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My mother was from Georgia, and so I find this news a little troubling.

It seems that our history is being eroded one thing at a time. Originally the Georgia State Flag was meant to hearken back to the British flag. Then it became associated with the Confederate flag. But the crossed blue stripes with white stars on an orange field wasn't even the flag of the Confederacy. In fact the offical confederate flag looked a lot like the US Flag. Red and White Stripes and white stars on a blue field. They called it the Star and Bars or Bonnie Bllue Flag. Untill the movie era most people knew what the real confederate flag looked like. It seems that movie directors thought it looked too much like an American flag in movies and replaced it with a lesser used flag from the war. It was orange and very distinctive compared to the US flag so it became a movie standard. Historically you were more likely to see a flag like the new Georgia State flag flown by the South during the war.
Now I like the new Georgia flag, but it seems a shame to change our history because people don't fully understand it.

So Georgia ditched the know confederate battle flag for the less well know (now anyway) Stars and Bars.

Eureka the Mad Scientist RPG needs your help. Mr. Ehlers and I are writing this tiny beast and need you to help flesh out the rules and generally try to break the game.

If your interested ask us to tell you more.

Jeffe

Hey its the 21'st century Everybody else is just doing plain text reviews. You guys get books and products straight from the manufacturers. Could we ask if photos or excerpts can be used in the review if they dont give away any serious mechanics...?

Just brainstorming...
Jeffe

Did you get them?  one was for Traveller and the other for Gurps.

Have you ever had a great character? One you could really sink your teeth into. I did for Hero Games Champions RPG.  His name was John Lee "Havoc".

I havent played Havoc in almost 10 years, but I have checked up on him from time to time. He wasn't what you would call a straight arrow but all the best compelling comic book hero's walk that narrow line. Batman would have called him a criminal, Spidey might not have. Havoc was from time to time an art thief, a ninja, and a patron of the Arts. Originally he started as the ward and assistant to a Seattle Billionaire James Winterthorne inheriting the fortune after a horrible accident car killed his mentor and put him in traction for a year. Later John discovered that the accident had actually been a murder. It turned out that Winterthone's buisness rivel Charlie Fong cut the brake lines to Winterthorns limo and for good measure had poisoned the Winterthornes Chauffer.  The discovery  addled Havocs mind a little. Since the law wasn't on his side Havoc decided to take it into his own hands. Outwardly John Lee became affable and suave. Throwing sophisticated parties and acting like a billionare playboy Havoc fooled his opponent and threw the Fong's off guard. In private Havoc was born. Dressed all in black and armed with sleep gas grenades, and plastic explosives Havoc broke into Fongs mansion and stole his most precious possessions one by one leaving a small playing card after each robbery. Then quietly Havoc began to attack Fong's buisnesses one by one. Fong now in debt to the Mob began to panic and he put a price of 100 million dollars on Havoc's head.

At the same time, the Pantheon, a coaltion of powerful gods decided to hold a contest to see which god would reign over the next century of mortals. Each chose a champion and arranged a sort of Battle Royale between them. Havoc's patron god turned out to be Loki who futher unbalanced Havoc to assure his victory. Now paranoid because of the Fongs Havoc had taken to carrying tremendous amounts of plastic explosive and for the first time he started to carry guns. In a battle with Kiloir the Dolphin Havoc won by blowing his opponent sky high.
His next fights were meticulously planned out and won by shear trickery. Finally in the final battle he took on Raging Stallion (a super powered boxer) and the Fongs Bounty Hunters at the same time. Badly hurt but Victorious Havoc slinked away to recover. Loki now became the Avatar of the next century and Chaos erupted.
And thats when I retired him.  
I've tried to ressurect him in other games but no system felt right after champions. Thats why I have to get that game again. One of these days Havoc and I will dice again.

Jeffe

I'm just not sure I get it.

So we know what your reading at the beach, but what about when you get really serious? What books do gamers pick up when they want to expand their minds?

Currently Im reading John Steinbeck translation of the Mallory Text of Le Morte De Arthur ,Entitled "the Acts of King Arthur and his noble knights." Im also reading a book about Journalism During WWII.

Does anyone have this? If so is it worth buying. Iwant to do a Champions game and I was wondering if Hero 5 was as good as Hero 4.

-Jeffe