tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033483949934059162024-03-12T20:35:15.460-07:00destination unknownChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-15126026859582644792022-06-25T10:07:00.002-07:002023-01-13T18:05:40.339-08:00Legends of Gath #69; Two Skellies Under a Fig Tree<center>
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Anything beyond that just leaves me, the skellie boyz, the slobbering godless mutants and Turtleneck Joe squinting in confusion. <br /><p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-53099516421660605872021-08-29T13:43:00.005-07:002023-01-13T18:05:43.865-08:00Legends of Gath #65; Try Not To Self-Immolate<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6z2ZYpYGIaQtxEAcIDWTqNNi1SfLEpdShMRqu4VUTJ8pfMbhUfqc6Pl3zbMdpXoZvk08ZRN9mb-5UY5K2DOSIN4nkxA4XFrw9CwxNBx0t7A3ZWdv5sKhLmvFSNTsnIbuBff26ZwkKVuwV/s853/day+65.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6z2ZYpYGIaQtxEAcIDWTqNNi1SfLEpdShMRqu4VUTJ8pfMbhUfqc6Pl3zbMdpXoZvk08ZRN9mb-5UY5K2DOSIN4nkxA4XFrw9CwxNBx0t7A3ZWdv5sKhLmvFSNTsnIbuBff26ZwkKVuwV/s16000/day+65.png" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I</span> drew this one a while back when idiots were filling plastic bags with gasoline during a short term gas shortage back east. We are more than 18 months out since I started this series and I have less hope for the country now than I did then. Oh well.</p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-61535656805251443662021-01-10T17:42:00.004-08:002023-01-13T18:05:45.515-08:00Legends of Gath #64; T is for Traitor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VEz914W85EvyIj6n-YpX9a9i-nrW5G30a-2OhhHmB_cRGR6O6Niry7OxbZVqGxbLirwyTLyWbgGuoa6mAU0zJ-dqBEj5j62hm8T2jFY7hZ6D3gS75wY4qPAuLlru2BQb4Z4MaA8O9Icn/s841/day+64.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VEz914W85EvyIj6n-YpX9a9i-nrW5G30a-2OhhHmB_cRGR6O6Niry7OxbZVqGxbLirwyTLyWbgGuoa6mAU0zJ-dqBEj5j62hm8T2jFY7hZ6D3gS75wY4qPAuLlru2BQb4Z4MaA8O9Icn/s16000/day+64.png" /></a></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-6710550315086037082021-01-01T20:03:00.002-08:002023-01-13T18:05:39.421-08:00Legends of Gath #63; The Mutant's Gambit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5NEUVe-Kay96PLmD6bam-a-kPjX7aF-KeGXAwUlASaA9l6gs-dVNmOcbNiGZG5vl8FWHINZbOPHXdzn_VgJFIRFqfKBiLJkfsxHm3iZWOEUdntmZWAhAkuZxjDENKD5ONHyYTB4pJbq3/s842/day+63.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5NEUVe-Kay96PLmD6bam-a-kPjX7aF-KeGXAwUlASaA9l6gs-dVNmOcbNiGZG5vl8FWHINZbOPHXdzn_VgJFIRFqfKBiLJkfsxHm3iZWOEUdntmZWAhAkuZxjDENKD5ONHyYTB4pJbq3/s16000/day+63.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I</span> really enjoyed the Queen's Gambit from Netflix. I thought I'd pay homage with this instalment, as well as upcycle an NPC from the days when I played this campaign online. Happy New Year, gamestas. <br /><p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-48408156724444431382020-12-31T20:02:00.008-08:002023-01-13T18:05:43.372-08:00Legends of Gath #62; Teenage Wasteland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3qcuXvsrCCVf0WXVOCUIETlhd_ieH2uga0OAsVMZr0qnlz3lofGNG3lz3YMsCpNGSiGn1R5VR3BkpxQo19llqsS5KUkxeXE8pTvnOaoMUeWAp4WiiAEA2VFzBnqJR1LJnNfFo2wd_I-e/s843/day+62.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3qcuXvsrCCVf0WXVOCUIETlhd_ieH2uga0OAsVMZr0qnlz3lofGNG3lz3YMsCpNGSiGn1R5VR3BkpxQo19llqsS5KUkxeXE8pTvnOaoMUeWAp4WiiAEA2VFzBnqJR1LJnNfFo2wd_I-e/s16000/day+62.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">G</span>ath continues to circle the drain...</div><p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-22390874864855979372020-11-05T15:53:00.000-08:002023-01-13T18:05:41.007-08:00Legends of Gath #61; 64 Squares of Fury<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ofFnZAq8_RRjLmkHb_WK4FYdephVNiG2oajvVQOaysEL2wrdLLvtnPvA1jTDSMyGMP-KHdp6G7L58IvwhziDzxCDhypp0FbfK__2tK9STsUdECtfI4WikRQKmR7qHee1rWixJCBfbqFu/s839/day61.