Starting Equipment Packages
It’s a very popular trope in gaming. What sort of possession does your potential hero or adventure find in his collection of items to start his or her career of adventure? Veteran roleplayers may...
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Some coffee fans get grim delight in Starbucks woes
(Reuters) One coffee drinker’s bad news is another coffee drinker’s good news, it seems. Financial woes at Starbucks Corp., which is planning to close 600 underperforming U.S. stores, is evoking glee and little sympathy...
New Yorkers ‘stalk’ victims in city-wide game
Wei-Ming Kao approaches a heavily guarded truck in a secluded parking lot in an industrial area of New York to pick up his orders — to “stalk” and “kill” his target. But all is...
Power implant aims to run on body heat
(New Scientist) Life-saving medical implants like pacemakers and defibrillators face a big drawback: their batteries eventually run out. So every few years, patients need surgery to have the batteries replaced. Now a company in...
Holy Halloween, Batman!
A long time friend, now working for DC Comics in New York. He’s the zombie on the far left. Cafe Arcane takes no responsibility for loss of brains, sentience or mobility for those choosing...
