Short Blurb on each character

  A wealthy space faring socialite walks in to a saloon. Sounds like the setup to a terrible joke, but no, I found Blaze playing cards with a Huckster down in Topeka Kansas in the SWADE Universe. He ingratiated himself in with the locals, simultaneously offending them with his flowery speech and buying their adoration with his easily spent coin.   Brian's Note: I only played Traveller once, a one shot with the Dead Games Society at a local Board Game Cafe. I decided I wanted to play, so after hemming and hawing I went with Mongoose Traveller. I am a little disappointed I couldn't die during character creation, but at least I am massively in debt with a fancy yacht.

  The consternation and Confusion I came across in the Forgotten Realms was quite unforgettable. Imagine, a Mech Pilot arguing with a Gnome about stabling his Mech. What was even stranger, was the Mech was acting as if it was a person itself. Has this Universe imbued the Jenner with life? Or was this some trick of my mind. Am I right in returning Jannsen and his Jenner back to his own Universe?   Brians Note: This game goes way back for me. I never actually played, but I remember in the 80s my mother bringing me to her Friends house, and they had a Battletech set up in the Basement. Then the cartoon came out, and a Friend bought this book. I had to make a new character sheet, and to make my life easier I used Alpha Strike rules for the mech. I think they fit nicely together.

  A sense of DejaVu came over me, as I found Joe playing Sax at the XYZ Piano Bar in the Talsorian Universe. I had been here before, back when these worlds were just letters on a page, dice games on paper. Joe could really play the Sax though, the crowd loved him. I thought about leaving him, but what havoc would his deep personal demons wreak on the Night City? Had his Loa Spirit come with him?   Brian's Note - I have some experience with Deadlands/Savage Worlds, but not from actual play. The character generation wasn't too bad at all. I used Deadlands Noir from the Setting, but just went ahead and used SWADE for the system. They are so close together, it seemed to work just fine with minimal adjustments. I think the Rumours are true. I think Joe sold his soul to play that Sax. Maybe someday I will play him and find out. Might be a good story for a one shot; Joe hires some players to buy his soul back.

  One week, that is all it took for Arianna to build a crew in New Orleans. She used her Charm to disarm the criminal underworld, and her ruthless intelligence to take it as her own. I found her in a gallery house in Esplanade Ridge, waiting for me. She said she knew I would be around, and was ready to leave. Apparently while she enjoyed the underworld in the NOIR Universe, she wasn't as thrilled with the Voodoo and Patent Scientists that came with it.   Brian's Note: Gangbusters B/X. I haven't made any women characters, so this is my first in this series. As its based on the old 1e Idea, I stuck to rolled dice for the stats. Gangbusters is a little too lite, I think, for a book. The character sheet left a lot to be desired, so I created a new one for it.

  Dante, what a wreck. The Winninger Universe is a dark place, and it churns out dark heroes. Dante is a hero, he is trying to do the right thing, but his creation is seeped in cynicism and it affects everything he does. I found him in the Pelgrane Universe, in a dark movie theater. The audience was frozen in place, as a creature stood in front of the screen. Standing in his seat, shouting at the monster, is none other then Dante. His sanity was wiped in his "birthing"; his dedicated belief in Nihilism confuses Tsathoggua. It is the first time I have heard of an Old One retreating from an insanity IT didn't understand.   Brian's Notes: Ray Winninger's Underground 2021. I picked this book up because I liked the background, and I like non d20 games. I have to say making a character wasn't that fun. The Charts are not where you need them, so you constantly bounce back and forth between chapters. They don't do a great job explaining what a goal is. What constitutes a GOOD skill? Dunno. So I just kind wung it. Maybe that is the point of the system. The "School Grade" dice system was very confusing at first, but once I understood how that worked, it was better. I would still plan on running this as a One Shot when the world re-opens.

  Fraug Martine stared at me with his eyes. I expected them to be cold, dead, like most Mid Level Corporates at the end of a career. But his were alive, vibrant. He sat on a terrace in front of the famous Palais de la Porte Dorée in Paris Nouveau. His hands waved as he spoke at length in Cityspeak, where what he said with his body was as important as what he said with his mouth. His employer had provided him with an Upgraded Personality. It would help him connect to his customers better. But it was cracked, his real personality was coming out. He was suffering Nightmares of his time on the streets in the old gang. The Fate Universe was no place for Fraug, the intrigue and politicking. He was grateful for a lift home.   Brian's Note - Sprawl Goons Upgraded & Booster Pack - I actually bought this one by accident. Its on Drivethru, and its super simple. Its from the same Publisher who does "Augmented Reality" and "Remote Control", so I thought I was getting a random character generator. Nope, its a full mini game. Creating Fraug Martine was fun; and honestly I feel like I have more backstory interest in him then any of the others so far.

