Breaking news, Doug is not only social, he willingly enters a sushi place!

Great fun with Steve Jackson (of Steve Jackson Games) last night at Goemon. I tried mightily to restrain my geek, but it slipped. Luckily, he's a geek as well, and we had some fun industry chat. I have been officially encouraged to check the SJG wishlist and write again. Since I had my teeth in, am am still dealing with odd problems eating, and have never been a fan of sushi, I had to settle for drinking a large bottle of Kirin Ichiban.

As I said, fun night, but I was six kinds of dead by the time we wandered out. But I did get a picture!

Dirtying up the Third Imperium

One of my major complaints about the Third Imperium is it reads like a children's history book. Loyal nobles work cheerfully for the betterment of all, the Navy patrols and fights with no hint of political ambition, worlds as far apart as the US is from Saudi Arabia in terms of culture peacefully co-exist. It's pretty much bilge. Where's the greed and ambition? where's Baron Edmund Blackadder, scheming to gain the ducal seat from under the nose of the current inbred moron who holds it? With a little creative re-writing, we can make the Imperium a far more interesting, and adventure worthy place.

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So, there you go. a much dirtier view of the Civil War and the Regency. Brimming with adventure and campaign possibilities. Comments?