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ofFnZAq8_RRjLmkHb_WK4FYdephVNiG2oajvVQOaysEL2wrdLLvtnPvA1jTDSMyGMP-KHdp6G7L58IvwhziDzxCDhypp0FbfK__2tK9STsUdECtfI4WikRQKmR7qHee1rWixJCBfbqFu/s16000/day61.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I</span>t's not all bad in Gath. It's mostly bad. But not all bad.<p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-84049961702423910392020-11-04T14:11:00.003-08:002023-01-13T18:05:47.538-08:00Legends of Gath #60: Steal The Election Fair and Square<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdieX-YL1fJIQADCuiewIu1YZOr-LlMGxc2FxNcQ7eUBdo_MP8AyGEV2pyYhtUM2bNps33bw_m45WKxcnThY03spxdVtkaDv2FI-fCSNuy_YdYP2RHT6diDsy8RW4YWIRE8TuONg3OUDjU/s844/day60.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdieX-YL1fJIQADCuiewIu1YZOr-LlMGxc2FxNcQ7eUBdo_MP8AyGEV2pyYhtUM2bNps33bw_m45WKxcnThY03spxdVtkaDv2FI-fCSNuy_YdYP2RHT6diDsy8RW4YWIRE8TuONg3OUDjU/s16000/day60.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> T</span>his day, man. Dear God what a nail biter. <br /><p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-82534546647889823402020-11-03T14:39:00.008-08:002023-01-13T18:05:47.370-08:00Legends of Gath #59: Election Night in Gath<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgKJpki9xvnWcbs1D7QyB2LQzSDO2PPITx_v1eG-0wC5bHUEIDBpqpwrbAK6QHXX3koW788FWjHfbLSoCOaiFRGOO-y4OGbkFFdp6T2OclFMN0Xz44Bq7XIvIp0gW4qRaUAFTE9W4Cef2/s840/day59.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgKJpki9xvnWcbs1D7QyB2LQzSDO2PPITx_v1eG-0wC5bHUEIDBpqpwrbAK6QHXX3koW788FWjHfbLSoCOaiFRGOO-y4OGbkFFdp6T2OclFMN0Xz44Bq7XIvIp0gW4qRaUAFTE9W4Cef2/s16000/day59.png" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">W</span>ell, here we are. Good luck out there, everyone. Businesses are being boarded up here in Los Angeles as we brace for turmoil. Let's all hope and pray people can remain calm regardless of the electoral outcome. <div><br /></div><div> If you ever want to play through some of these scenarios, I suggest the following kind of character built off the usual retroclone idea:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Wasteland Explorer</b></div><div>Alignment: Lawful or Neutral</div><div>Armor Class 13 (leather jacket +2, Dex bonus +1)</div><div>Hit Dice 2</div><div>Hit Points 14 (Con bonus of +1 per hit die)</div><div>Move 30' (5 squares per round, 10 if running)</div><div>Save as: Fighter level 2</div><div>Attacks as: Fighter level 2 </div><div> Machete: +2 to hit (strength bonus), 1d6+2 to damage</div><div> 9mm pistol: +1 to hit (Dex bonus), RoF 3, 1d6 damage, 12 rounds currently in magazine</div><div>Gear: Backpack with 1 gallon purified water, rations for 5 days, knife (1d4 damage), sleeping bag, razor, toothbrush, first aid kit (heals 1d4 points of damage)</div><div>Special Abilities: <i>Cut Down the Vermin Like Wheat</i>: If a foe is killed with a melee attack, you get a free attack on another foe provided he is in a square adjacent to the enemy just slain. </div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-74237808587464185222020-10-23T16:30:00.003-07:002023-01-13T18:05:46.872-08:00Legends of Gath #58; The Return of the Queen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1iwrK1ELtBXDsq9V6nUIY-XPZtRYuQmHgs38x7b6QXrlK_MZXOwdhOSlJSR759-zphdIUlrpxAMqLPbTPgJ_YxrsI2vvfe4V5ukRxO79WPNGf_4F-yETSzgSO_9wP3tU_l0Apo0DglOg/s844/day58.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1iwrK1ELtBXDsq9V6nUIY-XPZtRYuQmHgs38x7b6QXrlK_MZXOwdhOSlJSR759-zphdIUlrpxAMqLPbTPgJ_YxrsI2vvfe4V5ukRxO79WPNGf_4F-yETSzgSO_9wP3tU_l0Apo0DglOg/s16000/day58.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">F</span>ear not! Poppy has come to save Gath and to save us all. In the earliest iteration of Gath, Poppy was the only comprehensible form that the Angel of the Lord could assume. All other forms visible to humans caused mass death, mutation and frothing anger. It's better this way.<div><br /></div><div> Any of you doubters should take note of the fact that Poppy predicted this whole mess exactly three years before the shelter in place order came down in So. Cal. Scoreboard!<p>
