Strange Aeons: Three Unusual Times & Places (Call of Cthulhu Horror Roleplaying) [Paperback]

Lucya Szachnowski (Author), Gary O'Connell (Author), Michael LaBossiere (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Chaosium Inc. (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568820313
• ISBN-13: 978-1568820316
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,470,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I'm a guy from Maine who went to school in Ohio and ended up as a philosophy professor in Florida. Writing about myself in the third person really creeps me out, so I'm writing this in an autobiographical style.

By disposition and profession , I am a philosopher. I suspect it began when I was a child. According to my parents, I was constantly asking questions-even more so than usual. I also loved reading at an early age-so much so that if I was bad (which was, of course, almost never) my punishment was that I could not read before going to sleep. I was also rather fond of mud puddles and apparently ruined my first nice pants by sitting in one. I am still drawn to books and puddles.

Professionally I am a philosophy professor at Florida A&M University. I started teaching there in the Fall of 1993 and greatly enjoy my choice of careers. I teach a wide variety of classes that range from Aesthetics (theories of art and beauty) to Theory of Knowledge.

Naturally, I do a great deal of writing. My first philosophy book, What Don't You Know? hit the shelves in the spring of 2008. I also have various academic publications but I will not bore you with them here.

In addition to my love of wisdom, I have a great love of running. I started running at the age of fifteen. I tried out for the basketball team, but sucked badly. The coach told me that the track team had to take anyone and suggested that I become a runner. It was a great choice. I ran in high school and then ran in college. I got rather good-I was All Conference in my Junior and Senior years. I'm still an avid runner and a member of the Gulf Winds Track Club.

I also enjoy the martial arts, specifically tae kwon do. I started training in grad school at Ohio State and still practice today. I enjoy the physical and mental training. Plus, hitting a punching bag is a great way to burn off stress. That makes it possible to survive meetings.

I started gaming (Dungeons & Dragons) when I was 15. I fell in love with the idea of creating worlds and stories and ended up writing professionally for several game companies starting in 1989. I still game as hobby and do some professional writing on the side. People do occasionally point out that writing philosophy and writing for games is rather similar.

I am very fond of animals and have a hyper husky named Isis. Isis and I are regular visitors to the San Luis Dog Park. She's well known there-I'm just the guy who brings her to see her friends and fans.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as Strange as the Title Suggests, April 27, 2000

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This review is from: Strange Aeons: Three Unusual Times & Places (Call of Cthulhu Horror Roleplaying) (Paperback)

Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu role-playing game is undoubtedly one of the most popular and enjoyable role-playing games to date. Strange Aeons, a guide for various storylines for the game, is not exactly the best example of a guidebook for the game. It is a good adventure if you are a relatively new ST/DM/Keeper, but if you really wish to have an adventure in these settings, I would suggest going on your own with a little bit of background information. The information in Strange Aeons is incomplete, and has very little detail.