"This... Lycanthrope you speak of, has been p-plaguing us for months." Hans began, trying to compose himself as he looked out the window, staring at the evening sky, "It started with several attacks on the wildlife on the edges of the town."
The Confessor listened quietly, his eyes narrowed.
Hans wrung his fingers nervously, "It was just a few weeks ago when it attacked" Hans faltered, "or rather ate, a person." His eyes met the Confessor's before dropping down to look at the floor.
"Who was it?" This time, it was the strangely angelic voice of Joanna du Winter. The woman sat demurely, as she opened her fan.
"Jonas," Hans replied, grateful for the distraction from the Confessor's piercing gaze, "The local c-cobbler." The fat constable turned away from the window, "His body was found half-eaten in his bed. Gruesome sight... and the smell..."
"There have been others?" the Confessor asked.
"Three more." Hans replied quietly.
The Confessor pondered the situation quietly. This was unlikely some mere circumstance of random maulings. He looked at Hans, "How much would you be willing to pay for the death of this beast?"
"Father!" the voice called the attention of everyone in the room. A young lady dressed in a riding suit and pants stood by the doorway, a rapier on her side. Her golden curls were tied back neatly by a black ribbon and her face was a mask of contempt.
"Alice." Hans gave a weary sigh, "p-please, these are guests..." he said touching his brow as if to ward off a headache.
"What is the meaning of this?" Alice said, walking into the room, looking at the assembled group of unwashed strangers in her home, "Have you lost all pride in your heritage that you've decided to hire mercenaries now, Father?"
Hans opened his mouth to speak, throwing a fearful and apologetic glance towards the Confessor when Joanna spoke.
"And what would you have your father do?"
Alice whirled to face the woman, her eyes narrowed, "To take up a sword and to hunt the beast down." her voice dripped with barely contained disdain, "To honor the family line and prove that he's not a sniveling rat!"
Joanna fanned herself calmly, "And you think that charging headlong to fight a beast that has slain four people with nothing but that overgrown knitting needle of yours is a prudent choice?"
"And what do you think you could do, harlot?" Alice spat, "All dressed up in frilly dresses and-"
"I can do this" Joanna replied calmly, cutting off the girl's angry speech.
Alice's face suddenly seemed alarmed as she fell silent, and Hans choked back a scream as he watched his daughter's fall limply to the floor, her eyes rolling up into her head.
"Alice!" Hans rushed to his daughters limp form, cradling her in his arms, his hand stroking her cold brow, "Please!" his teary eyes imploring Joanna to cease her spell.
Joanna watched the unconscious girl for a moment, seeing the father crying over his ungrateful wretch of a daughter.
"Joanna," the Confessor spoke, "I believe that you've sufficiently proven your point."
Joanna's eyes turned to the confessor and held his gaze, as if to question his judgement. Already she could feel Alice's life draining away with her magic, it was a fascinating experience, really, to squeeze out someone's life from a distance, slowly strangling the tethers that held her to this mortal coil.
"Joanna," the Confessor spoke again, his voice stern, "enough."
Joanna gave a theatrical sigh as she fanned herself, letting her control go, releasing the bonds that drained Alice's life away. Alice gave a startled gasp and began coughing in spasms as she her eyes snapped open as if from a nightmare, her hair falling over her face and shoulders, tears streaming down her face as she fought for air.
Hans cried, holding his daughter close, rocking her back and forth.
The Confessor nodded to Joanna, then tapped his staff on the floor once more. "Three hundred gold for each of us." He said, as he crossed the room towards the exit, not bothering to look at Hans, "Expect the beast's corpse to be brought to the town square in not longer than a tenday."
The Penitent rose from their seats and followed the Confessor out into the darkness of the Allensburg night.
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Heya, been having a rough time at home and work lately, so I'm sorry about the delay. Looks like some of my frustration and stress is leaking into my work, but don't worry, I'll keep the story going to it's conclusion. It's part of my new years resolution to finish what I've begun. :)
Hope you guys are having a better day than I am!