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Weird. <p></p><p> Burying King Saul's head might be a nice touch. Then again, he was forsaken by God so it gets complicated theology-wise. <br /></p><p> After my head and hands melt from digesting jazz theory at the piano, I sometimes listen to "About That Life." It's simultaneously the best and worst thing I have ever seen. No apologies are made by that band. They know what they are and they revel in a chaotic realm of booze and implants. I'm not judging. It's glorious in its absurdity. The denizens of Gath love it. </p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-53614027977011385852020-10-17T18:04:00.001-07:002023-01-13T18:05:44.031-08:00Legends of Gath #55; Governor Gathmer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75JsXeMxerxARRwV1OlpUTSy72f3ekJ5KeR-0xrZQEh35CR74S-FrT5S79Gk4i-AEK5iuAOYZ8Noha148jONn9ZN1hKEZHKpCd-BwNV3k8jIooDq5zEE4XyaN1awWB0PM8mdRU77isWMN/s843/day55.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75JsXeMxerxARRwV1OlpUTSy72f3ekJ5KeR-0xrZQEh35CR74S-FrT5S79Gk4i-AEK5iuAOYZ8Noha148jONn9ZN1hKEZHKpCd-BwNV3k8jIooDq5zEE4XyaN1awWB0PM8mdRU77isWMN/s16000/day55.png" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">L</span>ife in the Gath-pocalypse continues to get weirder and more intense. I draw these absurd vignettes because it's all too much to comprehend. Best wishes to Gov. Whitmer and her family. She seems like an articulate, brave person. I'm glad her would-be assailants were so incompetent. <p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-89439290844937153482020-10-11T11:00:00.003-07:002023-01-13T18:05:48.485-08:00Legends of Gath #54; Irritable Bowel Mutants<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSrSpl2qMdZCEZq-pyz2SmIMaWsMsMrSlWi8cGWIBlvk0rSevsSh2mG62rT1VfxW2gWAICHUugDOkZVtIirCf1eEs1_DCQ5PUeNDewbcpLYFscA3YyTdaXeqJU9Zh_bAbM9BM3VvKOdJB/s841/day54.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSrSpl2qMdZCEZq-pyz2SmIMaWsMsMrSlWi8cGWIBlvk0rSevsSh2mG62rT1VfxW2gWAICHUugDOkZVtIirCf1eEs1_DCQ5PUeNDewbcpLYFscA3YyTdaXeqJU9Zh_bAbM9BM3VvKOdJB/s16000/day54.png" /></a></div><p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-24267324297740648322020-10-05T16:13:00.006-07:002023-01-13T18:05:41.090-08:00Legends of Gath #53; The king is dead! Long live the king!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCwOtEiDrPlh2ucjJJe4a4f26i3JKZeZxhx65FeMeUWUEji1to51YJ76K_z2PnMfXW8xBpBGPAHIBGLbfppnmUPCCLQsILkHTcxDFFesCJh3gOBS6VoSvzifanedAta3-x3egFUo26Ii-/s842/day53.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCwOtEiDrPlh2ucjJJe4a4f26i3JKZeZxhx65FeMeUWUEji1to51YJ76K_z2PnMfXW8xBpBGPAHIBGLbfppnmUPCCLQsILkHTcxDFFesCJh3gOBS6VoSvzifanedAta3-x3egFUo26Ii-/s16000/day53.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I</span> totes suggest running away from The Last King of Gath. That energy drain will get ya. Maybe Turtleneck Joe can load some silver tipped rounds for your rifle? That'd even things up, I think. Huh. Now I gotta figure out where the silver is going to come from. </div><p></p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-40719590215599350612020-09-12T19:14:00.010-07:002023-01-13T18:05:42.785-08:00Paper Bandits<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5SKHIvy_Lkmeuq34AcW-oFMv_podchjZJlhtC9Q6XW6dB3tJLO9g4BZjl_EttnnQWdW4gjlvQRTswmjSJPCyLFipF5CRCn9gYth1oSvKwWoqumxnFT-O8eszHQIfsHeIWZAudtBl9sGI/s2048/20200912_172743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="2048" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5SKHIvy_Lkmeuq34AcW-oFMv_podchjZJlhtC9Q6XW6dB3tJLO9g4BZjl_EttnnQWdW4gjlvQRTswmjSJPCyLFipF5CRCn9gYth1oSvKwWoqumxnFT-O8eszHQIfsHeIWZAudtBl9sGI/w625-h323/20200912_172743.