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Just had to share this video from the Spitzer Space Telescope team. Wil Wheaton posted it at his blog. He gets to play Irwin, and a delightfully cheesy talk-show version of himself. Co-stars are Amy Okuda of The Guild, and Ed Wasser of Babylon 5.
Can’t get enough of Tuba-bot? Check out more videos at http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant/.
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Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.I’ve been searching around for the perfect font to do the cover of Star Lost.
Below is a slide show of a cover mock-up with 15 different fonts. These are the finalists from the wonderful fonts I’ve been able to find. But, it’s difficult to decide which font best embodies the feel of Star Lost I have in mind. I’d like your opinions, especially those who playtested it. Which of these fonts best matches your inner vision of the world we shared?
Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.…and that pretty much makes life worth living, all on its own.
Yesterday, Kaylin came into the study while I was working on a prototype cover for Star Lost (my space opera RPG). She saw the screen and asked if I was working on my game (meaning, I think, Igor, which we had played together last week). I told her it was art for the role-playing game the gaming group had been playing for a while, and she said “Oh” or some other phrase of recognition. Then she gave me a big squeeze and said “I love you” in exactly the same tone I use when I say it to her after she’s done something cool or weird or just Kaylinish, and I really mean, “I’m proud of you, and, You’re just cool, and You are so totally frickin’ froody, how could the universe have managed without you these billions of years?” I choked up a bit as she danced off to take her shower. It don’t get much better than that.
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Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.| The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time, Book 12) | |
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| Yesterday I finished reading The Gathering Storm, the 12th installment of the Wheel of Time series. Many of you know that author Robert Jordan died before finishing his super-series, but did you know that his editor (and wife) and his publishers found an excellent writer to finish it? Brandon Sanderson has done what many thought impossible — seamlessly meld his own style with a near-perfect emulation of Jordan’s. The Gathering Storm is easily one of the better of the recent volumes. Sanderson handles Jordan’s bloated cast with deft assuredness. Though focusing mainly on events surrounding Rand and Egwene, all of the important characters get a nod. Working from Jordan’s final notes, this first novel of the final three ties up a lot of threads and brings us on an emotionally charged ride with a nice parallel plot that sets Rand’s inner turmoil beside Egwene’s outer struggle. It may be simply because the 11th book is a somewhat distant memory, but it may be that Sanderson’s effort is a better read than the last few volumes. At the least now, the ending seems much closer than the horizon. |  |
Today I was catching the latest installment of Shamus Young Plays LotRO, when I saw an ad at the bottom for the latest installment of Rebecca Mayes Muses. Curious, I clicked on the link and got sucked in for several hours catching up on old posts. Below is the video that hooked me. Ms. Mayes brings something unique to the game-review industry. Rather than writing clinical reviews of games, she gives us aural discussions of the games she plays. And, this isn’t just some videocast babble. She sings about games and gaming. That’s right. Her songs are to game reviews what haiku are to poetry. She boils down the essence of the “reviewed” games into complex musical essays and sets them to video. Even if you are not a gamer, if you love good music, her videos are worth watching. Go on, give her a try.
Act Now! Until May 24th, Steam is offering Portal free to all Steam members (free to join!). If you haven’t played the legendary game full of awesomeness and cake, then now’s your chance. Don’t punish yourself a moment longer. Get it. Play it. Love it.
Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.
My second DriveThruRPG offering, Morgenstern’s Spellbook is going live as I type.
Morgenstern’s Spellbook is a collection of 60 new and original spells. It’s designed to be used whole, as a treasure item, or as a new source of spells for your campaign. It was originally conceived during a spate of productivity while guest-DMing for Joe Levy’s recent D&D campaign.
As with all my RPG work, the pdf is available through DriveThruRPG. I’m also setting this one up for print on demand, since it’s around 26 pages.
Slaintè,
Q
Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.
My second DriveThruRPG offering, Morgenstern’s Spellbook is going live as I type.
Morgenstern’s Spellbook is a collection of 60 new and original spells. It’s designed to be used whole, as a treasure item, or as a new source of spells for your campaign. It was originally conceived during a spate of productivity while guest-DMing for Joe Levy’s recent D&D campaign.
As with all my RPG work, the pdf is available through DriveThruRPG. I’m also setting this one up for print on demand, since it’s around 26 pages.
Slaintè,
Q
Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.
