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Yeah, I remember the BG episode 33, where they had 33 minutes to rest before they had to hyperspace out again. The one from Stargate, IIRC, was where they had a disease that wasn't lethal until you went to sleep. If that's the one, it is a little different. Is it too late to say I know way...

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That's actually interesting -- I wonder what the real-world physics of that would look like? I know we're talking comic book hero, but if you took a conductor, dumped one end in liquid nitrogen, and applied a blow torch to the other, what would happen? Would it shatter? How would the energy...

Not as good as Light, but enjoyable. I liked the fact that I felt as though anything could happen, and I wasn't sure who might die. Unlike the other Stargate shows, death isn't something reserved for background mooks or very special episodes. There is probably a bald-on-bald smack down coming...

I wish...sadly, it was just a review of the TV Tropes links for Known Space, and seeing all of the references to various ingenious weapons. It got me thinking about a variety of different "neat" concepts, and wondering if there were concepts that I would find novel after a lifetime of reading...

I would have loved to have seen D20 Modern campaign guides for all of the old TSR setting -- Top Secret, Boot Hill, Gamma World, Gangbusters, Star Frontiers... Yes, we got hints here and there in the supplements that were produced, but I would have bought well-done hardcovers. I would like all...

Don't most games, like most television shows, handwave translation? That's what comprehend languages is meant to do in D&D. Communicating is such a basic daily activity, a lot of folks (at least in the U.S.) get frustrated when even simple messages are a challenge to get across. Players who...

I was thinking back on Niven's Known Space stories, and about some of the weapons described. He had flashlight lasers that could work as either a torch or a lightsaber. The Ringworld was protected by an x-ray laser made from focused solar flares. One superweapon fired bullets of pure...

You probably know more about the Ancients than most of the series characters.

You can also watch it free on SyFy.com.

Probably fun to play. Not so fun to read. YMMV.

What could you possibly need to kill that a hydrogen bomb by itself wouldn't?

Toilet paper.

How does that jive with the evolution of the genre out of wargaming? I mean, have you looked at the rules for Squad Leader, which came out in 1977? I remember those days myself, and D&D was always that complicated thing that geeks played. AD&D was one of the most complicated things out there...

I really like this aspect of the show. Eli is a self-conscious geek. Chloe feels useless. TJ wasn't even supposed to be there anymore, and she feels out of her depth without a doctor. Rush is alienated from the rest of the team and doesn't get the respect he thinks he deserves. Camile feels...

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Liked this one quite a bit. Spoilers ahead. Things I liked: 1) Chloe is gravitating to the handsome, protective guy in her time of vulnerability, which is totally believable. Everybody is focused on Eli, but don't forget the "intimate" scene from the pilot, the ramifications of which have...

Yep, that. I use BGTutu, but there is also an option to play BG and BG2 straight through. Note that you have to have both games installed, and I recommend a full install for both if you have the disk space. Runs fine on Vista with a little very minor tweaking. Only problem I've seen is an...

My first RPG book purchase was actually the old Traveller hardcover from GDW. That motivated me to buy the 1st edition AD&D hardcovers. :) I used to have an Atari 2600, but oddly enough didn't own Adventure. I think Raiders of the Lost Ark was the most RPGish game I owned -- and was also a...

That's different from IRL how?