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Wow… that last entry was really negative. I’ve since removed it form the role players community, but I’m keeping it here, for personal reference.
Let me say… I do like to game, and the majority of folks I’ve gamed with haven’t fallen into the irritating/weirdo categories prior. There are a lot of perfectly sane, grounded, friendly and clean folks that don’t dress up like Dracula all the time that like to get together and play.
But… there’s one person in every crowd… Sometimes I wonder what ‘one in every crowd’ role I fill. I think it depends on the crowd. Depending on said crowd, I become the designated-
Asexual Older Brother/Crying Shoulder… Heck.. for a time (and to some folks still) I’m of that persona here.
Hippie – See above
Voice of Reason – *snort-laugh*… Oh, man..
Tech Reference Guide – Usually by folks with *no* computer knowledge.
Trivia Reference Guide – I do know a lot of weirdo stuff. Feel free to ask me anything about Zeppelins, World War One, Comic Books or Primate Psychology
Babysitter (I like this gig.. one I haven’t had in a while. “Scotto! I was wondering if you’d like to come over for dinner, and have a pile of fun playing candyland or reading a story to kids who love you to death?” Heck… that just rocks)
thoughts about gaming
There are some things I *do not* miss about gaming.
Gamers, as a whole, can be a loathsome lot. (Much like the rest of humanity, you might say….if you’re a cynic…) First off, I’m not a ‘serious’ gamer. I see it as an excuse to get together with folks of a like mind, and over junk food and good times, tell a good story, and maybe stage a little combat on a hex-map, involving miniatures and a nifty prop or two. I can comfortably skip a week of gaming, and go to a movie, play cards or do some other social thing instead. I’m not hard-core.
That said, let me break down ‘the gamers that bug me’.
1. They wrecked Monty Python for me. (And almost, the princess bride) Pure and simple. I’d never seen holy grail. I’d heard every pesky, probably originally witty line of the film a dozen dozen (that’s 144 for you counting at home. a gross) times before ever seeing it on film. the result? Something that’s supposedly very funny is reflected on by me as passable, but no great shakes. Honestly, I think Life of Brian is a far better film.
2. There’s no question that there’s a sort of “dork aura” that surrounds some gamers and turns them into spasming little social retards. We’ve all had the occasional discussion about why this is, exactly, and what causes it. I don’t think you can fully codify it, though. It’s more like there’s a whole bunch of different personality traits, no single one of which is necessarily offensive on its own, but in certain combinations they cause this regression into infantilism.
3. Personal hygiene. Bathe Regularly, please?
Memories of con folk –
I run into my first Smelly in the dealers’ room today. He lumbers around the corner as I’m passing the WotC castle – morbidly obese, covered with a slick of sweat, an expression on his face like he’s just suffered a massive head injury and is now watching the great unknown come to him out of the lighted tunnel. One second after I pass him, his wake hits me, and I literally retch. Right there in the middle of a crowd of people, I lean against the wall and make a horrible face. It was embarrassing but completely unintentional – I just couldn’t help it.
Poor hygiene is the perennial Con joke, of course – How do you get a bunch of gamers to agree on something? Threaten them with soap. But actually I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the nonodorous nature of the crowds. This guy made up for all I’d missed. Someone like that can’t be explained away by mere social ineptitude; I would not be surprised to learn that Mr. Stinky is to some degree or another mentally ill. You just can’t get like that without some fundamental disconnect between yourself and the rest of the world. I’ve hung out with homeless people who smelled better than that.
I’ve gamed with some folk that really had a sickening funk about them. it was so bad, I used it as a valid reason to quit, and later, to check to see if I was to enter a new group… If I can smell a person’s reek, I’d just as soon go home and read a nice book inside my own fragrance, thanks.
4. Rules Lawyers. I don’t mean people who can quote rules from the air, or take time to look ’em up. Those folks are generally very helpful. I’m referring to folks that dance and debate around a rule-set to make an event go their way. (and usually go another way in a similar situation for the enemy). That’s not fun, that’s just annoying.