Saturday, January 31, 2004
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Chronicles of the Penitent [fiction, part 1]
A dense green-gray fog covered the forest trail, slithering like a great snake around the trees and wrapping all within it in a cold chill that soaked through clothing and cut straight to the bone. Within the mist, the faint strains of a violin playing a soft and mournful song, haunting in it's melody even as the music grows louder.
A silhouette of a caravan wagon comes into view, pulled by two large workhorses. Their dark brown coats shimmering in the dim late afternoon sun, their large eyes peering under their jet-black manes. On the wagon's seat was a man dressed in a weather-worn shirt. It was once a florid shirt that would have been the height of fashion had it not been subjected to the kind of travel that the man had seen. The man played the violin, seemingly heedless of where his horses were leading him, one booted foot on the edge of his seat, his mass of black curly hair obscuring his eyes as he focused on playing.
The caravan wound it's way down the trail until the mist broke, revealing the small, grass covered hill that they were on, and the gloomy looking town that was nestled at the bottom. The clouds above rumbled slightly as a soft rain fell down to meet them. The man put aside his violin, taking a bandana and wrapping it over his head to keep his hair out of his eyes and stopped the caravan. He stepped off, his boots sloshing in the muddy ground as he knocked on the side of the caravan with his fist.
"We are here." The man spoke, his voice thickly accented and foreign.
The door to the rear of the caravan creaked open in reply. A single figure, broad shouldered and with the bearing of a military officer, stepped down. He wore a black tricorn hat down over his eyes, and the collar of his longcoat was pulled up to keep the rain away. In his hand he carried a long black-iron staff, with a cross decorating the top, and he wore a heavy iron key in a chain hanging about his neck.
The gypsy nodded quietly as the man approached, "Confessor," the gypsy acknowledged, turning to look down from their place on the hill, "The town of Allensburg."
The Confessor looked at the town below with his piercing gray eyes, "Excellent, Gregorio," The Confessor's voice was deep and authoritative, as he turned to his companion, "awaken the others. If the letter from Hans is correct, then this is where we will find the Lycanthrope."
The gypsy man gave a smile as he walked to the rear of the caravan to rouse the rest of the Penitent. This would be a very interesting stay.
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For a moment, Hans the constable questioned his sanity for writing the letter to solicit the aid of the mercenary company known as the Penitent. His eyes flitted from one figure in his study to the next. The rogue gypsy Gregorio, Thorne, the man who slaughtered a tavern in a fit of insane rage, Kwairen the Betrayer, Joanna du Winter, the witch of Crawford and finally the mysterious cleric known as the Confessor, the man who gave them a second chance.
"I-I was w-w-worried that you would not arrive, Father Confessor," Hans said, his double chins bobbing up and down as he stuttered, "It is nearly a t-tenday after I sent the letter." The fat constable paced back and forth in his study, rather unnerved at the presence of his... guests
"Oh ye of little faith..." The Confessor gave a wry smile, before rapping the bottom of his staff to the floor as if to call things to order. "Now, what information do you have on this lycanthrope?"
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that's it for today's installment of the Chronicles of the Penitent. :p I wish I could write more, but sleep is calling me. :) In case you're wondering, this is really an incubation story for a Ravenloft game I'm itching to run. :D
By the way, please feel free to place any comments, suggestions and points of improvement on it. I've got a lot of writing practice to catch up on. :)
Good night everyone!
A silhouette of a caravan wagon comes into view, pulled by two large workhorses. Their dark brown coats shimmering in the dim late afternoon sun, their large eyes peering under their jet-black manes. On the wagon's seat was a man dressed in a weather-worn shirt. It was once a florid shirt that would have been the height of fashion had it not been subjected to the kind of travel that the man had seen. The man played the violin, seemingly heedless of where his horses were leading him, one booted foot on the edge of his seat, his mass of black curly hair obscuring his eyes as he focused on playing.
