Happy New Year!

I hope that 2013 is an excellent year for everyone.  I hope it is better, happier and more rewarding in every way.

Don't worry about evil Santas...

Batman's got you covered!

Have a Merry Christmas!

It's the End of the World as We Know It...

Oh.  Never mind.

Ghosts in the Moon-Tower

I am so behind on my game related reading that it isn't even funny.  It's amazing how much time a job and family can take up.  Sheesh!!!

Anyway, I've had Dicey Tales #2 in my possession for quite some time and haven't had a chance to read it. Well, I grabbed it last night and gave it a quick look through.  I read only one article thoroughly.  That was "Ghosts in the Moon-Tower" by Garnett Elliott, a.k.a. G-Man.

"Ghosts in the Moon-Tower" is set in Lemuria amongst the Besharoon Mountains.  It is a compact adventure that involves some mysterious ruins of a lost civilization.  It is an imaginative adventure that I would enjoy running.  Only one question niggles at me about it:  Where do the villagers get milk in a lizard dominated world?

I think "Ghosts..." is a great addition to G-Man's series of BoL adventures.  I also think it is pretty cool that it's been published.  His adventures are much more valuable than free.  Hey, I like free but he deserves the recognition.

There are a couple of other adventures in the issue that look promising, as well as a nice bestiary of both regular animals and fantastic creatures.  Another feature I like about this issue is that it is inclusive of other members of the BoL family.  For example, one of the adventures uses the pulp rules laid out in the first edition of the magazine while the other is for the Legends of Steel world.

Good stuff all around.

Sword and Sorcery Images

Here are some random images from around the web that I find evocative of sword & sorcery.

First, one of my favorites:

And one from history:

And others:

Another piece of historical inspiration:

And a really cool statuette:

More another time.

Which Star Trek Character are You?

It turns out that I am Geordi LaForge.  Why I couldn't tell you.  I am not an engineer of any sort.  (Well, I take out the garbage.  Does that qualify me for Sanitation Engineer?)

You can take the quiz yourself HERE.



You are Geordi LaForge

Geordi LaForge 60% Jean-Luc Picard 55% Deanna Troi 50% An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 50% James T. Kirk (Captain) 40% Will Riker 40% Uhura 35% Worf 35% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 30% Mr. Scott 30% Chekov 30% Beverly Crusher 30% Data 30% Mr. Sulu 25% Spock 17%

You work well with others and often fix problems quickly. Your romantic relationships are often bungled.

Gort Groothkin

Gort was abducted by the Grooth when he was a toddler.  His father was a skilled jungle hunter from Shamballah.  One day he decided to take his family with him for a leisurely hunt in the jungle.  Relaxed and distracted by his family, he did not notice an ambush until it was too late.  Gort's entire family was killed and devoured by the Grooth.  However, a Grooth female had just lost her baby and when she found Gort she defended him against the other Grooths as if he were her own.  From that day on he was raised by the Grooth.  Gort was recovered by humans when he was 14 years old.  His life since then has been one of confusion and tumult.  Unused to human ways he has never fully integrated into society.  When he was older and could return to the Grooth he discovered that his time with civilization changed him so that he could never fully return to his primitive way.  Thus Gort is somewhat of an outcast in both of the worlds that he knows and now, at age 18, he wanders Lemuria using his strength and hunting skill to survive while looking for a place where he can fit in and live at peace with himself.

Gort is tall, brown haired and bearded.  He is well-muscled as strength is valued among the Grooth..  He moves about easily in the wilderness but always seems a bit uneasy in cities.

Gort
Called Groothkin

Attributes:  Strength 3 Agility 1 Mind 0 Appeal 0
Combat Abilities:  Brawl 2 Melee 1 Ranged 0 Defense 1
Careers:  Barbarian 2  Hunter 2 Gladiator 0 Thief 0
Boons: Jungle Tracker, Keen Eyesight, Keen Hearing
Flaws:  Country Bumpkin, Illiterate
Lifeblood 13 Hero Points 5
Languages:  Grooth, Lemurian
Equipment: Spear