5. Folks who take the whole thing Waaaaay too seriously. I’ve had players in my group *Flip out*upon finding out that someone else’s character had died.
Ok, Time out. another description for Role-playing games is ‘cooperative storytelling’. It’s a story. That’s it. I can understand enjoying a role… but come on. Do you threaten breakdown when a character in your favorite book dies? It’s a valid plot point… see Romeo & juliet, or countless other tales of folks dying heroically or romantically. This is a game. The weirdest thing to me about this is they often also fall into a very strong reality haze. see the following.
6. (almost 5b) Folks who Identify maybe a little *too* much with the role. Ok, Now some folks are method actors. I’m not. These are the folks that allow personal reality to slip focus, to varying degrees of badness.
Example – If you’re a graceless, nonathletic fumblethumbs afraid of butterflies… (gosh, I’m glad she doesn’t read this journal), it’s perfectly natural to want to play a pantherlike, limber, master thief and assassin (as another side note… why do girls *love* to play master thieves and assassins so much? Dang!) Coming to the game dressed as the part… well, for me, since it’s not a larp, I think it’s interesting, but a little weird. Same person plays the same sort of character for a long time in assorted games….and starts buying her own presskit. No… I’m sorry, young lady. (At the time, I think she was 33? Well older than my 27) . You’re not a ninja/master of sorcery/acrobat. you play one in a game. Bragging that you can fade into another reality space doesn’t make you cool… it makes you at the least… Comical. at the worst, delusional.
even my buddy Dan is not exempt from this… although I prefer to hope that he did it as a joke rather than something else… Crossing the street holding his arms up to stop cars, and exclaiming “Nothing an stop MAN OF IRON!!!” Always gave me the heebie-geebies. I rarely chastised him for it at the time, because the once or twice that I did seemed to amuse him, and egg him on more. (I know he reads my journal here sometimes…I wonder what he’ll say to me about my bringing it up )
What do you folks think? What do you especially like/dislike about gaming? Can someone explain to me why the reality and socially impaired gravitate to the hobby, and cause so much bad press and bad playtime for the rest of us?
tonight’s supper tape… I didn’t get much reading done.
“I am mighty! I have a glow you cannot see. I have a heart as big as the moon, as warm as bathwater. We’re superheroes, man! We don’t have time to be charming! The boots of evil were made for walking. We’re watching the big picture, friend. We know the score. We are a public service, not glamour boys! Not captains of industry! Not makers of things! Keep your vulgar moneys. We are a justice sandwich, no toppings necessary! Living rooms of America, do you catch my drift? Do you…dig?”
the tick, red dwarf, batman (adam west), and the twisted tales of Felix the cat.
Did I mention that I love having unmarked tapes lying around? It’s like the Scotto Channel. All stuff I liked enough to record, and promptly forgot about.
This evening’s Fare was (with tasty ramen & sweet peas), with a side of mandrin orange arizona tea –
Batman/Green Hornet Team up.
red dwarf – (Back to Reality: The crew of Red Dwarf discover an abandoned space ship on an ocean bed but suddenly the salvage operation doesn’t sound quite so sexy when they realise all of the occupants of the vessel committed suicide. Attack by a gigantic sea monster makes escape the favorite option. )
twisted tales of felix – star trek spoof, clean the planet… amazing art! (reminds me of blackie. 🙂 )
Tick vs the Aztecs. (the first appearace of Speak!)
A fine evening’s entertainment. mighty fine. I’m sort of happy I’ve been without cable for so long! I discovered I have 735 npcs in my database… more than I’ll ever, ever play. I alphabetized them, numbered them, and will make a nice searchable DB of them over time, just so the gamer community at large can enjoy… my net-book contribution.
I wonder how many folks will play my pcs? I know that miniMAX was picked up by a pbem, as was nexus and green lantern ’67 (greenpeace). The vast majority of the NPC’s are adaptations of comics chars… I think I have 4 or 5 versions of the fantastic four, for example. different capabilities, point levels, or systems. Mostly Champions and GURPS.
speaking of multi-genre gaming…D&D clue? Bilbo, in the orc cavern, with the vorpal blade… I sort of like it.
