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What’s Up With The Magic Pig
- Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day!
  Erik Tenkar of Tenkar’s Tavern is spearheading an awesome idea. A Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day! It’s scheduled for April 17th and well over 100 blogs have signed up including yours truly. You can catch my little rants over at They Might Be Gazebos. This game is really worth the attention. If you don’t know […]
- Play Testing, Feedback, Editing & Layout
  Well, that’s where we are with Skarynth. Most of the art has been acquired and the final tweaks are underway. It’s a fun trip and soon it should be all done and we get to move on to our next gaming project. More about that later. We’re also at the same stage with Crunchy Bits. […]
They Might Be Gazebos! My OSR Blog
- The Quadquatch for Swords & Wizardry
  What’s 7 feet tall, covered in fur, can easily hide in the forest, and rip you apart with its four claws? The Quadquatch Hit Dice: 3 Armor Class: 6[13] Attacks: 4 Claws (1d6), Bite (1d8) Saving Throw: 14 Special: Stealthy Move: 12 Alignment: Neutral Challenge Level/XP: 4/120 This large four-armed humanoid lives primarily in wooded […]
- Killing them is easy…
  That’s right it’s easy. One the things some folks rant about OSR games is the mortality rate of player characters. As GM and a player, it’s just part of the game. But as a GM, I look at it a little differently. It’s like this. No matter the game, it’s easy to kill player characters. […]

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Happy Towel Day!

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May 252013

Wait! What? You’re not celebrating Towel Day!

It’s that special day of the year that you can really let your geek flag fly. Because it’s also Geek Pride Day! So I’m grabbing my towel and my dice bag and totally geeking out today. Ha! Of Course, it’s always fun to freak out the mundanes at the day job.
“Why are you carrying a towel?”
“It’s Towel Day.”
“What?”
“It’s also Geek Pride Day.”
“There are still geeks.”
“Yes, we are everywhere. It’s a conspiracy.”
OK, that was my dark side showing up. But what the hell. Have fun today, folks!

Food Friday: The Thrill of the Grill

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May 242013

Yes, I know that I missed my little food rant last week but allow for me to make up for it with a little food porn.

This weekend is Memorial Day weekend here in the US. It’s sort of the unofficial beginning of summer and that means barbecue. OK, I’m in Texas and everyday is barbecue day and like many places, it’s like a religion.
Down here. It’s dry rubbed brisket. That’s not saying that I have an aversion to ribs or pork. Hell, sometimes I have a real craving for some Memphis style barbecue. But this little post isn’t about starting any barbecue wars.
It’s about just how awesome barbecue and grilling really is. (Yes, Viriginia. There is a difference.) This is one of the few forms of cooking that still really has tradition behind it. So many folks, just grab and go. Even when at home. But when a build a fire. People gather. Tell stories. Parents teach their children the secrets to taming the flame. It turns eating and cooking back into a social event.
So with that have a great weekend.

Learning from my mistakes.

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May 232013

So you don’t have to.
Here’s this week’s update with what’s going on with all those projects that I’ve been working.
Most notably is, of course, Crunchy Bits the cookbook. Like I mentioned last week, it’s almost done and we’re in the home stretch. As this is the first attempt at something like this, there’s a learning curve. This week’s lesson is to decided on damned layout and stick to it. Here’s the deal. We had one layout. OK, I admit that it wasn’t that good. We messed around and came up with a new idea. After three days, that new idea was not working so well and just eating up a butt load of time. So changed to third layout. Last night, I managed to undo then redo what took me three days to do. So that’s your lesson, kids. Remember the 6 P’s. Piss Poor Planning Prevents Poor Performance. With a three day weekend coming up, I should get a huge chunk if not all that done and then it’s the final editorial pass.
The annoying thing about day jobs is that just eat so much time when you could be doing cool stuff. But that’s what lunch breaks are for. And that’s why I have an inch thick stack of notes for Swords of a Forgotten Age: The World of Skarynth, the Swords & Wizardry Sci-Fi hack and that Super Secret Project that just keeps bouncing around inside my head. With a bit of luck, I’ll be hitting those and another project like a ton bricks next month.
So plan ahead. It’ll save you time and headaches.

Table Top Drop

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May 222013

I just stumbled upon this today on Google+. I think it’s pretty damned good idea. It’s sort of like the Humble Bundle for RPG’s.
It’s pay what want and it goes to charity. That’s a pretty cool idea.
So just go on over and check out Table Top Drop. Good games. Good prices. Good karma. As a side note, yes, I do own Spears of Dawn. I backed it on Kickstarter. And I can say that’s a pretty cool game and if you haven’t checked it out then now’s your chance.

Web Clip Wednesday: The Most Complicated Board Game Ever

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May 222013

You see and this why I don’t that many board games. Too many damned strange rules and DNA samples. Plus it takes so long to play. But seriously, I have friends who love board games. I got nothing against them so don’t go sending me a bunch of hate mail. It’s a joke get over it. No enjoy and have a good week.

What’s Cool and Not For TV

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May 212013

Looks like another Geek Filled TV season coming up. But let’s face it some of this stuff doesn’t looks so hot.

Agents of SHIELD: Unless you’ve been under rock, you’ve probably heard. Let’s hope the network gives Joss Wheadon the freedom to make this cool.

Almost Human: A little Blade Runner and Robocop vibe going here and JJ Anbrams. This looks like it could be awesome too. That one is going on the list.

Dracula: I had a hard time staying awake during the trailer. But another retelling of the classic Vampire tale stretched out into a TV series. Yipee. More vampires. I doubt they’ll do anything really thrilling with this. Yawn.