Month: February 2014

Living in another world, not far away

February 27, 2014 Brody No Comments

This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in February 2014:

I live less than three miles up the Durham Freeway from where police say a man accidentally shot a baby with a gun stashed in the pocket of his hooded sweatshirt on Wednesday morning.

The only thing that’s liable to go off in one of my pockets is my phone, pinging as yet another Words with Friends challenge arrives.

That usually doesn’t hurt anything but my ego.

So why in the world would Arin Tavon Futrell pack a gun in his pocket while standing on the porch of his girlfriend’s house on Macon Street?

What was he thinking?

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

Making my own headaches – and curing them

February 27, 2014 Brody 2 Comments

As the discussion about empire management in Dominion has evolved in the past few days, one thing has become abundantly clear to me: I don’t have time, energy or patience to wrangle rules for PCs vs. NPCs in the empire system. Dominion wasn’t meant to pit players against NPC-controlled empires – although that has, on…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

The way home…

February 24, 2014 Brody No Comments

A one-way exit has been added to Comorro leading to the Galaxy Galleria, for idle players who show up eventually and need a way off the dead Yaralu. Thanks to Xanya and Mikage for the suggestion!

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Gig changes ahead

February 15, 2014 Brody No Comments

Here’s the plan for gigs as part of the upcoming crafting revamp: Rather than a broad assortment of specialty-based gigs with varying requirements, components and payouts, we’re going to shift to skill-based gigs that require 150 SP and payout a uniform amount of 1,650 credits per gig. We’re continuing to hash out changes for item…