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Viking True20 Actual Play

For those of you who have been reading my campaign journal over at Sword’s Edge Publishing, you know a little something about the Viking campaign I’m running for my RPG group in Ottawa. I decided I wanted to do an actual play, and Read more…


GOLD: Episode 2 – To Find a King

Via a press release from www.goldtheseries.com: Presenting: GOLD: Episode 2 – To Find a King! Lucky you! The new installment of GOLD, Episode 1: When a Star Falls, is live at www.goldtheseries.com: As the World Championship looms ever closer, Richard Read more…


Hawk the Slayer now Hunting

A sequel to Hawk the Slayer? Are you $h!tt!ng me? First we get a sequel to the Sword and the Sorcerer now this? Seriously, neither were great movies, but oh so much fun. Especially to the very, very young man Read more…


More Deadpool? Yes Please

So, according to IESB, the X-Men Origins: Wolverine re-shoots now underway are to incorporate more  in the movie. I’m all for that. For one, I actually like the character. Given a good writer, Deadpool can be quite amusing. Second, as Read more…


Please Don’t Mess This Up!

Problems with X-Men Origins: Wolverine? Why does the universe hate me so? Yes, it is all about me and my suffering. Well, maybe this is just because the universe understands that with a new baby in the house, it will Read more…


The Day the Bebop Stood Still

Keanu Reeves, who sometimes does well but more often than not, does not, will be taking on the role of Spike Spiegel in a live-action version of Cowboy Bebop. This does not fill me with joy.


Samuel L Jackson IS Nick Fury . . . Maybe

SCI FI Wire is reporting that Samuel L Jackson may not continue in the role of Nick Fury, as portrayed at the end of Iron Man. The story indicates it’s about the money. This is insane. How can you have Read more…


Snowflake Project: Alex’s Story

So the Snowflake Method indicates the writer should create a one page plot synopsis for each character. I think I’m going to pass on that. I have two reasons. First, it’s a lot of freaking work! Work which I don’t feel would Read more…


EVE Online: Apocrypha Uncovers a New Version of the Universe Itself

CCP’s massive free expansion slated for March Release  Reykjavik, Iceland: January 8, 2008 – CCP, one of the world’s leading independent game developers, today announced the launch of the tenth free expansion for EVE Online, its popular science fiction massively Read more…


The New Doctor Who

Is Matt Smith, which seems fitting, since when I heard that, I asked “Who?” Matt’s got a couple of tough acts to follow, what with Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant kicking all kinds of stuff in their performances as the Read more…