The next two blogs belong to two people I consider friends. Both were huge help to me when I was working on Ghosts of Albion.
Bobert the Hoosier expatriate
http://bbovenguy.livejournal.com/
Robert Black is someone I have known for more than 10 years. We were both deeply involved involved in Willow & Tara fandom over at the Kitten Board. It was in my discussions with him that helped me formulate a lot of the ideas I had for the Dragon and the Phoenix and Season of the Witch. Bob also came up with the original idea for the Sisters of Paradox. Tara's father Robert in Season of the Witch is named after him. So I owe the guy a debt of gratitude for all the work we did back on the Kitten.
Bob is a YA author. Something he learned well as a writer on the classic "You Can't Do That on Television" back on Nick. He is the only writer of that show to have dumped green slime on Alanis Morissette.
Dave Chapman's Autocratik
http://autocratik.blogspot.com/
Dave Chapman was working on Conspiracy X 2.0 the same time I was working on Ghosts of Albion. I used to comment that only Eden hires a guy from Chicago to write a game about Victorian England and an Brit to write an American Conspiracy game. We helped each other out a lot and then he had come in and do some playtests on Doctor Who.
Dave talks about a number of topics, but mostly related to games he likes.
I say pop on over and check them both out. If you like what you read there pick up one of their books and tell them I sent you.
This week I am running my irregular feature "The Best Blog You Are Not Reading" every day. If you can instead of replying here, go to the blogs I am featuring and reply there. I think the owners would like that.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
TBBYANR: Aggregate Cognizance
You might recall some posts I have made about the horrible vampire game by Mykal Lakim.
Well a lot of what I know about it all I owe to Wil Hutton and his blog Aggregate Cognizance.
Well he is known for a lot more than being a constant thorn in Paul Cape's side. He has some cool stuff on his site too. So that makes Aggregate Cognizance today's Best Blog You are Not Reading.
Aggregate Cognizance
http://rivetgeek.blogspot.com
Obviously there is the whole Dark Phoenix Publishing/Mykal Lakim/Paul Cape drama to read and I would be lying if I said I didn't find it all fascinating. HE also has quite a bit of FATE going on his site and he is quite the Tribe 8 fan as well.
I have to admit that his Search Alphabet Soup made me run to my own search keywords to see what people were using to get to me that was worthy of sharing.
The writing is clear and honestly I think with some time this could be one of those cool blogs to read that posts on a bunch of topics but has a central core. When I pick up FATE again this summer I am going to make a bee-line to this blog and try somethings out.
So come for the FATE but stay for the vampire. Especially vampires.
If you are into Tribe 8 then he does have another blog dedicated to that, Dreams of Flesh and Spirit.
Tribe 8 was always one of those games I wanted to try, but never did. Of course given my juvenile brain I always think of tribade and might not get out of one session without pissing off someone.
Anyway. Go over to his blog(s). It's good stuff.
This week I am running my irregular feature "The Best Blog You Are Not Reading" every day. If you can instead of replying here, go to the blogs I am featuring and reply there. I think the owners would like that.
Well a lot of what I know about it all I owe to Wil Hutton and his blog Aggregate Cognizance.
Well he is known for a lot more than being a constant thorn in Paul Cape's side. He has some cool stuff on his site too. So that makes Aggregate Cognizance today's Best Blog You are Not Reading.
Aggregate Cognizance
http://rivetgeek.blogspot.com
Obviously there is the whole Dark Phoenix Publishing/Mykal Lakim/Paul Cape drama to read and I would be lying if I said I didn't find it all fascinating. HE also has quite a bit of FATE going on his site and he is quite the Tribe 8 fan as well.
I have to admit that his Search Alphabet Soup made me run to my own search keywords to see what people were using to get to me that was worthy of sharing.
The writing is clear and honestly I think with some time this could be one of those cool blogs to read that posts on a bunch of topics but has a central core. When I pick up FATE again this summer I am going to make a bee-line to this blog and try somethings out.
So come for the FATE but stay for the vampire. Especially vampires.
If you are into Tribe 8 then he does have another blog dedicated to that, Dreams of Flesh and Spirit.
Tribe 8 was always one of those games I wanted to try, but never did. Of course given my juvenile brain I always think of tribade and might not get out of one session without pissing off someone.
Anyway. Go over to his blog(s). It's good stuff.
This week I am running my irregular feature "The Best Blog You Are Not Reading" every day. If you can instead of replying here, go to the blogs I am featuring and reply there. I think the owners would like that.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
TBBYANR: Movie Blogs
I love horror movies of all sorts. I have a special place in my heart for sexy, cheesy euro-sleaze horror from the 70s to the early 80s. So for the first set of "The Best Blog You are Not Reading" I would like to pick two film review sites that feature a lot of the movies that would be in my personal Appendix N.
