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Hancock & Hellboy 2
I do not understand the confusion surrounding Hancock. I did not see/sense/feel a change in tone at any point during the film. I did not feel the film “get darker” as it progressed. In fact, both mnight and I predicted a much darker ending. We didn’t get it, but we were both happy with the…
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Houses of the Blooded: Different Views
mnight starts her HotB game this Friday. She and I were talking about some of the reasons I chose the ven as a subject matter for the game. One of those reasons was their distinct non-European appearance. No blondes. Darker skin. When I ran the game, the ambiguity of the ven sponsored all kinds of…
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HotB: Character Creation
In his ongoing “character creation” series, innocent_man (WW freelancer extra-ordinaree) has gone and made a Houses of the Blooded character that completely rocks my socks. If you have any questions about character creation–or want to see a full on bitchin’ HotB character–check it out here. ___ EDIT: My apologies. Over the last couple of…
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Homosexuality: The “Unnatural” Claim
I can’t believe this is still around, but I keep hearing the “homosexuality is against nature” argument. You know what I mean. Well, here’s an article (from Scientific American) demonstrating that bisexual behavior not only occurs in nature, but it is actually an evolutionary survival trait. (That means species who have bisexual tendencies tend to…
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Not a good way to begin, lads…
I’m certain I can’t be the first to see this or point it out, but it did make me choke on my afternoon soup… Player’s Handbook, pg 7: “Throughout the 1980s, the game experienced remarkable growth. Novels, a cartoon series, computer games, and the first campaign settings (Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance) were released…” I guess Gary…
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Houses of the Blooded: Printing Update
The printers have the book. Five days for a proof. Five days to print. I’ll keep you updated. Also, thanks to dilligent readers, I think we caught all the printer gnomes (typos and other errors that sneak into the final draft). The final .pdf will ship with the books.
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Surprise, surprise, surprise!
I got a big box in the mail yesterday. It was waiting at my door when I got home from work. Says “Amazon.com”. Funny… I didn’t order anything recently. Peel away the tape, open it carefully… and I find a 4E D&D Core Rulebook Collection inside. I did not order this. I check the receipt. It…
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Happy Birthday Bob Heinlein!
It’s the 101st anniversary of the birth of the Dean of Science Fiction. Go read Time Enough for Love. (You’ve got 30 minutes… GO!)
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Houses of the Blooded: The Shanri Research Institute: A New Kind of OGL
The Wicked Dead Brewing Company is proud to announce a new kind of Open Game License for its newest release, Houses of the Blooded. The Shanri Research Institute (SRI) provides players of the game the opportunity to upload their own independent research on the world of Shanri and its most notorious denizens, the ven. Independent…
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The Most Insensitive Thing I’ve Ever Said
(Among other reasons) I’m not voting for John McCain because his wife looks fucking scary. (101 other reasons I’m not voting for John McCain.) PS: The Obama List is coming. Why the fuck did he have to try to win the Christian Right? Didn’t he know they’d never vote for him no matter what he…