to see a bear charging out of the woods.
Gaming Down Under
John Mack's site Role-Playing Games: Theory and Practice is for gamers looking deeper into their hobby, seeing it as an artform as much as a hobby. The Australian site takes roleplaying and uses it to explore questions of censorship, violence, eroticism- not the usual cup of gaming tea.
Gaming Over There
Melisant is the homepage of Jessica Tiffin, a student at the University of Cape Town. She's also a devoted gamer who enjoys designing regional LARP storylines possibly more than working on her doctoral thesis. The page includes a link to a wonderful glossary:
Anecdotes :Roleplaying stories guaranteed to be of interest to 5% of the population. To be avoided, especially at prizegivings. See YHTBT and Big Banana.
Big Banana:Trollball club used (very successfully!) to limit anecdotes at prizegivings. See Trollball, Anecdote, YHTBT.
Trollball! :A live action rolesport using inflatable weapons and much silliness. A gonzo mutation of gridiron football, the aim of Trollball is to place the living portion of a trollkin over the goal line. No impaling weapons on the field please. Based on Greg Stafford's original RuneQuest game.
YHTBT:You Had To Be There. The reason why anecdotes should be banned at prizegivings.
New on the Net
Azrael Online premiered June 2, 1999. Freelance adventurer and Editor-In-Chief Allen Divers created a site for the card game community, with articles on strategy, deck design and even a price guide. The first issue screams 'Phantom Menace' from every link. New issues are released on the first Wednesday of each month.
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