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I </span>quickly sketched some more paper minis while watching the first inning of the Dodgers vs. The Cheating Trashcan Bangers of Houston. From left to right we have Piotr, Igor, Stanislaw, Wiktor and Jakub. Yeah, strong Polish vibe. I left the black blank so that I could jot down their name, AC and hps. <p></p><p><b>Piotr:</b> Can burp the alphabet and likes making grown men cry. </p><p><b>Igor:</b> Loves to smash people in the face with his shield. Never met a cat he didn't like to kick.</p><p><b>Stanislaw:</b> Used to shove old people to the ground just to hear people around him gasp in horror. Music to his ears, all that gasping and outrage.</p><p><b>Wiktor:</b> Loves shooting people in the back. And in the front. Heck, he just loves filling people with arrows. </p><p><b>Jakub:</b> Has caught every social disease there is to catch. He collects them likes freaky badges of honor. </p><p> This quintet have been waylaying farmers during the fall harvest. They are trying to gather enough stores for the winter are on quite the tear. 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<span style="font-size: large;">O</span>n Wednesday Matt of msjx.org ran me through a brief adventure using Tiny Dungeons 2e. The system appears to be quite promising. It reminds me of Basic D&D reimagined with a hint of Fate Accelerated.<br />
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Matt's setting drew upon Stephen King's <u>The</u> <u>Mist</u> for inspiration. My character was a reclamation expert who rappelled from a flying ship to pick through the ruins in areas where the mist had momentarily retreated. Much fun was had.<br />
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We played via Zoom for 90 minutes, with a document camera for an overhead map view. The players each had a physical copy of the map on their ends with a grid, so we were able to move minis around fairly easily.<br />
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I'm not sure if we will use this setting/characters again, but I sure hope we can keep on playing and trying out new rules and worlds. There's not tons to do here in LA these days, so brief forays into the imagination are very welcome.<br />
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Below is my Tiny Dungeon hero from Matt's game. I like the mix of old school and new school aspects of the rules. For anyone who has played both 1e and 3x, there's lots to like and plenty of familiar territory.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span>t was pushing 120 on Sunday when the power went out. Within 10 minutes the sirens started roaring around town. Not gonna lie. I was totes jelly of my neighbor's generator. That thing mocked me for two blistering days. Oh well.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-50642708084857586252020-09-09T15:12:00.000-07:002023-01-13T18:05:43.621-08:00Cardboard Combat Village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I </span>found some sheets of cardboard in the supply closet at school. Yesterday and today during my lunch break I experimented with some terrain. I will not paint this; I like the understated look. I think I will build a few more and have myself a nice cardboard combat village.<br />
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In other news, here's the view from Gath Angeles.<br />
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Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-43323832142080504862020-09-07T22:09:00.001-07:002023-01-13T18:05:42.954-08:00Paper Skellie Boyz Are Fight!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span> stare out the window a lot and say, "What I wouldn't give to play one last session with my old friends from San Diego." *sigh*</div>
