The Diesel Society: Seekers of Futures Past
Posted: February 21, 2012 Filed under: D&D 3.5, D&D 4e, Fluff/Inspiration, Legacy D&D, Other Hobby, Other Systems, Products, RPG, Spirits Of Eden Leave a comment »There are some who strongly object to Adelian ideology and traditions, regarding society, technology and much more. They believe technology should not be something feared, but fostered, and everyone should be willing to sacrifice for the development of greater technology. Worship and ritual should be discarded, in their eyes, as it is a useless protection, which magic and technology do not require. Rural tradition is stagnant, and industrialization and efficient labor placement would benefit all. From scraps of the Lost World’s lore came the ideals of the steam and fuel-driven Diesel Society, for whom total scientific efficiency should be acquired at all costs – technology is an end unto itself.
Map of the Adelian World
Posted: February 14, 2012 Filed under: Campaigns, D&D, D&D 3.5, D&D 4e, Legacy D&D, Other Hobby, Other Systems, RPG, Spirits Of Eden, Worldbuilding 2 Comments »The expanded hex map of the World of Adel is complete. Read on for some idle talk and explanations about it.
Duel Masters Coming Back?
Posted: February 10, 2012 Filed under: Card Games, Meta, Other Hobby, Other Systems, Products, RPG 1 Comment »
Wizard’s of the Coast and Hasbro released a Press Release today which I will not post or excerpt because it takes up too much space, but which you can read here. If you want to. I’ll give the finer points and some storytime right here. I played a lot of Duel Masters back when it was released. There’s the meme among people that Dennis hates tabletop games – he’s criticized practically every game under the sun, including the vaunted D&D (all kinds) and indie storygames, and yet he plays things like Dark Heresy, Maid: RPG and Sword Girls. Well you can add Duel Masters to that “list of things Dennis doesn’t hate for some reason.” In fact I REALLY like Duel Masters. However, given its previous history I have some cause for trepidation…
Broadcasting: Ironman Mode Blog
Posted: January 30, 2012 Filed under: Other Hobby, Video Games 1 Comment »
Sword Girls Closed Beta Review
Posted: December 9, 2011 Filed under: Anime, Fluff/Inspiration, News, Other Hobby, Products, RPG, Video Games 1 Comment »
Where the magic begins...
I recently got a closed beta key for Sword Girls, a anime-themed online card game with many RPG and social game elements. While Sword Girls is not Magic: The Gathering, it is a fairly accessible and frenetic game which makes unique use of the fact that it is an online card game – it can essentially make use of video game conceits that RPG gamers are well aware of, like the brutal RNG (random number generator) upon which hang certain decisions. And yet it maintains a good element of strategic play and the card balance is not bad (and if it is, perhaps the random elements will make it difficult for your to notice).
Fantastic Locations: Zuri Makavana’s Potion Shop
Posted: November 24, 2011 Filed under: Fluff/Inspiration, NPCs, Other Hobby, Other Systems, RPG, Spirits Of Eden 2 Comments »Located right around the corner from the western gate to the vast, central Andalian market city of Impel, Zuri’s Potion Shop was established a year ago in PC2011. It is a little and somewhat crowded shop and barely breaks even most of the time, though it has its good months. It is known mostly through Zuri’s own modest fame, and that of her cohort Claudette Dorje. The wide selection of potions and trinkets, along with other strange services granted in the shop, ensure Zuri some continued business, even though a lot of it is of a kind Zuri wouldn’t actually want, especially not repeatedly.
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