The first is The House of Self-Indulgence
http://houseofselfindulgence.blogspot.com/
Truthfully HoSI breaks a lot of the rules of TBBYANR. It's not new, not small and has over 300 followers. But it is also not one I see listed in the blog rolls locally, so I am going to let it pass. Also the film reviews are so in-depth that I imagine that the author, Yum-yum, sits there in a private viewing room, whisky in hand with a leather bound journal and an Aurora Diamante fountain pen writing notes and witty insights to later be given to a secretary (who looks like Lina Romay in her prime) to be put on the blog. Or something like that.
The reviews are long, in-depth and contain a surprising breadth of knowledge.
So yeah HoSI doesn't really need me to sing their praises, but I am anyway.
Another movie review site is For It Is Man's Number.
http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/
Again the focus here is horror, but a lot of other types of movies are covered. Owner Kevin Mathews has some solid old-school tastes. What attracted me to this blog was his coverage of Dracula AD 1972. One of the weakest Hammer Dracula films to be certain, but one I have used in my own games over and over.
Honestly this is one of those blogs where you want to start at the beginning of his blogging and read all the way up to the present day. The reviews though are also the right size for getting a good feel of the movie. He provides some Amazon links (which is nice). I particularly liked going over all his Dracula movies.
What I find odd is that Kevin has been posting quality reviews since 2011 and he still only has 30 followers. I think that is a crime to be honest.
If you enjoy movies then these are both worth your time.
This week I am running my irregular feature "The Best Blog You Are Not Reading" every day. If you can instead of replying here, go to the blogs I am featuring and reply there. I think the owners would like that.
The first is The House of Self-Indulgence
http://houseofselfindulgence.blogspot.com/
Truthfully HoSI breaks a lot of the rules of TBBYANR. It's not new, not small and has over 300 followers. But it is also not one I see listed in the blog rolls locally, so I am going to let it pass. Also the film reviews are so in-depth that I imagine that the author, Yum-yum, sits there in a private viewing room, whisky in hand with a leather bound journal and an Aurora Diamante fountain pen writing notes and witty insights to later be given to a secretary (who looks like Lina Romay in her prime) to be put on the blog. Or something like that.
The reviews are long, in-depth and contain a surprising breadth of knowledge.
So yeah HoSI doesn't really need me to sing their praises, but I am anyway.
Another movie review site is For It Is Man's Number.
http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/
Again the focus here is horror, but a lot of other types of movies are covered. Owner Kevin Mathews has some solid old-school tastes. What attracted me to this blog was his coverage of Dracula AD 1972. One of the weakest Hammer Dracula films to be certain, but one I have used in my own games over and over.
Honestly this is one of those blogs where you want to start at the beginning of his blogging and read all the way up to the present day. The reviews though are also the right size for getting a good feel of the movie. He provides some Amazon links (which is nice). I particularly liked going over all his Dracula movies.
What I find odd is that Kevin has been posting quality reviews since 2011 and he still only has 30 followers. I think that is a crime to be honest.
If you enjoy movies then these are both worth your time.
This week I am running my irregular feature "The Best Blog You Are Not Reading" every day. If you can instead of replying here, go to the blogs I am featuring and reply there. I think the owners would like that.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Chronicles of Mystara? Yes Please!
I was just thinking the other night I really need a video game to help my D&D itch late at night when I want to game but everyone else is asleep.
This might just be what I need.
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4news/20130322#85749
http://www.capcom-unity.com/gregaman/blog/2013/03/22/announcing-dungeons-dragons-chronicles-of-mystara
It's Mystara on the Xbox. How can that be bad?
Ok. So it is not going to replace D&D or even Skryim or even Minecraft in my house. But it will be fun and that is all that counts.
Out in time for my birthday.
This might just be what I need.
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4news/20130322#85749
http://www.capcom-unity.com/gregaman/blog/2013/03/22/announcing-dungeons-dragons-chronicles-of-mystara
It's Mystara on the Xbox. How can that be bad?
Ok. So it is not going to replace D&D or even Skryim or even Minecraft in my house. But it will be fun and that is all that counts.
Out in time for my birthday.
Zatannurday: Young Justice
But I thought that in it's passing I'd post a few Young Justice-era Zatanna pics to remind us of how it was or could have been.
Young Justice Zatanna by *Glee-chan on deviantART
Zatanna - Young Justice by ~1984neptune on deviantART
Zatanna Zatara by ~bechedor79 on deviantART
Young Justice: ZETA by *camilliette on deviantART
Young Justice by ~Lola-Gainsborough on deviantART
zatanna by ~matsuri0w0 on deviantART
Zatanna by ~Fueled-by-Rage on deviantART
YJ: The Mistress of Magic by ~galaxyshiba on deviantART
New 52 Zatanna (YJ Style) by ~Youngjusticeaddict on deviantART
Do you believe in magic? by ~Mazrilin on deviantART
And since we didn't stick around long enough to see the rest of the Titans, here are some Ravens.
Young Justice: Raven by *Glee-chan on deviantART
YJ: Raven by *Glee-chan on deviantART
Raven by ~alykam on deviantART
Raven Teen Titans by *jamietyndall on deviantART
Raven by *RagingBarbarian on deviantART
Gonna miss this show.
Friday, March 22, 2013
New Book Stores
I am HUGE advocate of supporting your FLGS and your local book store.
