Sunday, November 1, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
'L'Expédition vers Paris'
Since someones blog keeps mentioning Zombies, I have decided to generate a campaign idea around it.
Paris, France-1890 A.D.
Three months ago the gates of the city were shut to stop the Grey Death spreading to the rest of Europe. Observation towers were built outside to make sure none of the infected escaped. A week ago, a light appeared at the Eiffel Tower. The light signaled in Morse Code, "We have the cure. Extraction needed." Since then no signal has appeared. Your patron wants you to go and find who signaled and retrieve the cure. He will provide an airship that can dock at the Tower and will retrieve you when you signal.
So there you have it. Zombies, zeppelins, steampunk and the City of Lights.
Paris, France-1890 A.D.
Three months ago the gates of the city were shut to stop the Grey Death spreading to the rest of Europe. Observation towers were built outside to make sure none of the infected escaped. A week ago, a light appeared at the Eiffel Tower. The light signaled in Morse Code, "We have the cure. Extraction needed." Since then no signal has appeared. Your patron wants you to go and find who signaled and retrieve the cure. He will provide an airship that can dock at the Tower and will retrieve you when you signal.
So there you have it. Zombies, zeppelins, steampunk and the City of Lights.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
A new word for the age.
In watching modern cinema, I have noticed we need a new term to describe movies that have alot of CGI and little to no character development or plot.
FX-sploitation- Noun, A movie that has more effects then accual plot or charicter development. Often a major summer blockbuster.
See Star Trek and Transformers
FX-sploitation- Noun, A movie that has more effects then accual plot or charicter development. Often a major summer blockbuster.
See Star Trek and Transformers
Thursday, August 6, 2009
A tale of two twentys
Last time I was at my FLGS, the owner showed me a showed me some dice he just began to carry, by a company called Game Science. The goal of the company is to make the most random rolling dice possable. I purchased a set to test out.
My test was series of twenty rolls on my new coal black d20 and my orignial TSR D&D d20 with a diviot in it, here after called 'Old Blue'.
The new die, only repeated the same number 3 times. The rest were spread out quite evenly. On the other hand, Old Blue rolled along the band that has 16, 8, 10, 12, 15, 5, 13, 9, and 6. This leads me to conclued that the Coal Black die is round, therefore random and that Old Blue is oval in shape and rolls like poo.
Yes, I do know that this wasn't the most scientific test but I could see the pattren emerging. I recomend these dice, because you should have the right tools for the job.
My test was series of twenty rolls on my new coal black d20 and my orignial TSR D&D d20 with a diviot in it, here after called 'Old Blue'.
The new die, only repeated the same number 3 times. The rest were spread out quite evenly. On the other hand, Old Blue rolled along the band that has 16, 8, 10, 12, 15, 5, 13, 9, and 6. This leads me to conclued that the Coal Black die is round, therefore random and that Old Blue is oval in shape and rolls like poo.
Yes, I do know that this wasn't the most scientific test but I could see the pattren emerging. I recomend these dice, because you should have the right tools for the job.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Paranoia
I am getting ready for a stint behind the GM's screen running two diffrent games. The first being PARANOIA. A classic roleplaying game with a rich 25 year history. It encourges the GM to plays with the PCs, as a cat toys does with a mouse.
My players have little experance with the setting but are have been playing with each other for a great long time. My first goal is to drive them apart, make them distrust and then elimate each other. I will provide the illusion of some control over their fates by letting them create their PCs.
My only issue is that one of the players is going to be very, very trigger happy and wants to take it out a certian player. Oh, the evil thoughts I have in the foiling of her.
After a session or two of Paranoia, I will switch to the next game.
Anyway, check out the new edition of Paranoia. It's due out in a few weeks and the link is on the side of the page here.
After
My players have little experance with the setting but are have been playing with each other for a great long time. My first goal is to drive them apart, make them distrust and then elimate each other. I will provide the illusion of some control over their fates by letting them create their PCs.
My only issue is that one of the players is going to be very, very trigger happy and wants to take it out a certian player. Oh, the evil thoughts I have in the foiling of her.
After a session or two of Paranoia, I will switch to the next game.
Anyway, check out the new edition of Paranoia. It's due out in a few weeks and the link is on the side of the page here.
After
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Comic Movies
Man, does Ryan Reynolds have it made. Not only is he cast in the Deadpool spin-off of Wolverine but he also lands the title Green Lantern. Both are scheduled for the same release year too.
I wonder which one that the studios will force him to drop. My guess is Deadpool, just because DC needs another hit film series and Marvel has bigger things to get done, like the Avengers respective tie-in movies.
I wonder which one that the studios will force him to drop. My guess is Deadpool, just because DC needs another hit film series and Marvel has bigger things to get done, like the Avengers respective tie-in movies.
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