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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/world/middleeast/20iran.html?hp I knew this would happen.

National Novel Writing Month is almost upon us. A mad dash to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I'm resolved to do it this time, having failed the last three times. Anyone else?

The description for a Jedi mission that BringmetheHorizon and I are currently signed up for. At this point, we're looking for some opposition. It can be either NPC'd or player characters - Hutt allied characters would be ideal, but really this is open to interpretation; any character with...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gb_fsKObiTI2Quwargw4snaBhKuAD9AMKI8O0 This man fought the Malthusian theory, and won. Rest in peace.

The desert planet Tatooine was a desolate place indeed. In all his travels through the Outer Rim, Rowan had never encountered such an empty world. The sandblasted rock and the windswept dunes melded together in an endless expanse of brown. The twin suns, circling high before, gave the sand a...

The ship, a modified freighter used for transport by the Order, hurtled through space. Around it, the twisting, chromatic vortex of hyperspace swirled. Her engines beat a dull rhythm, filling the ship with a low thrum. The rush of compressed air through filters, the hiss of coolant boiling off...

~Rowan Antares~ 38 Jedi Knight "He who serves others, masters himself." Have you ever felt the weight of destiny? I was born under it, thirty-seven years ago. It was a destiny not ordained by the Force but by family. My home-world, Anaxes, is a place bound by tradition, honor and service. It is...

Alright then, since don't know where all of you stand as far as experience is concerned, lets start off with some basics. From Brandon Rhea's Guide to Role-Playing: Unlike, say, a Dungeons and Dragons role-play, this site tends to be driven by narrative rather than combat. That is not to say...

All this EU-bashing has got me in the mood to start up something positive. For all the ilk, there is some good. What was your favorite moment?

The mountains of the Dragons' Teeth were true to their namesake, precipices that thrust suddenly upward, almost out of eyesight, tearing into the gray of the northern skies. Without fail, they were blanketed with snow and buffeted by constant icy gales. It was no wonder, Braegor told himself...

From the thread on American Presidents. I maintain that Marxism in its many forms is an off-shoot of socialism that advocates and demands violence for efficacy. Also: However, for the sake of argument, let me make the hypothetical concession that Marxism is not inherently violent. How then...

In reading the debate over Guantanamo, there seemed to be a lot of question about where the apparent hatred of many terrorist groups originates. As it happens, I recently wrote a short essay on that question. I thought I'd post it, for your consideration, in the hopes that it would spark a more...

THE COREWARD SOLDIER—The premier dataprint for coreward service-beings all throughout Republic space. EVERYDAY HEROES: DANNETH TARN By Cora Shaltir "I thought it would be impossible to find an everyday hero to top last week’s exciting interview with Major Clyyrg’rah, stationed in an...

Where do you people find pictures of your characters? Because, for the love of god, I cannot ever find anything remotely science-fictiony that looks any good! Also, if you link me to a bunch of porn sites, I shall be cross.

“Mister Lawke, you’re dying…” The words were hollow, disconnected, as if from a poor quality holo-transmission coming from the other end of the galaxy. Daegon Lawke had been sitting on the examination table for nearly a minute since his personal physician spoke those words—to him, it felt like...

GENERAL INFORMATION: Name: Daegon Lawke. Faction: Alaskan Union Rank: Special Adviser to Van Tien (In progress) Species: Arkanian. Age: Sixty-five Standard Years. Gender: Male. SHIP: The Noble Prospect is a Kauti designed Resilient-class executive star-yacht. With a highly automated control...

Have your experiences in the Role-play universe, Star Wars or otherwise, significantly impacted your writing style?

The dragon was stirring at last, his head was turned west, but his tail was dipped in the Yellow Sea, and who knew what ripples that tail would make? If there was one certain rule to politics in the far-east, it was surely this: when China mobilized, so did everyone else. For Lee Dae-Hyun...

Capital: Seoul Government: Federal Republic. Head of State: President—Lee Dae-Hyun. Population: 49,852,156. Economy: Widely known as the “Miracle on the Han”, South Korea is often looked at as the seminal example of stunning economic growth in a once less-developed country. Emerging from...

Ok, let's be frank. It's a heated subject on...well, on every level. Try to keep it professional if you can, and remember, there ARE two sides to every argument. Like Socrates, we argue to come to a better understanding of our world. Very simply: What do you think about the current Iraq war...