Hackers, Gamers, Awesome People

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First post of the year; a rather slow start, but I've been somewhat snowed under. I'm undertaking a massive review of the website and internal wiki at work, plus I have two major assignments due early next week for my MBA (marketing and information systems, god help me). In between all this I'm hanging out with the OpenBSD people as they engage in one of their famous hackathons. After that we're off to Wellington for Linux Conf 2010.

Another time killer has been getting the last issue of RPG Review for 2009 out. There are various reasons (including a dodgy provider of a laptop a/c adapter) but it's been released: RPG Review Issue 6 is a bit of a Glorantha special which includes, among other things, an interview with Greg Stafford. Also there's a pretty hefty retrospective review of Torg: Roleplaying The Possibility Wars.

Went to two small New Year's Eve gatherings on the night; one hosted by BarbaraK and the other by Paula. Both gatherings had fine conversation and it was a genuine pleasure to attend. Also, roadriverrail is an awesome person.

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[mr-figgy.livejournal.com]

All hail the hairy hosts of Torg!

[mr-orgue.livejournal.com]

When we played it, instead of a "theme song", one of us would shout out "TORG!" in a gutteral, dramatic voice. And then we'd begin.

TORG!

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Rather like how we started sessions of "Kill Puppies for Satan".

"My name is xyz and I KILL PUPPIES FOR SATAN!"

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

I must confeess, Kobolds Ate My Baby is something I have to get around to playing a few times. Or, as is my want, some combination of King Torg and the Gaunt Man.

And maybe Torg from Sluggy Freelance.