76 Reply by Boter

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So I won't continue to post the rest as they come out, but here's the first episode of Stonekeep, the video game that Thera Awakening is the prequel to.

It's, ah, a product of its time.

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77 Reply by Boter

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Oh hey, I return. Oh hey, I missed a note by a mile.

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That casual little mic flip on the second video at 3:15 :'D I didn't actually watch that one when you were tweeting these last night, but I did go and listen to this from circa forever ago, aka the start of lockdown - Rick Astley at home performing Everlong.

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79 Reply by Boter

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Verrrry cool! Honored to have the fighter from 238 Hypatia in there as well big_smile

I still need to get the parts for a LEGO Hyacinth...

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There Awakening, the prequel to Stonekeep, written by Steve Jackson and David Pulver. Chapter Seven (and Epilogue!).

This is the final video in this series smile It was fun, something different to do. Don't know if I'll do more, but I have a few other novellas that I enjoy.

Maybe I'll read Finna or Horrorstör from a department store at night. Just missed the season, dang tongue

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81 Reply by Boter

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Drive ins did pretty well showing old movies this year. I could see venues like that doing well outside of tentpoles... maybe? I don't know in what ways the drive-in business has different needs than in-building theaters.

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Thanks! I'll definitely give that demo a shot. Looks slick as hell.

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There Awakening, the prequel to Stonekeep, written by Steve Jackson and David Pulver. Chapter Six.

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There Awakening, the prequel to Stonekeep, written by Steve Jackson and David Pulver. Chapter Five.

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There Awakening, the prequel to Stonekeep, written by Steve Jackson and David Pulver. Chapter Four.

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There Awakening, the prequel to Stonekeep, written by Steve Jackson and David Pulver. Chapter Three.

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There Awakening, the prequel to Stonekeep, written by Steve Jackson and David Pulver. Chapter Two.

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So I definitely don't think I'll be finishing Free Radical, which kinda stinks - I enjoy it, but I'm not at home all week anymore and it's really quite long (and I started to make more work for myself with SHODAN's voice), so I sorta missed the boat there.

That said, I'm starting a YouTube series reading a prequel novella (which I've read before) to a game (which I haven't). I'm treating it like a Let's Play, commenting on it as I go, both because it's sorta what I do and maybe it's transformative enough? Not that I expect the copyright holders to come after me for this one.

Thera Awakening, the prequel to Stonekeep, written by Steve Jackson and David Pulver.

Seven chapters, uploading every Thursday; I'll try to cross-post here.

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more shed

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90 Reply by Boter

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...Okay fine but only if I get one.

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I don't know about von Neumann R2s there, buddy.

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92 Reply by Boter

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I said so in chat, but I'm in smile Excited for play or Doctorow as well - I haven't read any Doctorow but I've always meant to.

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93 Reply by Boter

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I mean, whenever I listen to The Planets I hear at least half the score of A New Hope, so.

(Good find!)

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Live at Stubb's by Matisyahu was recommended to me for the same reason - great live energy that surpasses some of the studio albums and just works really well.

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95 Reply by Boter

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I kind of wish I'd remembered that, there would be some cool uses for that sort of thing.

Another good piece of map software is Inkarnate. Free with limited icons and resolution, paid subscription for a lot more. I made a couple maps with the free version - not super fancy but enough for my players to be able to peruse and choose some adventure directions.

https://i.imgur.com/4uT2Am0.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ImlaOwh.jpg

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Anyone ever heard of Blades in the Dark? It's a system that I'll be starting in the next week or so as a player. Our DM is a rookie who's run a one-shot of Lady Blackbird (which I do recommend) and a few sessions of Pendragon (not so much). I'm excited for the setting - a more steampunk-y Shadowrun, perhaps.

(Meanwhile in other RPG news, I'm also about to wrap up a campaign of Feast of Legends - an RPG system released by Wendy's, yes that Wendy's, for their 40th anniversary - and I'm in a Curse of Strahd campaign for D&D 5E as well.)

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97 Reply by Boter

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Damn, BDA, that is one hell of a rec's post. Nice.

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98 Reply by Boter

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LatinAlice wrote:

With total enthusiasm:

Boter wrote:

ALICE. Have I watched any of the musicals you pulled from? No. Did you rock it and keep me watching the entire damn time? YES.

HenryChM wrote:

Boter, broter, you gotta get in on that Hamilton action. I don't have the authority to enforce this in any way, but it's your homework to listen to at least three songs, or you'll be held back after class

DONE. As of last weekend. Alice, reaffirming that you killed it.

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99 Reply by Boter

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yikes

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100 Reply by Boter

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I never got around to TLOS but always hear great things. TLOS 2 has seemingly been more divisive, though I may be mixing that up with something.

The mechanic you stated with the crowbar, making the player do something horrific, is great when utilized right, and "right" always means, among other factors, "sparingly". Two examples come to mind - the companion cube in Portal and the finale of Prince of Persia 2008. In the latter part, you're told to make a choice, but it's literally do what the game tells you to do... or turn off the game and write your own finale. It works well. Shame to hear that TLOS2 considers it to be a hammer to which every scenario is a nail.

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