I Just caught this via CBR News . Funny as hell. It's a preview episode of a new series on Crackle streaming video coming out on October 8th. It's definitely Not Safe For Work or for viewing around the kids.
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Monday, August 24, 2015
Dicey Tales Playtest. We still have Openings for European players
I want to thank everyone for their response to our Dicey
Tales playtest request.
Our U.S. playtest is full.
We still have two spots open for our European playtest
group. If any of you are interested it will be on Tuesdays at 12:00 noon Pacific
Time (that’s 8:00pm London time).
Please PM me if you are interested in joining us.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Eeenglaaand!
That was one very funny part from an otherwise very forgettable movie. I thought of it instantly when I saw the following trailer for a new BBC America series- The Last Kingdom.
I've been enjoying the abundance of historical and quasi-historical shows that have been popping up since the overwhelming popularity of HBO's Game of Thrones. It's just another fountain in the "Geek Renaissance" to splash around in.
From the BBCA site:
The Last Kingdom premieres Saturday, October 10 at 10/9c. It is a contemporary story of redemption, vengeance and self-discovery set against the birth of England. This historical drama comes from BBC America, BBC Two and the Golden Globe® and Emmy® award-winning producers of Downton Abbey, Carnival Films.
Adapted from Bernard Cornwell’s best-selling series of books “The Saxon Stories,” by BAFTA nominated and RTS award-winning writer Stephen Butchard, The Last Kingdom combines real historical figures and events with fiction, re-telling the history of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite the many separate kingdoms into what would become England.
Alexander Dreymon (American Horror Story) heads up the international cast from eleven different countries. Emily Cox (The Silent Mountain) stars as Brida, David Dawson (Peaky Blinders) as King Alfred, Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle) as Ubba, Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street) as Lord Uhtred, Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) as Ravn, Ian Hart (Boardwalk Empire) as Beocca, Tobias Santelmann (Point Break) as Ragnar the Younger, Peter Gantzler (Italian For Beginners) as Earl Ragnar, Adrian Bower (Mount Pleasant) as Leofric, Joseph Millson (Penny Dreadful) as Aelfric and Henning Valin Jakobsen (The Bridge) as Storri.
Set in the 9th century AD, many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Vikings, only the great Kingdom of Wessex stands defiant under its visionary King Alfred the Great (Dawson). It is the last kingdom.
Against this turbulent backdrop lives Uhtred (Dreymon). Born the son of a Saxon nobleman, he is orphaned by the Vikings and then kidnapped and raised as one of their own. Forced to choose between the country of his birth and the people of his upbringing, his loyalties are ever tested. What is he — Saxon or Viking? On a quest to claim his birthright, Uhtred must tread a dangerous path between both sides if he is to play his part in the birth of a new nation and, ultimately, recapture his ancestral lands.
The Last Kingdom is a show of heroic deeds and epic battles but with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Victor Frankenstein | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX
This looks really interesting. I love movies set in the late 19th-early 20th century. For bonus XP see if you can catch the "Young Frankenstein" reference in the trailer. From what I have read some of the folks involved in the movie worked on the Sherlock Holmes movies, which I enjoyed.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Adventures on the 7th sea – Campaign specifics Part I
In any rpg campaign there will be "home rules" reflecting The flavor and tone of the campaign, the specific rule changes and, (of course) a Dungeon Masters preferences and prejudices- Adventures on the 7th sea is no different. here are a few of the notes I have jotted down (all subject to change of course).
Character Races
The races I chose for the campaign reflect
what I consider to be the more “down to earth” races available in 5th
edition (The exception being the Genasi). In my campaign the Elves stay in the
Fey realms, though they do cross the veil from time to time and seduce the occasional
maiden (Which accounts for the inclusion of the Half-Elf).
The
Races available to PC’s are
Dwarf
Halfling
Human
Genasi
Goliath
Gnome
Gnome, Deep
Half-Elf
Half-Orc
Character classes remain as they are. however, the gods that
clerics and paladins serve are of the Deities represented in the area.
Deities
The lists below are a sampling of the deities used in the
7th sea campaign. these are deities that were not covered in the current 5th edition of the players handbook. As the player characters come into contact with
other peoples I expect this list of Deities to grow.