The caravan wound it's way down the trail until the mist broke, revealing the small, grass covered hill that they were on, and the gloomy looking town that was nestled at the bottom. The clouds above rumbled slightly as a soft rain fell down to meet them. The man put aside his violin, taking a bandana and wrapping it over his head to keep his hair out of his eyes and stopped the caravan. He stepped off, his boots sloshing in the muddy ground as he knocked on the side of the caravan with his fist.
"We are here." The man spoke, his voice thickly accented and foreign.
The door to the rear of the caravan creaked open in reply. A single figure, broad shouldered and with the bearing of a military officer, stepped down. He wore a black tricorn hat down over his eyes, and the collar of his longcoat was pulled up to keep the rain away. In his hand he carried a long black-iron staff, with a cross decorating the top, and he wore a heavy iron key in a chain hanging about his neck.
The gypsy nodded quietly as the man approached, "Confessor," the gypsy acknowledged, turning to look down from their place on the hill, "The town of Allensburg."
The Confessor looked at the town below with his piercing gray eyes, "Excellent, Gregorio," The Confessor's voice was deep and authoritative, as he turned to his companion, "awaken the others. If the letter from Hans is correct, then this is where we will find the Lycanthrope."
The gypsy man gave a smile as he walked to the rear of the caravan to rouse the rest of the Penitent. This would be a very interesting stay.
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For a moment, Hans the constable questioned his sanity for writing the letter to solicit the aid of the mercenary company known as the Penitent. His eyes flitted from one figure in his study to the next. The rogue gypsy Gregorio, Thorne, the man who slaughtered a tavern in a fit of insane rage, Kwairen the Betrayer, Joanna du Winter, the witch of Crawford and finally the mysterious cleric known as the Confessor, the man who gave them a second chance.
"I-I was w-w-worried that you would not arrive, Father Confessor," Hans said, his double chins bobbing up and down as he stuttered, "It is nearly a t-tenday after I sent the letter." The fat constable paced back and forth in his study, rather unnerved at the presence of his... guests
"Oh ye of little faith..." The Confessor gave a wry smile, before rapping the bottom of his staff to the floor as if to call things to order. "Now, what information do you have on this lycanthrope?"
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that's it for today's installment of the Chronicles of the Penitent. :p I wish I could write more, but sleep is calling me. :) In case you're wondering, this is really an incubation story for a Ravenloft game I'm itching to run. :D
By the way, please feel free to place any comments, suggestions and points of improvement on it. I've got a lot of writing practice to catch up on. :)
Good night everyone!
Monday, January 26, 2004
Hmm...
Cool. :) Never knew I'd make a fairly interesting FF character. :)
I imagine this guy to be a bard type of guy that the ladies keep falling for. :D Of course, his rather colorful history with other women lends the comedy relief for the series.
Kind of like Captain Jack Sparrow in Tortuga, getting slapped by every other woman. Except without the smell of cheap ale and rum, and more than his fair share of charm. ;)
Sunday, January 25, 2004
Irritable, restless me.
I'm not quite sure what it is about today, but I have a little tightness in my chest that just won't go away.
I've been rather irritable for the past few days, and my patience has been wearing thin. I've been rude, crude and most likely offensive.
The part that pisses me off about it is that I don't know why.
I guess this is the reason that I got tossed to the 6th circle of hell in that blog quiz thingy. Wrath and depression. :p
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I'd like to take this blog to apologize to k8 and my kitty who were victims of my irrational behavior yesterday.
I should get a better grip on myself.
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On a lighter note, I finally got to hold my first game of Adventure!
I had a lot of fun holding the game (though my irritability reared it's ugly head again in mid-game) and I'm just glad that people had fun.
