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PvP Nails My DMing Style

June 29th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by reveal

Scott Kurtz wrapped up my DMing style perfectly in his latest PvP comic.

Posted in: Advice, Culture, D&D, Gamer Life, Humor, RPG

Pathfinder Core Rules PDF to be priced at $10

June 26th, 2009 / 2 Comments » / by reveal

It’s official, folks, at least according to Vic Wertz, Paizo’s Technical Director. The PDF version of the Pathfinder Core Rules, a 572-page hardcover book that will run $50 (which is costly but considering it’s a PHB and DMG in one, it’s cheap) , will be sold for $10. Personally, I think it’s a brilliant decision. I was already planning on buying the hardcover at GenCon and I’ll definitely be buying the PDF afterwards.

For more info, check out this EN World thread: http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/258263-paizo-sets-price-pathfinder-rpg-pdf-9-99-a.html

Edit: $10 is a definite go! http://paizo.com/store/paizo/pathfinder/pathfinderRPG/v5748btpy88yj

Posted in: Other Systems, RPG

I’m a whosa-what now?

June 24th, 2009 / No Comments » / by reveal

Thanks to Vulcan Stev for the link to this cool quiz. Apparently, I’m a goody two-shoes buttkicker. I can live with that.

I Am A: Lawful Good Human Fighter (5th Level)

Ability Scores:

Strength-14

Dexterity-14

Constitution-15

Intelligence-15

Wisdom-16

Charisma-16

Alignment:
Lawful Good A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. He combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. He tells the truth, keeps his word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion. However, lawful good can be a dangerous alignment because it restricts freedom and criminalizes self-interest.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Class:
Fighters can be many things, from soldiers to criminal enforcers. Some see adventure as a way to get rich, while others use their skills to protect the innocent. Fighters have the best all-around fighting capabilities of the PC classes, and they are trained to use all standard weapons and armor. A fighter’s rigorous martial training grants him many bonus feats as he progresses, and high-level fighters have access to special melee maneuvers and exotic weapons not available to any other character.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus

Posted in: Characters, D&D, RPG

George Lucas: Maker of Films (1971)

June 24th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by reveal

The Binary Bonsai has posted a fascinating interview with George Lucas from 1971, when THX 1138 was released. It’s a rare look into the mind of a young Lucas, giving insight into the man who would change science fiction for generations to come. The interview itself is over an hour but is well worth the listen. I’ve embedded the interview below but here’s a link to the Binary Bonsai site if you want to visit it directly: http://binarybonsai.com/2009/06/20/george-lucas-maker-of-films-1971/

And this is where we come to the heart of the matter.

It is 1971, THX 1138 was released on March 11, American Zoetrope is spiraling towards certain doom, Lucas has become even more disillusioned with Hollywood than he was during his stint on McKenna’s Gold, and where exactly things go from here for the upstart and its members is all up in the air. And while American Zoetrope and Coppola had slowly started to cause waves — mostly due to THX’s failure as it were, though also because Coppola wasn’t afraid of touting American Zoetrope a state-of-the-art facility which could outmatch Hollywood, and that the company (and thus himself) was the future of filmmaking — Lucas was little more than a promising student who had made an obscure sci-fi film which opened small and died fast.

During the summer of ’71, as all of this is happening, Gene Youngblood interviewed the then 27-year-old Lucas for a Los Angeles-based educational TV station, KCET in an hour-long program called George Lucas: Maker of Films.

Posted in: Culture, Geek Life, Non-RPG

The Bullywug Theme Song

June 19th, 2009 / 10 Comments » / by reveal

Greywulf and a few other RPGBloggers have created posts based upon the theme of “Five Bullywugs Named Steve.” While this is post is not about one of them, I felt like something was missing. But then it hit me; a theme song! So without further adieu, I give you The Bullywug Theme Song (sung to the tune of the Spider-man theme song). Enjoy!

Bullywug, bullywug,
Does whatever a bullywug does
In the mud, they can hide,
Kills PCs just like flies
Look out!
Here comes a bullywug.

Can he hop?
Listen bud,
Goes up high, comes down with a thud.
Isn’t this some kind of joke?
Quiet or he’ll make you croak.
Hey, there
There goes a bullywug.

In the heat of swamp
Underneath all the muck
Getting ready to jump
And now you’re out of luck

Bullywug, bullywug
Bloated, bug-eyed bullywug
Mottled skin
Great big tongue
Hunting things just for fun.

To him, life can be really nasty
But if you need a patsy
There’s always a bullywug!