Sumerian Gods
God
|
Alignment
|
Domain
|
Symbol
|
Enlil, Ruler of the gods
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NG
|
Tempest, War
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Pickaxe
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Enki, God of Rivers and Oceans
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LN
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Nature
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Ibex
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Inanna, Goddess of Love and War
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LE
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Life, War
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Shepard's staff
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Ki, Goddess of Nature
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N
|
Nature
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Iris
|
Nanna-Sin, God of the Moon
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CG
|
Light
|
Jet black axe over the moon
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Nin-Hursag, Goddess of the Earth
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N
|
Nature
|
Blue-white diamond
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Utu, God of the Sun
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CG
|
Light
|
Radiant sun disc
|
Babylonian Gods
God
|
Alignment
|
Domain
|
Symbol
|
Anu,
God of the sky, Ruler of the gods
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LN
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Tempest, Nature
|
Gold sun partially blocked by a gray
cloud
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Anshar, God of darkness and the night
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CE
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Trickery
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Black Sphere
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Duaga, Ruler of the devil world
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LE
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Death
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Ruby Mace
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Girru, God of fire
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LE
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Nature
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Fire enwrapped axe
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Ishtar, Goddess of love and war
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N
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Life, War
|
Female hand grasping a blue crystal
rod
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Marduk, God of cities and storms
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LN
|
Knowledge, Tempest
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Blue-white diamond
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Nergal, God of the Underworld
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NE
|
Death
|
Dark-skinned man holding a jet black
shield
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Ramman, God of Storms and Thunder
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N
|
Tempest
|
Lightning bolt through a storm cloud
|
Aegyptian Gods
God
|
Alignment
|
Domain
|
Symbol
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Anhur, God of war
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CG
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War
|
A cord
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Apshai, God of Animals
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N
|
Nature
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Praying Mantis
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Geb, God of Earth
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N
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Nature
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Earth Hieroglyph
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Seker, God of Death
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NG
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Death, Light
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Hawk headed mummy with an Ankh in his
right hand
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Serket, God of venomous creatures
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N
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Life, Trickery
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Scorpion tail
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Shu, God of the Sky
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LG
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Nature, Light
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Female hand grasping a blue crystal
rod
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Tefnut, Goddess of storms and flowing
water
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LG
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Tempest, Life
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Lioness Head
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Konshu, God of the Moon
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NG
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Life
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Crescent Moon
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And coming soon...
Monday, August 17, 2015
The Bastard Executioner - New show coming to F/X September 15th
It looks interesting. Definitely some filler for my DVR at least.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Adventures on the 7th Sea - Origins of a campaign
I've been itching for a while to try a different type of fantasy adventure campaign than the standard western flavored campaigns I've run in the past. I've always loved the Sinbad stories so I figured I would try using the Middle East as a starting area for my campaign. Taking a further step I decided to incorporate the Changa's Safari stories by Milton Davis.
Looking though my gaming library I pulled out my copy of Gary Gygax's Epic Aerth supplement for his Dangerous Journeys RPG. Epic of Aerth gave me a great starting point as it's basically a fantasy Earth set in an alternate reality. Many of the names and locales are the same but with just enough of a difference for the players to know that they are not on a historical earth, this also allows me the freedom to ignore earth history when convenient for me and silence noisy players when they whine about some nit-picky fact from actual ancient history.
My system of choice has always been Dungeons & Dragons, and with the recent release of the 5th edition I decided to take a stab at this new campaign using the new rules. For a campaign name I decided of "Adventures on the 7th Sea" since I expect most of our game time spent adventuring in the Indian Ocean region.
I'm hoping to run a campaign where the heroes are a combination of merchants, adventurers, and explorers. Though there will be dungeon crawls and tomb raiding I want there to also be a bit of commerce going on as well. I plan on giving the characters a Dhow and a crew and allow them to manage their crew and ship as well as how many torches and iron rations they are stuffing into their back packs.
I realize that this type of campaign isn't to everyone's taste but for a group that's interested in this type of gaming I'm hoping it will prove fun.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Sword Coast Legends
Nerdgasm time.
My thanks to Bert for giving me the heads up on this. This will definitely be on my "Must buy" list for 2015.
Looks like it's 5th Edition and has the official D&D stamp of approval!
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Now I get it (sort of...)
I knew that back in the day Marvel sold off a bunch of movies rights to several studios, but I never completely knew who got what. I found this today and it helps simplify things a bit. Also take into account the various studios got not only the heroes in those titles but also the villains (like Doctor Doom), titles (like Mutant), and associated non-super characters (Franklin "Foggy" Nelson). and ,as with everything in life, there are notable exceptions to these rules (like Quicksilver, who is a Mutant and an Avenger).
An online friend just sent me a more updated graphic.
