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  1. Firefly Chinese != Real Chinese by jiawen · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Firefly Marathon on SciFi, September 18th

    I think the only people who understood that Chinese were the scriptwriters... The Chinese in Firefly makes no sense. See my corrections and notes.

  2. More ideas on my webpage by jiawen · · Score: 1 · on Tabletop Gaming Over the 'Net?

    Most of the good apps have already been mentioned, and this thread is already days old, but you might still want to check out my webpage for other ideas.

  3. Re:Sounds interesting by jiawen · · Score: 1 · on Iron Heroes: A low magic tabletop game

    There are a lot of ways to find players (self-link, but a useful one). Just avail yourself of them. :)

  4. Actual RPGs online by jiawen · · Score: 1 · on D&D Online Stress Beta Begins
    CRPGs are great fun. I've played Morrowind far more than I probably should've. But CRPGs aren't really RPGs; you simply can't have the same kind of non-scripted, creative interaction with the gameworld that is possible in traditional RPGs.

    For those who want to play traditional RPGs but can't find players, I've listed a few ways to do so on my site. Included are several IRC or other chat-based systems to play actual RPGs online. Not as beautiful as some of the MMORPGs out there, but infinitely more freeform and open-ended.

  5. RPGs via IRC by jiawen · · Score: 1 · on Dungeons and Shadows
    While it doesn't completely eliminate the scheduling problems, there is playing via IRC. There are a half-dozen different programs out there for doing chat-based gaming. I've reviewed some of them on my site. Some of the apps are really quite good, with maps, miniatures, dice servers, PC and NPC records, etc.

    Playing via IRC is an especially good idea if you're stuck somewhere where you can't find players. It's not too far-fetched to have a game with two people in Australia, one in the UK and a GM in the US.

  6. Re:CGI Effects by jiawen · · Score: 1 · on New Battlestar Galactica Series Starts Tonight

    There's a nifty interview with a supervisor at Zoic Studios on Rendernode magazine, and a smaller interview with the CG supervisor.

    And it's all done with Lightwave 7.5... Now I have no excuse for not producing better stuff myself.