I never knew that GMing a dogfight would push my spatial intelligence to new limits. :))
Good work to all my players, Vlad, K8 and KJ! I had a great time GMing the game. :)
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Take Free Enneagram Word Test
Helpfulness and sensitivity eh?
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Thanks mom.
Just when I'm starting to try to calm down, my mom goes off on another long litany of stuff I should be doing, haven't been doing and would have done if I were a better person.
Is it any wonder why I feel so homicidal right now?
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I wonder if this reading means anything about today...
Looking at it, at least the outcome card is still my favorite. :)
The Mage.
Maybe there's hope after all.
I've been rather irritable for the past few days, and my patience has been wearing thin. I've been rude, crude and most likely offensive.
The part that pisses me off about it is that I don't know why.
I guess this is the reason that I got tossed to the 6th circle of hell in that blog quiz thingy. Wrath and depression. :p
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I'd like to take this blog to apologize to k8 and my kitty who were victims of my irrational behavior yesterday.
I should get a better grip on myself.
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On a lighter note, I finally got to hold my first game of Adventure!
I had a lot of fun holding the game (though my irritability reared it's ugly head again in mid-game) and I'm just glad that people had fun.
I never knew that GMing a dogfight would push my spatial intelligence to new limits. :))
Good work to all my players, Vlad, K8 and KJ! I had a great time GMing the game. :)
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| Enneagram Test Results
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Helpfulness and sensitivity eh?
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Thanks mom.
Just when I'm starting to try to calm down, my mom goes off on another long litany of stuff I should be doing, haven't been doing and would have done if I were a better person.
Is it any wonder why I feel so homicidal right now?
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I wonder if this reading means anything about today...
Looking at it, at least the outcome card is still my favorite. :)
The Mage.
Maybe there's hope after all.
Saturday, January 24, 2004
WTF?!
This from today's newspaper:
Millions of students may flunk this year
...
I'm sorry, but unless I'm reading this wrong, this has to be one of the stupidest things I've heard of. Teachers are trying to stop the passing grade from going up to 75%?!
I smell a bunch of scared teachers worried about their own evaluation once they see that the students that they failed to teach start taking nosedives in terms of passing exams. Sadly, there are public school teachers in this country that are better off being shot and turned to fertilizer rather than teaching.
These are the ones that force their students into memorization automatons, drilling mindless idiocy rather than true learning. These are those who slap down on imagination and original thought.
I hate you.
I had an experience trying to undo what you twits have done. Back in high school, I taught English to a class of grade school students in public school. When I asked them to speak in front of the class to introduce themselves, I was appalled at the incredible amount of brainwashing they've been through. They all introduced themselves to the same formula, no originality, no personal flair, no charm.
"Good morning. My name is _____. I am _____ years old. I live in _____. I have ____ brothers and ____ sisters. I study in ____ in _____ grade."
I stood there, dumbfounded. This will take a while to undo.
For the better part of the time I spent there teaching them, I tried my best to undo the damage. I began engaging them in a little role-play (and they say its not a teaching tool), getting them to open up, letting them practice their english speaking skills in an environment where they could learn without fear of being graded, where mistakes were corrected, but never punished.
My only regret was I didn't have enough time.
In the end, they were able to converse in english better than their peers, having learned the confidence to actually use the language to communicate rather than to just speak formulae and verse, no longer docile sheep prodded by unthinking idiots dressed in pea green uniforms.
This is one of those days when I really want to take an arnis stick and do a little practice in a public school, stalking teachers who act like little tyrants, or even those who spend their student's resources and time on worthless projects for "extra points" to make up for their lack of teaching ability.
WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!
God that would feel so damn good.
Millions of students may flunk this year
...
I'm sorry, but unless I'm reading this wrong, this has to be one of the stupidest things I've heard of. Teachers are trying to stop the passing grade from going up to 75%?!
