Not sure why, but my post on the movie Independence Day has, in the last week, climbed to my third second most popular post ever. Did not see that one coming. Digging in a bit, it would appear that the inclusion of the term Area 51 had a lot to do with it, since that seems…
There’s an interesting discussion going on over at the SJG Forums about parrying unarmed attacks with weapons. It’s interesting for a bunch of reasons. GURPS Martial Arts has a bit to say on this subject, mostly in the text box appropriately titled Harsh Realism for Unarmed Fighters. GURPS Basic Set throws down on p. B376 and…
Headed over to the local science fiction convention today, with my wife (sportin’ a Dr Who T-Shirt) and my daughter, dressed credibly as Supergirl. (Pix later). Me? No costume’s to speak of in this genre, which is lame. I will rectify this next year. I hope to at least hit the panel on Game Design,…