If you have the choice, please always support your local stores when you can.
That all being said there is a new online book store that I am calling "The Book Store of all of Tim's Favorite Things."
Wednesday Mourning from "Oddities: San Francisco" has started a new online book store Orphic Vellum Books.
You can read about it here: http://wednesdaymourning.com/blog/?p=18#comment-38
And see the store here: http://www.wednesdaymourning.com/zencart/
A lot of the books I would want here I already have, but I am hoping to see more soon!
The place looks great and getting these old books would really be nice.
If you buy something from her tell her I sent you!
Not that it would matter at all, but I have always wanted to say that about something...
If you have the choice, please always support your local stores when you can.
That all being said there is a new online book store that I am calling "The Book Store of all of Tim's Favorite Things."
Wednesday Mourning from "Oddities: San Francisco" has started a new online book store Orphic Vellum Books.
You can read about it here: http://wednesdaymourning.com/blog/?p=18#comment-38
And see the store here: http://www.wednesdaymourning.com/zencart/
A lot of the books I would want here I already have, but I am hoping to see more soon!
The place looks great and getting these old books would really be nice.
If you buy something from her tell her I sent you!
Not that it would matter at all, but I have always wanted to say that about something...
Friday Updates
hmm this might a regular feature.
Ok so next is a busy, busy week for me.
I am going to post a bunch of "The Best Blogs You Are Not Reading" posts. I may not though be able to adequately respond to responses or even properly promote the posts.
I am also unsure whether I'll have a White Dwarf Wednesday ready to go at all either. Yeah, it's going to be that kind of week.
In other news the new D&D Next playtest packet is out. People seem to like it. I have not read it yet myself.
So let me get this all straight WotC is A.) distributing their playtest material for free for anyone to play with and they are updating based on the feedback they are getting. B.) selling PDFs again and C.) have the reprints in physical stores for people to buy. Oh and every so often Dragon features material for older editions. It sounds like they are listening to their customers.
Eldritch Witchery Update / Elf Lair Games Update
Ok so. Yeah. I am way late on Eldritch Witchery. It was due out at the same time as the Witch, but needed some additional editing. In talks with Jason Vey (head Elf at Elf Lair Games) we decided to merge in a couple of other products with EW that fit. My celtic themed Old School game based on Spellcraft & Swordplay is for the most part dead in the water. I know. I am saddened by it too, but Jason did not want to be in a position of competing with Troll Lords who publishes his Amazing Adventures game. I can't say that I blame him. Besides, the Codex Celtarum looks fantastic. Éire will see the light of day, someday, but not as a Spellcraft & Swordplay book. The materials though that went into it have been folded into EW rather nicely. The other book I was working on was a book on demons and devils for Old School games. But since that project started we have had a number of good monster books come out. So that is also being folded in and the Warlock class in EW is getting a nice boost because of it. I am editing down some things too to make sure this is not going to be a 300 page book. Some of that will appear here on the blog.
A to Z Blogfest
I am doing demons. Should be fun. I have 100s or so to talk about, so the trick narrowing it down to just 26.
What pushed Demons up over Vampires? Easy. I found a "Q" demon before a "Q" vampire.
Ok so next is a busy, busy week for me.
I am going to post a bunch of "The Best Blogs You Are Not Reading" posts. I may not though be able to adequately respond to responses or even properly promote the posts.
I am also unsure whether I'll have a White Dwarf Wednesday ready to go at all either. Yeah, it's going to be that kind of week.
In other news the new D&D Next playtest packet is out. People seem to like it. I have not read it yet myself.
So let me get this all straight WotC is A.) distributing their playtest material for free for anyone to play with and they are updating based on the feedback they are getting. B.) selling PDFs again and C.) have the reprints in physical stores for people to buy. Oh and every so often Dragon features material for older editions. It sounds like they are listening to their customers.
Eldritch Witchery Update / Elf Lair Games Update
Ok so. Yeah. I am way late on Eldritch Witchery. It was due out at the same time as the Witch, but needed some additional editing. In talks with Jason Vey (head Elf at Elf Lair Games) we decided to merge in a couple of other products with EW that fit. My celtic themed Old School game based on Spellcraft & Swordplay is for the most part dead in the water. I know. I am saddened by it too, but Jason did not want to be in a position of competing with Troll Lords who publishes his Amazing Adventures game. I can't say that I blame him. Besides, the Codex Celtarum looks fantastic. Éire will see the light of day, someday, but not as a Spellcraft & Swordplay book. The materials though that went into it have been folded into EW rather nicely. The other book I was working on was a book on demons and devils for Old School games. But since that project started we have had a number of good monster books come out. So that is also being folded in and the Warlock class in EW is getting a nice boost because of it. I am editing down some things too to make sure this is not going to be a 300 page book. Some of that will appear here on the blog.
A to Z Blogfest
I am doing demons. Should be fun. I have 100s or so to talk about, so the trick narrowing it down to just 26.
What pushed Demons up over Vampires? Easy. I found a "Q" demon before a "Q" vampire.
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