William Gibson’s Sprawl Trilogy focuses on the techno-spiritual relationship between humanity and artificial intelligences (AIs). This book explores this relationship in the context of... More > possession: demonic possession in the case of Neuromancer, and spirit possession, or "trance states" in general, in Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. The first chapter examines the human-technology relationship in Neuromancer as wholly negative, with the AIs' invasive acts associated with demonic possession. The second chapter examines the relationship between humanity and technology in Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive as ambiguous. Possession in Neuromancer reflects Gibson’s belief that technology can be dangerous, but ultimately the changing attitude toward possession in the trilogy suggests that the human-AI relationship could result in a mutually beneficial symbiosis – even if possession cannot be viewed as a completely positive phenomenon.< Less
This book describes methods to collaborate with community members to design a physical environment that promotes community growth and creativity. It includes methods to develop and maintain such... More > centers and to better community interactions.< Less
The 21st century business cannot reorganize for collaborative innovation in a physical environment designed for 19th or 20th century business practices. Based on years of experience designing and... More > using collaborative environments, the authors offer the principles they have developed to create business environments that serve the human mind, body and spirit—and facilitate collaboration and creativity. Readers are asked not to copy the principles outlined in the book but to use these principles and critical appraisal of more than 300 photos to create enduring design principles to inform their own practices or use of their office environments. Environment Matters: THE Secret Ingredient for Innovation is a thoughtful and valuable look at a dimension of facilitating collaboration and innovation that is overlooked in standard business books.< Less
The 21st century business cannot reorganize for collaborative innovation in a physical environment designed for 19th or 20th century business practices. Based on years of experience designing and... More > using collaborative environments, the authors offer the principles they have developed to create business environments that serve the human mind, body and spirit—and facilitate collaboration and creativity. Readers are asked not to copy the principles outlined in the book but to use these principles and critical appraisal of more than 300 photos to create enduring design principles to inform their own practices or use of their office environments. Environment Matters: THE Secret Ingredient for Innovation is a thoughtful and valuable look at a dimension of facilitating collaboration and innovation that is overlooked in standard business books.< Less
This book describes methods to collaborate with community members to design a physical environment that promotes community growth and creativity. It includes methods to develop and maintain such... More > centers and to better community interactions.< Less
Francesca is the baron's lonely daughter, consigned to the dungeon where she is at the mercy of the depraved William, a beast in human form. After corrupting her, he tells her she will bear his demon... More > son, the twelfth of thirteen children.
Desperate, terrified of the evil within her, she sets out to learn all that she can. She meets a friar who has disturbing news - a prophecy written in a dead language that tells of these thirteen sons and a dark sexual frenzy that will destroy all mortal life. His dire prophecy predicts disaster will follow the birth she fears.
Bound together by chance, the two innocents travel across the land to gather the holy weapons and secret knowledge they will need to keep the prophecy from being fulfilled. With enemies everywhere they only have each other, and must wage an impossible battle against the evil sexual tide.
In a realm under such dire threat, can they use sex, pleasure and submission to find salvation?
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What drives your character? Why risk life and limb in the God forsaken ruins and wastelands of The Mutant Epoch? In issue 4 we offer 50 goals and obsessions to motivate your post apocalyptic... More > character, and much more.
EM-4 includes articles on how many adversaries a GM should throw at PCs, dice rolling methods to speed up game pace, creating handouts along with links to a heap of free sheets, the bonus offer method of character generation, more NPCs, wicked relics: Grenade Mat and Laser tipped bullets, plus three freaky creatures: the Waste Grazer, Pus Worm and Hackoid. Articles on the causes of PA factional warfare, agreed upon rendezvous, making coffee for Mel Gibson, and a new skill: Acrobatics, round out this content rich publication. Get it in PDF or print today
Excavator Monthly is the official magazine for The Mutant Epoch milieu, covering the TME RPG, fiction, art and more. Not using the Outland System? No worries, there is a ton here that any post apocalyptic GM can utilize.< Less
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