  Baddiwad Cheena loosely translates to Bad Girl. While she is rough around the edges, and won't step down from trouble, I don't think shes bad. She just doesn't take shit. I found her on Planet Luthien, dining alongside Yori Kurita. She carried herself differently, she was with people did not judge her, and she fit in. I may have made a mistake, but I left her. Her future in the Fasaverse seems better then her own.   Brian's Notes - Carbon 2185 - I ran Carbon 2185, and I think I didn't run it right. I expected Dungeons and Dragons, wanted Cyberpunk 2020, and just didn't do a great job. I think my preference for non-d20 games hindered my ability to run it. I also had it be a very depressing, stomped on storyline with burned out depressing NPCs.

  I found the Professor regaling an off-duty Militech Security Force in a Noodle Shop. There eyes were starting to glaze over, caught in the Professors Charismatic gaze. His learned discourse on the Cryptographical Influence of Elder God's on Demonic Possession filled them with a sense of dread, but his tweed coat and impeccable speech over-rode there common sense. I let him finish his Fish and Chips before collecting him, but as we left I felt a darkness in the CPRed Universe. It was the first time I noticed it, but as these PC's traveled to new Universes, they left a little of that universe behind. Who knows what fresh dreads would appear in this world?   Brian's Notes - The Laundry - I picked it up on the Premise that its a Basic Role Playing system, and its similar to Cthulhu. I have to say, I don't really enjoy Cthulhuian (sp?) Stories, so I don't know why I enjoy running Cthulhu based games so much, but I do. This is a Must play for me. And I have to see about taking these books out from the Library.

  That didn't turn out great. Somehow, Father Bertrum ended up on The Core Earth in the WEG Universe. Thats not even the worse part. He ended up in the Cyberpapacy Cosm! Its a mess now. I picked up Bertrum, but there is now a new Religion taking root, and a whole new Inquisition created in response. Hopefuly this little eddy in the Space Time Continuum doesn't cause too much trouble long term.   Brian's Note - Deadlands: Weird West edition - Nothing much to say, I already did a Savage Worlds character before.

  In normal, every day situations, Trevor is an exceptionally trained and reasonable man. Thanks to an encounter with a Vessel that existed only due to Hypergeometry and a crew of Deep Ones, he has some issues with inhuman beings. And guess where Trevor found himself the night of the Arasaka Incident? On the gosh darn Gamma World. Do you know how many nightmare inducing creatures LIVE in the Gamma World? Tons. Most of just "normal" every day folks. I found Trevor Hayes holed up in an Abandoned relic of a factory. He hadn't slept in days, as nearby was a village of very pleasant Squidpeople. They were apparently Worshipping Hayes as the God spoken of in their Prophecies. He mistook there signing as the sounds of people being tortured, he took there strange seafoods as warnings. His radio was silent, he knew there would be no backup. He was planning on a lost ditch Cavalry Charge, but luckily I arrived in time and prevented an unnecessary massacre.   Brian's Notes - Delta Green - I really like Delta Green. Its a relatively simple system, but gives a lot of deep/complex feeling. I even have my wife playing, and she has zero interest in most games.

  I found Trassk in the year 2021. A world where Cynicism became reality. Where washed up soldiers played super-hero when their Government forgot them. Trassk thought that these Humans would be weak, easy pickings. He discovered his error, but instead of being afraid, was elated. For Trassk, hunting had new meaning: Strength through Experience. The harder he fought, the harder he worked, the more the force would grow inside him.   Brian's Notes - D20 Starwars Revised - I wanted to enjoy this, but I feel like it was a money grab. The classes were boring, the gear and proficiencies for weapons? Terrible. I had to create a Force using Alien that rides horses and shoots a bow and error. Thats not what I want to play Star Wars. I want Space Battles! Lightsabers! Blasters! Now, you can point out that Chirrut Îmwe had a staff... but he was a monk. Not a Jedi. And Rogue One was a great movie. So it doesn't count.