Gateway 2016 is now in the can! Man I’m tired, thought I would get some extra time by staying at the hotel this time around, but all it did was give me incentive to try and accomplish more than what is deemed safe and healthy. The Happy Jack’s live RPG podcast probably should’ve killed me. Well at least the drinks … Read More
Psst, Wanna Know a Secret? – The Real Spirit of 77 Bands Revealed!
In the core rules of Spirit of 77, each Role features specialized artwork and usually a gimmick page that references the Role preceding it (for instance, the sweet fight poster between El Fantasmo and Bigfoot in honor of the Tough Guy role.) On page 91, you can see the “Buy Ten 8-Tracks for $1” ad that started everyone’s recollection back … Read More
New Stuff from the Web About Spirit of 77
We found all sorts of stuff online recently about Spirit of 77, and all of them are great! One of Us – Randy Plays Games! – Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 Happy Jack’s RPG Podcast – Don’t know how we missed sending you this, considering the Happy Jacks folks are our friends. In this specific podcast, Dave ran the … Read More
NecronomiZOMBIEcon! – Just Another Game About Cthulhu and Zombies
I tend to have a weird sense of humor, which probably surprises no one. When walking through the Dealer’s Hangar at GenCon last year, I noticed a trend that one out of every three games being advertised either had zombies or Cthulhu. Superheroes fighting Cthulhu, superheroes fighting zombies. Pathfinder with Cthulhu. OR zombies. Spaceship battles against Cthulhu… And zombies. So … Read More
I Got Nothing – When Leonard Nimoy Sings
Players surprise me continually, but not always through wacky antics. Sometimes it by pulling something out of themselves that they have never shown the rest of their gaming table, whether it’s a character concept or decision or sometimes a hidden talent no one knew about. I was introducing a group of people to Spirit of 77 through the use of … Read More
A Letter From the Mailbag!
“Hey Monkeys! My wife joined us in playing Spirit of 77 , and I couldn’t be prouder of the name she chose for her character, a Vigilante from Humble Beginnings looking for Justice: Harvest Gould. I blogged about Harvey here, and included some pics of the original Kohler flyers for that most date-specific of yellows which inspired her name, and which … Read More
I Got Nothing – Gemini Rising
If you’ve been a fan of Spirit of 77 for a while, chances are you’ve played our free adventure, Cruise Ship of the Damned. If you haven’t, we highly recommend it – the premise is a celebrity cruise ship that’s plagued by what appears to be a zombie outbreak (there’s more to it than that, but for the sake of … Read More
Dave’s on the GM Briefing!
If you’re a fan of game-related podcasts, you may be a frequent listener of Happy Jack’s Broadcast (and if you’re not, you really should be). Both Bob and Dave have been featured on the show from time to time, but in addition to the beer-driven game talk, its host Stu also does an additional series about GM tips and skills … Read More
I Got Nothing -The Story About Chekov’s Pants
Every so often, Players do something that defy expectation and catch me off-guard. Doesn’t happen often, but when it does it’s a doozy. Careful, there may be spoilers in this. Kind of. Sort of. In play writing, it’s called Chekov’s Gun – if you introduce a gun in the first act, someone needs to fire it in the third … Read More
Spirit of 77 at Gamestorm 18!
The Spirit of 77 Guys are headed to Gamestorm 18 in Vancouver, WA! Not only will they be on hand for several Q&A panels, they’ve got some games planned for the occasion: Friday March 18, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM – Cruise Ship of the Damned Saturday March 19, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM – Wrath of Cons Saturday March … Read More