Making new gamers one by one
I am now outnumbered and flanked. We welcomed Melody Alexis Cole to our gaming circle yesterday.
I am now outnumbered and flanked. We welcomed Melody Alexis Cole to our gaming circle yesterday.
I’m tired. so this will be a quick summary. I was joined by +Erik Tenkar , +Tim Shorts , and +Rob Conley in the first session for “Group 3,” one of the playtest campaigns I’m running for the Heretical RPG. The characters were two rangers with chain shirts and longbows, both with one or two short swords, plus a dwarven cleric…
This was a bit of off-the-cuff, but I wonder if there should be a few more uses for Tactics, or the re-rolls granted by virtue of a successful Tactics contest, in GURPS. Tactics seems like it should do more, to me, anyway. Things like: Make a Tactics roll to get the benefit of partial cover…
This year is all about my daughter. Most of the panels aren’t that interesting to me, though there are a few, and the one person I really wanted to get an autograph from – Morena Baccarin is doing something outlandish like earning a living by acting or something. Alas for me, good for her. Anyway, the…
In Pyramid #3/61: The Way of the Warrior, we see a very, very focused set of articles: six articles plus +Steven Marsh‘s intro and Random Thought Table, contributed by five authors . . . and the lead article was co-authored! That being said, this one was interesting. “How about a theme issue,” said Steven. BAM! And…
I had a riotously good time making the audio clip for my first Alien Menace session What audio clip, you ask? You didn’t listen the first time? You missed out on Pyramid Magazine editor +Steven Marsh‘s inspired performance? +Antoni Ten Monrós totally owning the role of the Captain? And +Gerardo Tasistro and me as Jones the Tech and Yi, the videographer,…
A quick post. I’ve been getting ready for the follow-on session to the incomplete Alien Menace starter this weekend. We had to cancel last time due to sickness, ComiCon, and general beat-down-ness. Some things I realized: It’s really handy to have pre-planned encounters. +Eric hil walked me through how to generate those, and there’s a specific order…
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Congrats again Doug! She's beautiful. Now get her a star wars mobile to go over her crib, get her started right.
Yeeesshhh. Need it, we do.
Yeah, what Nate said. 🙂 Be E A You Tea Full.
Hold on to Big Sister's Wonder Woman suit. Little Sister will need it soon enough. Enjoy and congrats to you both. Cheers and boogie boogie.
Congrats, man! You must be so proud! Now go enjoy your sleepless nights and try not to think about how quickly Short Stack and Newbie will be bringing boys home to meet Dad 🙂
S: I love being a big sister.
D: you won't be saying that when she starts trying to date your friends.
Congrats, Doug! Adorable little baby girl. Makes me remember when my youngest was that size, now she's about to start kindergarten…