I smell a bunch of scared teachers worried about their own evaluation once they see that the students that they failed to teach start taking nosedives in terms of passing exams. Sadly, there are public school teachers in this country that are better off being shot and turned to fertilizer rather than teaching.
These are the ones that force their students into memorization automatons, drilling mindless idiocy rather than true learning. These are those who slap down on imagination and original thought.
I hate you.
I had an experience trying to undo what you twits have done. Back in high school, I taught English to a class of grade school students in public school. When I asked them to speak in front of the class to introduce themselves, I was appalled at the incredible amount of brainwashing they've been through. They all introduced themselves to the same formula, no originality, no personal flair, no charm.
"Good morning. My name is _____. I am _____ years old. I live in _____. I have ____ brothers and ____ sisters. I study in ____ in _____ grade."
I stood there, dumbfounded. This will take a while to undo.
For the better part of the time I spent there teaching them, I tried my best to undo the damage. I began engaging them in a little role-play (and they say its not a teaching tool), getting them to open up, letting them practice their english speaking skills in an environment where they could learn without fear of being graded, where mistakes were corrected, but never punished.
My only regret was I didn't have enough time.
In the end, they were able to converse in english better than their peers, having learned the confidence to actually use the language to communicate rather than to just speak formulae and verse, no longer docile sheep prodded by unthinking idiots dressed in pea green uniforms.
This is one of those days when I really want to take an arnis stick and do a little practice in a public school, stalking teachers who act like little tyrants, or even those who spend their student's resources and time on worthless projects for "extra points" to make up for their lack of teaching ability.
WHACK! WHACK! WHACK!
God that would feel so damn good.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Movie time!
Guys, you absolutely MUST watch This Film it's around 10 megs, but trust me, it's worth it. :)
RA Salvatore fans must be frothing in the mouth looking at this movie.
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Honestly, this is how I'd imagine a fight in Exalted to be like. :D
RA Salvatore fans must be frothing in the mouth looking at this movie.
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Honestly, this is how I'd imagine a fight in Exalted to be like. :D
Attention k8! ;) This one's for you!
This reminds me so much of k8's RPG characters. :D
By the way, if the picture looks crappy, click it to see the full version
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Links to Pics!
Heya everyone. :)
Just so you guys get to check it out, here are a few more pics:
Here's Knight Jinx overseeing the AEGIS booth.
Here's one of me holding the Matrix Demo on the second day
Well that's all the updates I have for right now. :) I'll probably post something substantial later when I've caught up on sleep and rest. :p
Hope you guys are having a great week!
Just so you guys get to check it out, here are a few more pics:
Here's Knight Jinx overseeing the AEGIS booth.
Here's one of me holding the Matrix Demo on the second day
Well that's all the updates I have for right now. :) I'll probably post something substantial later when I've caught up on sleep and rest. :p
Hope you guys are having a great week!
Monday, January 19, 2004
Lookie here!
Here's some proof that I was doing my job in the 2nd New Worlds Convention!
For more convention pics, check out This Page
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2nd New Worlds Convention, Day 2
Heya!
I'm here typing this now just before I head off to work, because I want to put everything that's happened yesterday down onto the blog before work whisks off the more important stuff off my mind. :)
The AEGIS recruitment drive was in full swing, and we got 99 signups interested in joining the mailing list. It was fantastic how many different people end up enjoying the same hobby. I got the chance to talk to a Dragon enthusiast, a lonely gamer who spoke of how long he had gone without a game, a Literature teacher from De La Salle University, a real-life Virtual Adept and a ton of other interesting folks.
On the game demos, We had four games running simultaneously (better than yesterday) with my Matrix demo, tobie's Vampire: the Masquerade, Jyli's Planeswalker and Elvin's Deadlands.
The demo's were all excellent as everyone who signed up left happy and excited about their games. I was intimidated at first about handling a game for five newbies at the same time (especially when you consider that I needed to keep the pacing and action set on "high" all the time.) But I guess it turned out okay.