By the way… welcome back,
I’m turning in. I’m going to read a bit, and dream of my sweetheart in her purple jammies.
Good Night… follow the trundling Scotto-pod to his preferred habitat… the nightchamber. Pleasant dreams to all you meat people, plasma folk, and fellow pods.
jack in the box writeup, in hero- astro city.
JACK-IN-THE-BOX
Continue reading jack in the box writeup, in hero- astro city.
Slept in..
Derek had a job interview come up, so we didn’t get together today… instead, after seeing my sweetie off for the day (the dear has the mixed blessing of going to a 4 year old ‘s birthday party after a night of drunken debauchery with me…she loves the tot to pieces, but the time schedule could be better.) I dove back into bead, and reabsorbed the missing few hours of sleep I bypassed last night/this morning. Spent a good part of the time there not sleeping, but just resting… stroking newt, and trying to figure out what I want to do for my latest writing project. My brain’s been teetering back to days of when I was playing champions lately… so I think it’ll lean to something like ‘unbreakable’.. extraordinary person in an unusual situation.
I *still* have to mail out goodies to folks. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, in that respect. It’s been weeks, now… I will send the stuff out.. my window of opportunity is a small one each week to get to the post office while they’re open… I have Saturday and that’s it. I think what I’ll have to do is find some day to get up early and go to the PO before work, as I can’t seem to get things shipped out on the weekend effectively. Worst comes to worst, it’ll get sent out Saturday, with my horrible tardiness.
I think I’ll keep putting up my LJ cut posts of old characters, just for personal storage… I never really had them all in one place before.
Owen Ng (CHIMP)
miniMAX’s DNPC
| Points | Powers | END |
| 12 | 1d6 HKA: bite (Total 2d6); Range: 0; Versus: PD; Reduced Penetration: -¼ (15) | 1 |
| 6 | +10 PRE; Affects Figured: No; Limited Power: only while threatening: -¼; Limited Power: create fear only: -½ (10) | |
| -4 | Running (-2″, 4″, NC: 8″); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×2, +0 (-4) | 1 |
| -2 | Swimming (-2″, 0″, NC: 0″); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×2, +0 (-2) | 1 |
| 18 | 3d6 Entangle: Splooge-pistol (DEF 3); Range: 300; Entangle Damage: Entangle and Target Both Take Damage, +¼; Special Effect: Sticky-goop; Charges: 3, -1¼; OAF: -1; Sticky: +½; Personal Immunity: +¼ (60) | 0 |
| 30 | Total Powers | |
| 7 | Acrobatics | 14- |
| 5 | Breakfall | 13- |
| 7 | Climbing | 14- |
| 3 | Scientist | |
| 2 | Science: Robotics | 12- |
| 2 | Science: Nanotechnology | 12- |
| 2 | Science: Mathematics | 12- |
| 2 | Science: Biochemistry | 12- |
| 2 | Science: Subatomic Physics | 12- |
| 3 | Computer Programming | 12- |
| 1 | Forensic Medicine | 8- |
| 3 | Inventor | 12- |
| 3 | Paramedic | 12- |
| 3 | Gambling | 11- |
| 3 | Professional Skill: Research Scientist | 12- |
| 1 | Small Ground Vehicles | |
| 3 | Systems Operation | 12- |
| 2 | Knowledge Skill (American Sign Language | 11- |
| 1 | Pistols | |
| 55 | Total Skills, Talents, Perks |
| Value | Characteristic | Points |
| 18 | STR | 8 |
| 15 | DEX | 15 |
| 15 | CON | 10 |
| 9 | BODY | -2 |
| 13 | INT | 3 |
| 10 | EGO | 0 |
| 10/20 | PRE | 0 |
| 10 | COM | 0 |
| 4 | PD | 0 |
| 4 | ED | 1 |
| 3 | SPD | 5 |
| 7 | REC | 0 |
| 30 | END | 0 |
| 26 | STUN | 0 |
| Total | 40 |
| 50+ | Disadvantages |
| 10 | Distinctive Features: Chimp!; Concealability: Concealable, 10; Reaction: Noticed and Recognizable, +0 |
| 8 | Watched: Vanguard (8-); Capabilities: More Powerful, 15; Non-combat Influence: Extensive, +5; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Actions: Only Watching, ×½; Punishment: Mild, -5 |
| 8 | Berserk: Held, entangled, trapped (11-, 11-, Enraged Only); Circumstances: Uncommon, +5 |
| 10 | Phys. Lim.: Nearsighted (wears glasses) (Frequently, Slightly) |
| 15 | Reputation: It’s that Monkey-Guy! (14-) |
| 10 | Vulnerability: Chemical (Tear Gas, Pepper Spray) (2× STUN); Attack: Uncommon, +5 |
| 15 | Psych. Lim.: Will Not Kill (Uncommon, Total) |
| 76 | Total Disadvantages |
| COSTS: | Char. | Powers | Total | Total | Disadv. | Base | ||||