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I have never played Tiny Dungeons, but there is a Fate Accelerated quality to it that might be worth checking out. Matt of msjx.org, myself and Bill of the Green Skeleton Gaming Guild will be giving it a go this Friday at 5pm PST/8 EST for about 90 minutes. I am sending them battle mats and paper minis tomorrow. Teaching via Zoom has gotten me into the habit of trying to marry a tactile component to the digital delivery.<br />
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Tiny Dungeons may be our jam and it may not be. I want to take hacks at all the Drive Thru RPG games I own but never play. Something good must come from this unholy mess that is life in CA during a pandemic and lots of Friday Night Firefights may be just the thing. (On the subject of nostalgia, "Friday Night Firefight" is what we called our casual, one off game sessions in high school.) Let me know if you have any kind of interest in joining in. :)<br />
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<br />Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-36532540054662724022020-08-27T16:25:00.005-07:002023-01-13T18:05:42.366-08:00Legends of Gath #51; One Got Wasted and the Other's a Waste<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">W</span>hen I was 17 in the summer of 1988 I surfed all day, played D&D all night and was so happy to be alive in sunny San Diego. And now we have...this.<br />
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Not sure about that jar of pickles. The hockey stick does 2d3 against skeletons.<br />
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Speaking of playing, I want to start running Gathisodes on Roll20. No fantasy infused classes this time, just straight up human explorers with a machete and a 9mm with a few rounds in the mag. Very straightforward. <div><br /></div><div> We will use White Box and it's various clones as a rule system. No PC death, by the way. You just get KOd and mugged if knocked to 0 hp. The scars you collect will tell a story. I will post some details next time, but these will be short, 30 minute sessions just to scratch the itch. Holler if interested.</div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-49583450970332099792020-08-25T21:30:00.000-07:002023-01-13T18:05:43.537-08:00Legends of Gath #50; Hey, baldy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I</span>'m glad installment 50 landed on one of my all time favorite verses. It's just so...odd. And oddly specific. Why two bears? (In one translation it's <i>she</i> bears.) Why 42 mauling victims? Baldy? As with many stories from La Biblia, it's likely not to be taken by the reader literally, but it does make me laugh at face value. In the Old Testament you ever knew when some salty prophet was going to order bears or lions to maul you. It kept the people on their toes, I guess. </div>
Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-25339525131177492452020-08-22T11:03:00.005-07:002023-01-13T18:05:41.259-08:00Legends of Gath #49; Jezebel's Choking Hands<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2tB9K8sEn3LA-q3mFvoi-WxEZFXXEzSBbyEJwldX6ztzXoNHlgPhSKnc1ZHHP53fpjorSxCySsEDsPWMld3G1RfrvSzUjVVTP11vOtTxuZuHV-hylIMwmT_aJS5MoiR2zMKtzFl5umP5/s1038/day49.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="800" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2tB9K8sEn3LA-q3mFvoi-WxEZFXXEzSBbyEJwldX6ztzXoNHlgPhSKnc1ZHHP53fpjorSxCySsEDsPWMld3G1RfrvSzUjVVTP11vOtTxuZuHV-hylIMwmT_aJS5MoiR2zMKtzFl5umP5/w616-h800/day49.png" width="616" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>n Friday nights we have virtual Shabbat. The organizer was asking for people to speak at upcoming meetings. I was thinking about doing readings from the Book of Gath. Light the candles, sip the sparkling cider, eat the hallah and delight in the wonders of Gath. Perfect.</p>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.com8