An online friend just sent me a more updated graphic.
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Star Frontiers /5th Edition D&D conversion
I just ran across a 5th edition conversion for the TSR Star Frontiers game. Star Frontiers has always been a favorite of mine. Unfortunately I've only been able to play it a handful of times in the last 30+ years that its been around, but thats about to change. Thanks to Micheal Long a blogger on Tribality who wrote a great series of articles on converting Star Frontiers to 5E D&D. The articles have been gathered up, expanded on, and published in issue 11 of Frontier Explorer.
Star Frontiers /5E is a perfect mini campaign for my players to explore when we are ready to take a break from slaying dragons but still want to stay with the same ruleset. Many of the old modules are online and there has been a great deal of fan support for Star Frontiers over the years in the form of at least two publications that I'm aware of - Star Frontiersman and Frontier Explorer.
I really hope Micheal continues the series and adds more support for his 5E conversion. For now, a hearty thank you Micheal Long for your efforts!
Monday, December 08, 2014
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Moving forward with Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition
I announced yesterday to my friday night online gaming group that our current 2nd edition game has come to an end and on December 5th we will be converting to 5th Edition. With that announcement I finally end my relationship with 2nd edition. But were still friends, because frankly 2nd edition has yet to meet its match for sheer volume of settings.
the publishers of 5th edition have stated that they intend to avoid inundating their customer base with new books every month as they had in previous editions. Instead, it appears they are taking the "Mr. Coffee" approach to releasing new material- one slow drip at a time. Frankly , when it comes to my hobby, I love being inundated.
Publish as much as you want. Of course, I'm not going to buy all of it, but I'm a big fan of choice. And its because of that "slow-drip" approach that I will keep visiting my 2nd edition collections for late night hook ups. Al Qadim, Kara Tur, Ravenloft, Spelljammer, Planescape, Birthright, etc. they are still too sexy to just drop - especially when 5th edition is refusing to put out.
So next month I finally join the 21st century gaming scene, But, you never forget your first love.
Friday, November 07, 2014
You have nothing to fear, but...
I happened to catch this horror series back in 2008. It was a summer replacement show that only lasted one season, but several of the episodes were really good. I just ran across "The Sacrifice" on You Tube, it was the first episode and my personal favorite. Check it out-
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Using Volo's guides from 2nd edition AD&D for 5th edition
I've read quite a few blogposts about folks using their 2nd edition AD&D Forgotten Realms material as a setting for the new 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. It makes sense to me given how much old Realms material I have around here. Many of the folks point to the 1st edition of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting and others advise using the second edition specific setting. Amongst my favorite resources are the Volo Guides.
The Volo guides are like a Fodor’s travel guide for the Forgotten Realms there are five Volo guides to various sections of Toril and one guide dealing “With all things Magical”. The guidebooks are packed full of real places that adventurers frequent in games- taverns, inns, brothels, shops, and places of interest (like haunted keeps and such). Just about every entry has some kind of hook ripe for development into an adventure. Before you know it your characters will have a list of favorite places to stay and shops to frequent in between dungeon crawls and tomb robbing.
Volo's guides are also a wonderful way to plan out down time for characters. for instance, if a character in your game needs a suit of plate armor, you can quote a price from the players book and be done with it or you could tell the player that the best plate armor in the sword coast can be found at a shop called The Halls of Hilmer on the street of bells in Waterdeep, thus a desire for plate armor leads the character on a journey to the most fabulous city in the Realms.
I find the information in them much more useful than stat-blocks for Uber-NPC's that I'll never use in my campaign These guidebooks have become the most referenced material I have on the Forgotten Realms. And speaking of stat-blocks, the guides have very little in the way of rules or stats, it's all about the flavor and feel of the establishment or locale, which makes it a smooth transition to 5th edition.
You can find almost all of them at RPGnow (it seems that the guides to the North and Baldur's Gate II have yet to be released).
Volo’s guide to Waterdeep
Volo’s guide to the Sword Coast
Volo’s guide to the Dalelands
Volo’s guide to Cormyr
Volo’s guide to all things Magical
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Icewind Dale Enhanced Edition is coming soon!
I am a huge fan of the enhanced Edition Series of AD&D adventures that are being re-released by Beamdog. My sons and I have had many hours of enjoyment with these games. I'm happy to see Icewind Dale finally getting the "Enhanced" treatment. At the pre-order price of $19.99 you get a lot of game for your dollar.
Check it out at:
The Icewind Dale website
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