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Imagine, if you will, you know someone named Shearjashub Bourne… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearjashub_Bourne And a few hundred miles away, there’s a Shearjashub Bourn. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearjashub_Bourn Odder still, both of these guys were involved in early American...

There’s a lot of books and websites out there dealing with names, mundane and exotic. I have more than a few. While my interests in writing fiction and playing RPGs were the spark for my interest in names, this Paul Dickson book threw a LOT of fuel on the fire...

FWIW, I know a dude named Thor. And I’ve met a few fellas named Jesus here in Texas.

I think there was a bit about that in a Pratchett novel. Some little quip about how the seven warriors in the bar weren’t really given names like “Bloodhammer” and the like by their parents. As I recall, the dwarves being addressed reacted sheepishly embarrassed.

Tell me you live in Middle Earth without telling me you live in Middle Earth.

Mod Note: Unfortunately, your post ventures into politics at this point. Try to avoid that in the future, please.

I damn near pooped in one of my own hats today. Literally. I have a BB cap from Guitars 4 Vets, a charity I like, and it has a Velcro sizing strap. Unbeknownst to me, some of the Velcro had latched onto my t-shirt hem right over my butt as I was lounging on my bed. As I went to use the...

Mod Note: @FitzTheRuke @Clint_L Y’all are kinda stinking up the joint with your interactions. Can we dial back the rhetoric? Perhaps even disengage from each other for a bit?

Well, they made Liberty ships out of concrete, so yes, they could make stone boats…with the right stone, properly reshaped, of course.

Chris King has been killed. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rapper-chris-king-friend-justin-211347078.html

Terry Anderson has died. https://www.yahoo.com/news/terry-anderson-ap-reporter-held-211444971.html

Fracking may have been involved.

Dave McCarty has died...

Stephanie Sparks has died. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/stephanie-sparks-longtime-host-golf-213846641.html

My best ever job as a GM was in a supers game set in 1900 as imagined by HG Wells, Jules Verne, etc.- essentially, I used the Space: 1889 setting and expanded it. The heroes were all agents of an agency called G.A.I.A., with jurisdiction on Earth, Mars, Venus & the Moon. Besides 100% player...

That’s me right now, after my dinner at a favorite Tex-Mex place, having eaten corn chips & salsa, a beef taco, and cheese enchiladas in corn tortillas topped with con carne, a side of beans, and poaching some of Mom’s onions from her shrimp fajitas. (I’m mildly allergic to corn…)

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As I recall, that particular character- Pax- was created during or shortly after Iron Man was going through the Armor Wars storyline. So yeah, that was a consideration.😎 In addition to being “user-unfriendly”, Pax had a shtick that was a departure from the usual PAG designs: he was tough and...

A variation on tales told in many cultures, faiths, and even modern fiction : Some believe The Game is a test of worthiness. Others think it’s merely for the entertainment of powerful beings.

Mod Note: This thread got moderator attention on pg1 and pg4 because it is trying to negotiate a path between generally permitted topics (RPGs) and generally prohibited topics (RW religions). …and it keeps failing. I’m giving this thread one last chance. Stay on topic. Avoid getting into...