| 40 | + | 85 | = | 125 | 126 | = | 76 | + | 50 |
| OCV | DCV | ECV | Mental Def. | PD/rPD | ED/rED | Phases |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4/0 | 4/0 | 4, 8, 12 |
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miniMAX – Scotto’s PC
egame- 1999, live – 1996
prize for showing that meta-abilities can exist in plant life. (Sadly, the
experiment was lost after the fern in question found a suitable ‘host’ to
control, and fly it to somewhere in South America. The pilot returned with no
memory of the incident.) At twelve, he and his younger brother (six at the time)
inexplicably stopped a bank robbery by blinding the robber with Fire
extinguisher spray & locking him in the vault. Events like those happen to Will
on a regular basis… this is not to say regular things don’t happen to him, but
it seems that oddities are more frequent with him around. He’s a product o f a
boy’s club style family. (His mother died when he was 13, leaving behind a very
busy father, and a younger brother.) Will thrived when he took on the household
responsibilites, acting as cook & maintenance for the family, as well as tutor
and confidant to his younger brother. Aside from the occasional peanut-butter
omelette (Which younger brother August enjoys eating…), Will did a great job
keeping the family together and maintaining excellent grades at school.
Excelling in science, Will got a scholarship to U Penn, and later was recruited
by Sabretech to pursue his theory about loosening the bonds surrounding matter
(Desolidification) surrounding matter to allow for safe, unhindered movement
from place to place. Cars never need crash, police need never be shot, and
freight trains could fit dozens of cargo cars overlapping in the space of just
one. The procedure involved a chemical bath of the object, and subjecting it to
a ‘phase-altering’ radiation. Unfortunately this experiment never came to
fruition, as on the fifth day of testing, the laboratory building suffered some
sort of electrical surge, exploding the containment tank, and dousing visiting
brother August, a lab Chimpanzee and Will with an upsettingly large amount of
the chemical. After a quick trip to the emergency room, and showing no ill
effects, both of them began exhibiting a high level of control over the
molecules in their own body. The chimp somehow gained a much higher intelligence
as well. (One guess is the Neurons of his brain formed new connections and
‘jumpers’ as a result of the accident. INT. of about 13-15), and communicates
via a hand powered voice box on his chest. (acts as Will’s Lab assistant, now.)
Will, by extending or contracting the distance between his atomic structure can
shrink to a small, physically dense man of about 4 inches tall and grow to a
powerful giant of nearly 3 or four stories. August’s abilities are not similar
to Will’s, he can bridge seemingly empty gaps in space with a thought. August
has since gone to boarding school to learn to control his abilities. Shortly
after the accident, Will left Sabretech (and destroyed the notes he had
there) when it was revealed that the lab was making weapons for a terrorist
group. Hired by Vanguard he and the ape (Who has taken the name Owen, and under
sentient beasts law, exists as a citizen) continue work in subatomic physics and
molecular biology there. Eventually Sabretech came looking for him, to take
notes back, and to have him build weaponry for them. He refused, and instead
decided to take the law into his own hands to destroy the lab. Donning a costume
and building a few items that would help in the attack, Will (as miniMAX)
infiltrated the lab’s complex, made sure no people were there, and laid waste to
the computer & written weaponry information. No longer safe at Vanguard’s labs
in Hershey, Will and Owen transferred to the ABE area branch within the last 3-4
days. After getting a taste of pummeling bad guys, Will has decided to devote a
serious portion of his time tracking down the baddies, and seeing to it that
they get picked up by the rightful authorities. (Once fully trained, he hopes to
send for his brother, and work as a team. That, and he misses the little
booger.) A side effect of his molecular shifting ablitites, Will takes more
damage from electro-magnetic attacks.
