Moe Lane's Blog, page 39
July 9, 2025
Working on the Fermi Resolution Worldbook adventure!
Had a body doubling session today. For those unfamiliar what happens there is that a bunch of creators hang out on a video call and actually get work done, because we’ve got each other to keep ourselves honest. It works a lot better than you’d think it would. Anyway, I got a bunch done on the Fermi Resolution Worldbook adventure:
Not seen: about eight hundred more words. Game writing isn’t like book writing, because I have to establish a situation, not a narrative. Or something like that. Anyway, it was helpful.
July 8, 2025
I apologize in advance.
The top tier is $14.99. That gets you the whole first edition. I think.
Fanatical has Twilight 2000, for some reason. https://t.co/8AGL1N8x8O
— MattBlackwell (@MattBlackwell) July 9, 2025
…Dear GOD.
‘Louie Louie.’
Louie Louie, The Kingsmen
#commissionearned
The GURPS 4e Essentials Bundle of Holding.
This is not a bad deal for the PDFs. I more or less consider GURPS moribund at this point, and that’s a shame, but I still put characters together as a centering exercise. Maybe they’ll sell it to somebody willing to develop the game again…
07/08/2025 Snippet, BRAVING THE MALSTORM.
Need to do more show, not tell.
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They woke me up at a horribly cold hour, but I didn’t fuss about it. I’m used to working with humans. If you can’t get your head around the idea that they can function at temperatures that would make you want to curl up into a ball, you probably shouldn’t work with them too closely.
I also had the advantage that my God thinks that hot drinks are perfectly fine. I was practically wrapped around the coffee jug on the trip to the train station. Which was the other reason why I wasn’t fussing. The chance to take a real, honest-to-Hershey steam-powered train was an excellent reason to go out into the cold.
On the other hand… “This isn’t exactly inconspicuous, is it?” I asked Ezekiel as our coach trundled up to the station. “The trains aren’t running that often, even now. People will pay attention to the passengers.”
“Let them,” he told me. “The colonel and I make this trip regularly. Professor Thackeray is officially at the conference, just like you are. Alas, she came down with a bad case of food poisoning after last night’s banquet, and will end up missing the whole thing.”
Thackeray (Melissa, by now) looked up from her book, and smiled. Her glamour was military-level; her newly red hair and paler skin looked perfectly normal. Even her scent signature was subtly different. “Every woman has her weakness. Mine is Ensenada abalone. It is such a shame they don’t always travel north well.”
‘Whatever Happened to In Nomine? RPG History – Angels & Demons.’
I have quibbles, but I’m not going to be That Guy. This is a good survey of In Nomine. I still miss writing new stuff for it.
The THUNDERBOLTS Honest Trailers.
Honest Trailers graded THUNDERBOLTS the way I did: good flick that didn’t get traction. I actually think it’ll get a sequel at some point, if only because it wasn’t bad and people will eventually notice that. But I might be wrong. It’s safe to bet that I am, in fact. I concede that.
So, I was asked elsewhere about my musical tastes.
…I know, right? Anybody reading this knows that’s like asking me what my favorite snowflake in a blizzard is. Anyway, this is a drop-in-the-bucket list of music that shows up on my For You YouTube mix, and/or stuff I put up manually when I’m writing.
LoFi Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdkWalk off the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9PEibgWOqZ-1I1JdxRmr6gSHEENA: https://www.youtube.com/@noracatsmileOK GO: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC194cPvPaGJjhJBEGwG6vxgDa Vinci’s Notebook: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOG09t3-GwefMVGI_MOD1QFlogging Molly: https://www.youtube.com/@FloggingMollyBandWeird Al: https://www.youtube.com/@alyankovicBill McClintock: https://www.youtube.com/@BillMcClintockMashups2 Cellos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyjuFsbclXyntSRMBAILzbwJuly 7, 2025
‘Carrot Juice is Murder.’
Carrot Juice is Murder, The Arrogant Worms
#commissionearned
The Try-Hard AFTERBURN trailer.
I mean, AFTERBURN is trying very hard. A bit too hard. I want to like it, but I’m not quite there yet.
