I’ve just completed my semi-monthly trip to Melbourne. Actually, I think I’ve only been down there once this year. No sign of Keep on the Shadowfell, alas. I visited Minotaur Books first, and picked up five books: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold, and Legacy by the same author – the first two books of her Sharing Knife series. LMB is one of the truly great … Continue reading Back from Melbourne
John Farrell has added me to his page of Extended Stats from Boardgamegeek. It’s a really cool page that has a bunch of stuff, including “Games I should play soon”.Fun list. 🙂 There’s a couple of games there that I’ve actually played recently, but I hadn’t marked them down as played on BGG. Need to do so, I guess. More fun from BGG is the … Continue reading Gaming stuff
Well, Randy’s back from Melbourne (and ConVic), and he’s brought back a few games I wanted as well with him. We did a comparison recently of the # of games we have – Randy has more actual games than me, although our numbers are comparable on BGG. I just have lots & lots of expansions. So, it shouldn’t really surprise anyone that I just picked up … Continue reading New Games!
Well, I’ve just bought and watched Stargate SG-1: The Ark of Truth. It’s cool. The Stargate SG-1 series did things with the concept that was (badly) explored in the original movie that have thrilled and astounded me, and then have taken it to realms that have made it one of my favourite TV shows of all time. I am surprised and astounded that I was … Continue reading Stargate: the Ark of Truth
It’s been overcast this weekend, so our solar-powered batteries haven’t had much of a chance to recharge (the generator is running as I type this). So, what have I been doing? * Reading. I’ve just picked up Katherine Kerr’s thirteenth Deverry book, which I finished reading this morning. This is a series I’ve been enjoying since my first year in University (back in 1990… I’m … Continue reading A Grey Weekend
I see that an interview that mudbunny (sortof) conducted with me is now up on Gleemax. Enjoy! Continue reading Interview with me on Gleemax
Hmm – I’ve been nominated for the best post of the week on Gleemax again, this time for my essay on D&D Monster Naming Conventions… which, like many of my essays, was crossposted to the various sites I visit. If you liked that essay, and you’d like to see me win the award, you can vote for it on this Wizards forum thread. Of course, you … Continue reading Gleemax FFV
It’s been quite a while (read: months) since I’ve been updating my D&D Miniatures News Site, but it’s time to make official what you’ve all known for some time: I’m no longer in the DDM news game. Indeed, I haven’t bought any new D&D Miniatures for over a year. No longer having a FLGS does that, along with having enough minis for most of my … Continue reading Goodbye to DDM News
What do I do on an Easter Weekend? I play games, of course! Strangely, there were no RPGs involved at all. Indeed, the next few weeks will be very light for RPGs altogether – Martin & Peggy are going to be away (in various places) for the next few Fridays, which knocks out Star Wars and D&D – Savage Tide. Meanwhile, come this Sunday, I’ll … Continue reading Easter Weekend
This has been a sad fortnight. It began with the death of Gary Gygax, who, though I never met him, I’d spent enough time corresponding with over the internet (thanks, EN World!) to consider a friend… not to mention one of the most influential people in my life. Then, last weekend, I was informed that one of my good friends, Rob Reid, had collapsed and … Continue reading Memories and Musings