bent. (I don’t imagine the shrinking would make the papers as much, except that
he seems to manage to leave the scene very quickly, and he does wear a silver
jetpack lately.) Other things known would be he used to appear in Hershey, but
is now in ABE, is known to put protecting innocents in front of capturing
criminals… has medical skills to some degree. Apparently has a flippant but
friendly attitude to non-violent types and authorities, and is seemingly appaled
by violent folk.
engages in regular workouts. Sandy-brown hair, cut short for comfort, low
maintenance style. Eyes are blue. If I had to pick a look, I’d go with Gil
Kane’s Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) about 1965 or so. Think Johnny Weismeuller
without the stupid look on his face. In costume, he wears a Blue & black
jumpsuit (akin to a S.H.E.I.L.D. uniform, with black knee-boots, long Black
gloves & a black riot helmet w/mirrored visor for keeping the identity a
secret. An ‘elevator-like’ logo on his chest, with a green tringle pointing
up over a red one pointing down, on a yellow oval. (He keeps the costume shrunk
on his person, in a pocket…about half the size of Ken-doll clothes…when
changing, he shrinks down, takes a half phase and grows to fill.) When not in
costume, he usually wears polo-style shirts, Khaki pants. In the lab that’s
augmented with safety goggles and a lab coat.
VALUE CHARACTERISTIC COST BASE PTS NAME: Will Piper, Scientist at Vanguard
15 Strength x1 10 5 HERO ID: miniMAX (Will S. Piper)
18 Dexterity x3 10 24 PLAYER: Scott von Berg
20 Constitution x2 10 20
10 Body x2 10 0 PTS POWERS END
18 Intelligence x1 10 8 86 MP (Mutant Powers) (86),
11 Ego x2 10 2 "Molecular Powers "
15 Presence x1 10 5 7u 4 LVLS Shrinking (Mutant
16 Comeliness x1/2 10 3 Powers)(64mm,25g,+8 DCV,+12 KB),
8 Physical Defens x1 3 5 Affects Inanimate, Accessable
8 Energy Defense x1 4 4 Items (Unliving)(+1/4),0 END
5 Speed x10 2.8 22 (+1/2) 0
8 Recovery x2 7 2 3u 6 LVLS Growth (Mutant Powers)
44 Endurance x1/2 40 2 (4m,6.4t,+6 BODY/STUN,-4 DCV,+30
40 Stun x1 28 12 STR,-6 KB) 3
Characteristics Cost: 114 1u +9" Running (Mutant Powers),
"Giant Sized Movement",linked to
DISADVANTAGES BASE: 150+PTS levels of growth 1 pt usble
DNPC,"Owen Ng (Lab Assist- 5 doubles with each lev(-3/4) 2
Chimp)",normal,useful skills, 2u 15/10 Armor (Mutant Powers),
appear 8- "Dense Skin",linked to levels of
Hunted,"Sabretech-enemy lab", 10 growth 3 pt usble doubles with
less powerful,non-combat each lev(-3/4)
influence,harsh,appear 8- 15 1 LVLS Shrinking (Radiation)
Psych Lim,"Hero Code (patrol 4 15 (0.5m,12.5kg,+2 DCV,+3 KB),
hrs a day, do duty)",common, "Grenades"(0.5m,12.5kg,+2 DCV,+3
strong KB),OAF(-1),4 Charges(-1/2),
Psych Lim,"Vs. Killing",common, 15 continuing,duration: 1 turn,
strong Ranged(+1/2),Area Effect(+1),
Psych Lim,"Overconfidence", 15 radius,up to 800 kg accessable
common,strong inanimate, non living(+3/4),
Secret ID,"Will Piper, 15 usable against others
Scientist at Vanguard" (inanimate)(+1/2) 0
Vuln,"Electro-magnetic",common, 20 10 PKG,"Helmet",OIF(-1/2),
x2 stun unbreakable
Watched,"U.S. Govt./Vanguard", 10 (4) x1000 Micro Vision,Extra Time
