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Dave Nalle
David F. Nalle (March 19, 1959 – February 13, 2021) was an American political writer, game author and type designer. He was active in the early history of the development of the internet. Nalle was at one time Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus, a group that promotes libertarianism within the Republican Party, Senior Politics Editor at ''Blogcritics'' online magazine, and was the CEO of Scriptorium Fonts. Biography Dave Nalle's parents were American diplomat David Nalle and Margaret Shumaker Nalle. Due to his father's diplomatic postings, Dave Nalle spent his formative years overseas in Syria, Iran, Jordan, England and the Soviet Union and traveled in the Middle East and Central Asia. During this time, he received his primary and middle school education from British and American schools. During his teens, the family lived in Washington, D.C., where he attended high school at St. Albans School. After moving to Texas in 1982, Nalle earned two graduate degrees at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Two-party system, two major parties, it emerged as the main rival of the then-dominant Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists opposing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery in the United States, slavery into U.S. territories. It rapidly gained support in the Northern United States, North, drawing in former Whig Party (United States), Whigs and Free Soil Party, Free Soilers. Abraham Lincoln's 1860 United States presidential election, election in 1860 led to the secession of Southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. Under Lincoln and a Republican-controlled Congress, the party led efforts to preserve th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quest For The Grail
Quest for the Grail is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) by Horizon Games and Stone Ring in 1995. Publication history The game was released in with two editions: * the ''Preview Edition'', which consisted of 126 cards; * and the ''Limited Edition'' that was released in December 1995 and consisted of 280 cards. An expansion set named ''Knights of the Isle'', based on Scottish and Irish elements, was scheduled for release in April 1996. Delayed, the 135-card set was then planned for release in October 1996 in 14-card booster packs each containing 2 rare cards. Gameplay This CCG is based on Arthurian legend, with elements of Monty Python (although it preceded the ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' CCG released in June 1996.) Each player divides their cards into two decks: * The Court deck contains Kings, Knights, Rewards, Events, Domains, and Companions. * The Quest Deck has missions and encounters To complete a quest, each player deploys Knights and Kings to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character Role Playing
''Character Role Playing'' is a 1981 fantasy role-playing game supplement published by Ragnarok Enterprises. Contents ''Character Role Playing'' is a play aid that provides information on how to role play fantasy characters creatively. Reception Ronald Pehr reviewed ''Character Role Playing'' in ''The Space Gamer'' No. 49. Pehr commented that "Experienced role players don't need ''Character Role Playing'', others won't buy it. Get it for new FRPG players (who don't yet worship the dice), if you can convince them to read and heed." Reviews *''Pegasus Pegasus (; ) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus was the brother of Chrysaor, both born from Medusa's blood w ...'' #8 (July/Aug., 1982)https://archive.org/details/pegasus-08/page/76/mode/2up References {{Rpg-stub Fantasy role-playing game supplements Role-playing game supplements introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantheon (gods)
A pantheon is the particular set of all gods of any individual polytheistic religion, mythology, or tradition. Etymology The word, ''pantheon'', derives from Greek πάνθεον ''pantheon'', literally "(a temple) of all gods", "of or common to all gods" from πᾶν ''pan-'' "all" and θεός ''theos'' "god". Examples Some well-known historical polytheistic pantheons include the Sumerian gods and the Egyptian gods, and the classical-attested pantheon which includes the ancient Greek religion and Roman religion. Post-classical polytheistic religions include Norse Æsir and Vanir, the Yoruba Orisha, the Aztec gods, and many others. Interpretations A pantheon of gods is a common element of polytheistic societies. A society's pantheon can be considered an aspiring self-reflection of that society: In the modern vernacular, most historical polytheistic religions are referred to as "mythology". Evolution of pantheons Scholars such as Jaan Puhvel, J. P. Mallory, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Challenge Tomorrow
''To Challenge Tomorrow'' is a multi-genre role-playing game published by Ragnarok Enterprises in 1983 that can be adapted to any setting or time period. Reviews were mixed, with some reviewers saying there were some good concepts, while others found too many issues with the rules. Description ''To Challenge Tomorrow'' is a universal system for historical, contemporary, or future settings. The rules are general, using a skill-based system, with skill scores heavily modified by a character's basic statistics. Character generation is done by distributing a pool of points between four main attributes, which then generates a number of secondary characteristics. Players complete the character by adding a number of skills from a long list. The boxed set consists of three books: * "Past, Present & Future SF & Historical Rules" (32 pages), with rules for character creation, skills, psychic skills, and combat; * "Worlds of Adventure" (32 pages), which describes twelve time periods, from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
