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Of course, no product reigns forever. But. Warcraft was around for a long time (20 years?) before they turned it into WoW. That transformation, and the timing of it just as Everquest was fading, kept Warcraft alive and even launched it to unimagined heights. Blizzard has shown innovation (and a...

I don't know that the game needs constant brick and mortar retail presence, at least in the form we've grown used to. Think about WoW. You've got the starter disk boxes and prepaid reload cards, that's about it (not counting themed swag that doesnt really affect the game, but keeps the brand...

Well, it was just an aside comment, not related to the topic, but I doubt the "zombies" cared much about one of their peers going missing. Aside from being a plot device, there's no reason for them to make suicidal assaults on his lab when dinner is wandering the streets.

I like to think of Lego as a genuine reason to have kids :lol:

For a glimpse into the mindset of people who are preparing for the collapse of society, as they see it, and myriad links to related sites that might provide inspiration, just google "survivalism". http://survivalblog.com/ is a good starting point, without a lot of the politics and racism that...

Indy would be a lot easier to make an rpg out of than Transformers though, especially considering that they already did the Pulp Heros minigame for D20 Modern in Dungeon/Polyhedron a few years back. Re-fluff and expand that a bit, throw in some kewl screencaptures from the movie, voila. One...

I missed the documentary, have to catch it on a rerun one of these days, but I think the movie I am Legend had a few nice sneak peeks into what a post apoc big city might look like a couple years later. Deer and other animals running around, weeds growing up everywhere, etc. Made me wonder...

I've used a scenario involving terror attacks that result in a economic and social collapse and a full "grid down" technological failure. The result is pretty low on the mutants and radiation zones, etc, but has a general Mad Max meets The Postman feel.

Thanks for the apology. Not a big deal I suppose, was just a little surprised to see it after being gone for quite a while.

So, I was using google to search the archives for something I posted here years ago, which I found. But I stumbled on this: http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=3330255&postcount=96 Personal attacks are ok if you're running the show? I haven't posted here or bothered any of the staff in...

While it might not help in actually naming specific pieces of hardware, I find the internet Jargon File extremely handy for coming up with techie sounding babble for my NPCs to use in speech, documents, etc. http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/ Warning, it's a pretty big file, those on dial-up...

36. Overtime Sports "Where sporting goods go into extra innings!" Shout the tv and radio spots for this new shop, located in what was just recently the burned out shell of an old five and dime discount store. The owner, "Big Jim" Saunders, opened the store after retiring from a short and...

35. Ling's Fortune Cookie Ling's is typical of your strip mall Chinese take out restaurants, offering a variety of decent szechuan dishes, fried rice and sodas at dirt cheap prices. Nestled between a neighborhood video rental store and a small martial arts school, Ling's is open from 10 am to...

34. Laundro-Magic In parts of town where apartments or college dorms are plentiful, it's hard not to find a run down but well patronized laundromat, such as Laundro-Magic. Currently operated by Robert "Bobby" Taylor, a retired schoolteacher, the place has changed owners at least a dozen times...

The Spycraft book does, in fact, discuss various Spy genres and has tips on running games in each. The material is a bit brief, but it's there, and as Bobitron suggests, it's rather easy to just tone down the gadgetry.

If you're looking for something to just organize your npc stats so they're handy during the game, check out http://www.thegamemechanics.com There you'll find the free Initiative Cards download ( http://www.thegamemechanics.com/freebies/TGM_Initiative_Cards_Modern.zip ) Besides their intended...