UFC Gets Major Boost with Industry-Shaking Merchandise Deals
I have to admit, though at first the announcement seemed semi-ridiculous, a Michael "The Count" Bisping figure on my office desk would look pretty damn cool next to my Battlestar Galactica die-cast Viper.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Waiting for 4e
I received notice today that my D&D 4e gift set has shipped from Amazon.com. I did not expect to be as excited to have them as I am. I do enjoy reading RPGs, even if I end up never playing them. (Something my wife teases me about.)
My wife and I have recently begun playing D&D with our eight year-old. The games have been our first experience with 3e, so to be moving on to 4e so soon may seem a little weird. It may work out for the best though, as we can acclimate to the rules changes without carrying over some of the system baggage others seem to be lugging.
I read the 24 hours on the Shadowfell over at the Game Design is about Structure blog and learned something interesting. In the 4e introductory adventure, the PCs are journeying to the town of Winterhaven. This is interesting because, you see, I live in Winter Haven.
My wife and I have recently begun playing D&D with our eight year-old. The games have been our first experience with 3e, so to be moving on to 4e so soon may seem a little weird. It may work out for the best though, as we can acclimate to the rules changes without carrying over some of the system baggage others seem to be lugging.
I read the 24 hours on the Shadowfell over at the Game Design is about Structure blog and learned something interesting. In the 4e introductory adventure, the PCs are journeying to the town of Winterhaven. This is interesting because, you see, I live in Winter Haven.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
What is this thing?
I have had this blog sitting empty here for quite some time because I haven't quite figured out what to do with it. I considered posting articles concerning RPGs and boardgames my family and I play, the MMA I watch, or about my eight year-old soon recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.
After some consideration, I decided to write about all of the above and more. I hope to post about whatever is on my mind and in my thoughts.
I have never kept a journal of any kind before so this will be very new to me. Hopefully I can stick with it. My (all consuming) interests seem to change by the day. (I am an air sign, you know.) I know most blogs do not make past the first dozen or so entries, but the act of getting my thoughts out in some form may help me focus on things I want to accomplish and care about.
Following is a summary of a few of the topics on which I would like to post:
Roleplaying
I have been playing RPGs since grade-school. My first RPG game was at a (very) small Christian school with the Principle as DM. (I know...crazy!) We played Dungeons & Dragons in the classroom during lunch, at least until the whole "D&D is satan-worshipping" thing put a stop to it.
Since then I have played tons of different systems and games. My wife (whom I will call T) and I have started playing D&D with our son (named B). He loves it. His favorite thing to do now if "hunt kobolds."
One of my goals is to go through every (ok...some, if we must be realistic) RPG on the bookshelf and, if not play it, at least post my thoughts on it after a good read through.
Mixed Martial Arts
I am crazy for MMA! I am wild about the UFC and WEC and I enjoyed the recent debut of primetime MMA on CBS. There are many great sites covering MMA, probably best among them is MMAjunkie.com. I get all my MMA news from this site and, if you love MMA, I encourage you to check it out.
Other Stuff
Alright, I've been at this thing for too long and I really should go veg in front of the television. (See, it is starting already. My attention span is already waning.) Other topics I hope to post on:
Boardgames
Movies
Books (novels and comics)
General Life Stuff
See you all later.
After some consideration, I decided to write about all of the above and more. I hope to post about whatever is on my mind and in my thoughts.
I have never kept a journal of any kind before so this will be very new to me. Hopefully I can stick with it. My (all consuming) interests seem to change by the day. (I am an air sign, you know.) I know most blogs do not make past the first dozen or so entries, but the act of getting my thoughts out in some form may help me focus on things I want to accomplish and care about.
Following is a summary of a few of the topics on which I would like to post:
Roleplaying
I have been playing RPGs since grade-school. My first RPG game was at a (very) small Christian school with the Principle as DM. (I know...crazy!) We played Dungeons & Dragons in the classroom during lunch, at least until the whole "D&D is satan-worshipping" thing put a stop to it.
Since then I have played tons of different systems and games. My wife (whom I will call T) and I have started playing D&D with our son (named B). He loves it. His favorite thing to do now if "hunt kobolds."
One of my goals is to go through every (ok...some, if we must be realistic) RPG on the bookshelf and, if not play it, at least post my thoughts on it after a good read through.
Mixed Martial Arts
I am crazy for MMA! I am wild about the UFC and WEC and I enjoyed the recent debut of primetime MMA on CBS. There are many great sites covering MMA, probably best among them is MMAjunkie.com. I get all my MMA news from this site and, if you love MMA, I encourage you to check it out.
Other Stuff
Alright, I've been at this thing for too long and I really should go veg in front of the television. (See, it is starting already. My attention span is already waning.) Other topics I hope to post on:
Boardgames
Movies
Books (novels and comics)
General Life Stuff
See you all later.
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