more powerful,non-combat (-3/4),time: 1 minute,only to
influence,mild,appear 11- start power
Weirdness Magnet 3d6 unluck 10 (2) Discriminatory,Detect,Extra
only for we Time(-3/4),time: 1 minute,only
Ape is Human 0 to start power
Vuln,"Electo-magnetics",common, 10 (1) +0 Detect,"Chemicals",Extra
x1 1/2 body Time(-3/4),time: 1 minute,only
to start power
(3) 5 Flash Defense
20 15" Flight,OAF(-1),unbreakable,
total flight time 6 hours
between refuelings(-1/4),0 END
(+1/2) 0
5 3 Levels: Hand to Hand,linked to
levels of growth 1 pt usble
doubles with each lev(-3/4)
3 Scientist
1 SC: Molecular Biology 11-
1 SC: Inorganic Chemistry 11-
1 SC: Robotics 11-
1 SC: Subatomic Physics 11-
1 SC: Biochemistry 11-
3 Inventor 13-
0 Climbing 8-
0 Concealment 8-
0 Conversation 8-
0 Deduction 8-
0 Paramedic 8-
0 Shadowing 8-
0 Stealth 8-
0 TF,Automobiles
0 AK: Hershey, Pennsylvania. 8-
0 PS: Scientist 8-
4 M Strike
4 Martial Dodge
3 Martial Throw
Disadvantages Total : 125 171 : Powers Total
Experience Spent + 10 114 + Characteristic Total
Total Points = 285 285 = Total Cost
Everyone who has ever fought a troll in D&D should pause a moment in memory.
Subject: [MASSFILC] Poul Anderson – November 25, 1926:August 1, 2001
“We brought Poul home from Alta Bates for terminal hospice care.
We gave him Jubilaeum Akvavit, Carlsberg Beer and Boeuf Tartare.
We gave him all our love. About midnight, he slipped away.”
signed Karen, Astrid and the rest of the Andersons.
Please pass this around verbatim and in toto.
Everyone is encouraged to repost without alteration.
Hero stats for The Shadow – (Radio Version)
Name: THE SHADOW (radio version)-HERO System
This’ll be boring to you unless you like old time radio, or play champions…
word of the day,-wiseacre but first, a totally unrelated panel.
http://myfreedomforce.com/index_ff1.html = the next game I buy. I’m a dork. so sue me.
Planet of the Apes actually contains the line, “Can’t we all just get along?” (at least the preivew does) So even if you like the other 89 and a half minutes of it, you’re going to remember the movie as retarded.
now, for the word of the day –
wiseacre (WIZ-ay-kuhr) noun
One who obnoxiously pretends to be wise; smart-aleck; wise-guy.
[From Middle Dutch wijsseggher, soothsayer, translation of Middle High German wissage, from Old High German wissago, wise person, altered by folk etymology.]
Champions NPC from the old JSA Game.
Spectre (Jim Corrigan)
| Characteristics |
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Disadvantages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Powers
| 40 | 40/40 Resistant Pd/Ed |
| 30 | Full Life Support |
| 20 | 26pts Mental Defense |
| 20 | 20pts Power Defense |
| 44 | 0 End Str |
| 35 | 360 Degreee Spatial Awareness |
| 151 | Sense Magic at Range, 360 degrees, Targeting, Discriminatory, +38 to Per Roll |
| 65 | Extra-Dimensional Travel, Any Dimension, x32 Mass |
| 612 | 245 Point Cosmic Power Pool |
| = 1017 | (Total: 1497 character points, 1397 in disadvantages) |
This is how he was in the Golden Age. In the Silver Age, he became
much tougher (then much wimpier, then tougher, but not nearly as tough
he once was).
