Heroes & Halfwits: Episode Eight

It’s a battle against the gooey cube. 

Follow our Heroes and Halfwits Gus, Geoff, Griffon, Ryan, Michael and Dungeon Master Frank in and out of hidden rooms in the cave. 

Get my review of the episode after the jump [Spoilers]

Heroes & Halfwits: Episode Seven

"Do they speak Deep?"

Heroes Gus, Geoff, Griffon, Ryan, Michael and Dungeon Master Frank try and find a way out of the cave after rescuing some new friends along the way.

Check out my take on the episode after the jump [Spoilers].

Wednesday Night Dungeons and Dragons - The Demon Lord Cometh

I Just Wanted To Punch Something...

Last night was my new weekly Dungeons and Dragons game. Our Wednesday game is pretty epic. I gotta admit I'm jealous that I didn't get to play with these guys starting in January. They seem to have quite a good group. Last night, we got our D&D on in a quest through the underdark, but not before the Dungeon Master finished hooking up my character. Before our session started he handed me my legendary gear, which would help me keep up with the rest of the party. Oh man. Let's just say I won't be wielding my staff of power in Melee anymore. I thought I knew Kung Fu, but now...

Heroes & Halfwits: Episode Six

I guess I should add this to each post...

Published on Jul 15, 2016Heroes & Halfwits! Join our heroes Gus, Geoff, Griffon, Ryan, Michael and Dungeon Master Frank as they journey into the dark damp mouth of the cave.

My take on the episode after the jump [Spoilers]:

The Misadventures of Trip 'N' Ballz - My Project for NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month is Upon Us!!!!!! 

Next month is National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWrimo. I'll be joining the fray this year to kick off my 'career' as a professional writer. I've toyed with the challenge for many years, but I've never really been too serious about it. This year, I plan to go all out. I've already finished outlining my book and I'm ready to start writing. In fact, I may already have begun.

Heroes & Halfwits: Episode Five

"How was your finishing blow?" - Michael 'Ragequit'

This episode really takes off. Things get pretty wild and crazy when the characters settle into deep sleep and have some wild dreams while they are in REM. The DM goes OFF in this episode with all the storytelling. Episode highlights include: sex with crazy native ladies; dreams of arena battles, in which some people may end up getting punched in the balls, dreams of Tiamat, and dreams of math class. Give the episode a peek. I enjoyed the hell out of it. I mean, look at those stunner shades. Damn.

Tina Fey, Wizlock C.S.I. for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons

Inspired by Nancy Drew

I got invited to join in another Dungeons and Dragons game which plays on Tuesdays each week (my schedule is filling up - this is a good thing). The game is run by a friend of mine, Beu, who runs the Tavern Chronicles game on twitch every sunday night at 5:00. We are on the same side of the screen for our Wednesday game, and now he's going to have to deal with me as a player in our Tuesday one. Oddly enough, both games are at about the same level. I haven't had a chance to attend the Tuesday night game sessions yet, but my character is all done. Apparently, the setting is a mix of Lord of the Rings style epic fantasy meets The Maltese Falcon; I can imagine some mystery, puzzle solving, and adventures with rapscallions. So, I made a detective... kind of.

Nerd Immersion: Know Your Roll - Episode #53

In which 50 Shades of Drizzt is Pitched

I always like looking out for people playing Dungeons and Dragons on twitch. There's something about watching people play D&D that I find disturbingly fun. I randomly saw these guys on my twitter and decided to turn in, since the timing was perfect. Check out there channels:

Nerd Immersion Homepage
Nerd Immersion on YouTube

Nerd Immersion on Twitch

In last week's episode... Azmodeous and his minions attack!! [spoilers for the video below]
One of the generals is dead. One escaped. Tune in!! For episode #53, which you can watch on Twitch, or below after the jump.

Monday Night Draft at Ryan's Comics

Too bad it never did anything...

Look Ma Another Gearhulk!!

A long time ago, in a lifetime away, there was just one hobby shop in the inland Empire. It was called Fun 'N' Games. I worked there in high school, but before I became a hobby shop employee it was pretty lonely when it came to gaming. Then, another shop moved to town, and another, and another. Pretty soon, we had 3 comic/hobby shops in the area; there were also a fair number of little shops selling trading cards, baseball memorabilia and the like. All of these shops held CCG tournaments on the weekends. Most of them were for MTG, but some held Yu-Gi-Oh as well. Eventually, the card shops closed up. Honestly, they went out of business pretty fast. This shouldn't come as a surprise to any students of hobby history over the last 10 years. Trading cards are on the way out.

When the promenade mall was built we got an anime shop - they held CCG tournaments for Yu-Gi-Oh on Mondays after school. I used to play every week. I won occasionally too. I played a lot of Yu-Gi-Oh back in the day, but my good friends dwarfed me in skill and the amount of money they could invest. I played Magic in HIgh School for a while, but I was always a filthy casual. I never had enough money to play Standard or ever hope to win, which is why I started playing Draft. I have never won a tournament for MTG, but I've always held my head high and tried my darndest to place.

LAST NIGHT I TOOK SECOND IN DRAFT!!!!! It's a miracle. A bloody halloween miracle. Read on for the full report, but fyi... I pulled another Gearhulk!!!

Heroes & Halfwits: Episode Four

Continued from last episode... our heroes are generally messing about. Have I said how much I love the DM's cape?