Tag: PARANOIA
Robots of Unusual Size: Take # 1
I just finished reading Robots of Unusual Size. I guess that makes this a sort of review. I’d consider it more of a reaction by someone who has both gamemastered and written a fair amount of PARANOIA. RUS is a 33-page PDF adventure for the PARANOIA reboot – this is… Continue reading Robots of Unusual Size: Take
AUK Sector Masterplan
I saw this video by chance and it said one thing to me – especially as it started layering on weird and wonderful shapes in different colours. Assume an enclosed environment warmed by 100% efficient Natur-o-Lite-Light™ systems and take it from there. You have a fully formed sector or nine ready… Continue reading AUK Sector Masterplan
PARANOIA and Netcon 17
I did an interview for Netcon 17, a Spanish virtual convention. For a little while I discuss how I got involved in writing for PARANOIA in the early Noughties. You can still find the official record of The Toothpaste Disaster embedded in Allen Varney‘s web site. A thoroughly entertaining experience… Continue reading PARANOIA and Netcon 17
PARANOIA Architecture
The Esther Koplowitz Foundation for children with Cerebral Palsy occupies a 1950s building in south-west Madrid. The architects of Hans Abaton met the challenge of extending the existing building in a particularly colourful way. For the mind tuned to dystopian role-playing, it looks like a thoroughly modern approach to multi-clearance… Continue reading PARANOIA Architecture
PARANOIA Legacy
PARANOIA as a skin for Legacy, which is a version of the Apocalypse Engine. Discuss. Or not. Probably not. Legacy is a game of post-apocalypse storytelling with shared and playbook-based mechanics for actions – like Apocalypse World. However, Legacy extends the vision to turn the game into a generational story.… Continue reading PARANOIA Legacy