Some of Spectre’s favorite things to do with his power pool are:
Getting Really Big:
- 150 20 levels Growth, 0 End
- 30 +20 resistant Pd
- 55 +55 Pre
Confusing his enemies, then picking them up in the palm of his hand:
- 30 Darkness vs Normal, 2″ Radius, 0 End “Fog”
- 210 7 levels Shrinking, Usable Against Others @ Range, 0 End
Putting a German Army to Sleep:
- 232 6d6 NND, AOE hexes,Totally Invisible, x2^15 Area (32,768 hexes) 0 End;
Defense is Life Support: No need to sleep
Gamer schtuff
While wandering the web, I came across the homepage for “War of Genesis III” a Korean computer/console RPG.
This page will give you three links. WoG III, WoG III Part 2, and WoG Area. Skip the last one, as it doesn’t have anything (excpet some WinAMP skins).
The first two links, however, both have extensive cahracterlistins, each with a large, full-color portrait. Note that there are five parts to the game (three in WoG III, and two listed under WoG Part 2), and each one has about a dozen characters listed. I collected some 55 pictures myself.
The art is very nice, in fully color, and not stereotypical “big-eyed” anime art. The characters could be used to represent people in a Space Hero game (which is what I think WoG is), modern day, Champions, or a wierd steampunkish fantasy game.
Here are some samples:
http://www.genesis3.co.kr/part1/image/charactor/shivan/gifarangL.jpg
http://www.genesis3.co.kr/part1/image/charactor/apocalypse/christianL.jpg
http://www.genesis3.co.kr/part1/image/charactor/crimson/adelideL.jpg
Toys I want to pick up over time, too…
http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm?section=1
warning, spoilers.
oh, man… it’s a murder. http://www.portlandchronicle.com/
Electronic Arts sends a notice. Due to the destruction of the Majestic website server, the game has been suspended. No homepage, no Majestic. The e-mail provides a link to a news website. A news article and video clip detail the explosion at the Anim-X offices where Brian Cale, co-creator of Majestic, has been killed.
Continue reading warning, spoilers.
speaking of gaming, and lead figs…
http://www.coolminiornot.com/
Who wants to judge cheesecake or beefcake or goths when you can rate cool painted leads! 🙂
Geez… I’m such a geek sometimes. I want to sew this patch onto my laptop bag, too.
I need to get my treats out to folks who mailed me goodies, too… That’ll probably happen by next week, midweek. I’m going to bed now. nigh-night!
Chores update
vcr tapes have switched to old episodes of maniac mansion, tiny toons and MTV’s Buzz
I see a light at the end of the tunnel!
Landlord was by, and fixed the phone jack and toilet (sort of broke something else, though, so he’ll be back in a few to fix that. 🙂 )
It’s raining hard outside, so I’ll probably to my laundry after cleaning up the apartment, either tonight or tomorrow. Ack, sorting books, cd’s software, and assorted schtuff. My RP Gaming stuff is especially large and cumbersome, as is my programming pile. I thik I’ll have 2 or more long bookshelves of each. I’ve Rp’ed too many systems. each editition of Ars Magica, Call of Cthulhu, GURPS, Champions, and scads of supplements, plus all sorts of oddball systems that have snuck in here or there. Noticably abscent is AD&D…. I sold all of that stuff off at the local game store last time I moved. (made a pretty penny, too…) the only remaining vestige from that period is a few lead mini’s and some wacky high-impact plastic dice.
A *ton* of stuff… did I really have a time in my life when I was living out of a backpack?
I’m missing my sweetie! I wonder where she’s at… usually I get a good morning hello, but today she’s been offline so far. I hope she’s feeling good, and digging her chores. 🙂 I’m doing the snow-white ‘whistle while you work thing…’ I’m so goofy about being in love sometimes… but it’s ok, she doesn’t mind my mushitude when it comes to her. I love her so much, it’s cray-zee! *shouts it from the rooftops*.