Kudos to k8 for her brilliant idea of bribing newbies with chocolate. ;)
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Many thanks and pats on the back for everyone who joined and helped including such excellent individuals as:
Vlad - Mastermind of AEGIS' participation in the event and the head honcho of the Osias 11.
K8 - The Auditor that just won't quit, who's boundless enthusiasm kept everyone going, and attention to detail kept everyone alert.
Knight Jinx - The hardest working man in the planet, who provided transportation, oversaw the booth, talked to potential recruits and put his RO merchant skillz to the test in real life.
Tobie - The Vampire Lord himself, who managed to put some darkness and angst into our demos, much to the delight of the Vampire lovin' recruits of the day.
Adrian and Nabs - The Great Old One himself and his better half, for their invaluable support and assistance.
Jyli - For being a Horny Man who Plays with His Wand in Public.
And all the other members of AEGIS who dropped by, stayed a while, and kept the whole group going.
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Well, I guess that's it for this entry. I'll probably put more stuff as soon as I remember any more details worth telling.
Hope you guys have a great day! :)
I'm here typing this now just before I head off to work, because I want to put everything that's happened yesterday down onto the blog before work whisks off the more important stuff off my mind. :)
The AEGIS recruitment drive was in full swing, and we got 99 signups interested in joining the mailing list. It was fantastic how many different people end up enjoying the same hobby. I got the chance to talk to a Dragon enthusiast, a lonely gamer who spoke of how long he had gone without a game, a Literature teacher from De La Salle University, a real-life Virtual Adept and a ton of other interesting folks.
On the game demos, We had four games running simultaneously (better than yesterday) with my Matrix demo, tobie's Vampire: the Masquerade, Jyli's Planeswalker and Elvin's Deadlands.
The demo's were all excellent as everyone who signed up left happy and excited about their games. I was intimidated at first about handling a game for five newbies at the same time (especially when you consider that I needed to keep the pacing and action set on "high" all the time.) But I guess it turned out okay.
Kudos to k8 for her brilliant idea of bribing newbies with chocolate. ;)
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Many thanks and pats on the back for everyone who joined and helped including such excellent individuals as:
Vlad - Mastermind of AEGIS' participation in the event and the head honcho of the Osias 11.
K8 - The Auditor that just won't quit, who's boundless enthusiasm kept everyone going, and attention to detail kept everyone alert.
Knight Jinx - The hardest working man in the planet, who provided transportation, oversaw the booth, talked to potential recruits and put his RO merchant skillz to the test in real life.
Tobie - The Vampire Lord himself, who managed to put some darkness and angst into our demos, much to the delight of the Vampire lovin' recruits of the day.
Adrian and Nabs - The Great Old One himself and his better half, for their invaluable support and assistance.
Jyli - For being a Horny Man who Plays with His Wand in Public.
And all the other members of AEGIS who dropped by, stayed a while, and kept the whole group going.
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Well, I guess that's it for this entry. I'll probably put more stuff as soon as I remember any more details worth telling.
Hope you guys have a great day! :)
Saturday, January 17, 2004
2nd New Worlds Convention, Day 1
Hello,
I'm blogging this now to keep the details fresh in the electronic medium of my blog.
Started off today trying to experiment with my depth perception. I figured that walking to Rockwell's Power Plant Mall all the way from the Guadalupe MRT Station would be inconsequential in terms of distance.
My depth perception failed.
It wasn't horribly long, but it was certainly far enough to give me second thoughts. :)
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Anyway, to the event proper. The Convention was pretty cool, as it was nice to see all these niche groups come out in one single event. My role in the AEGIS booth was to basically chat people up, and get them to sign our record sheet and maybe recruit them as new members.
Ended up standing most of the day, and talking even more, especially since I held an rpg demo based on the Matrix.
The Matrix demo I ran was pretty good, had three players attend the game and we all had a blast. Funky acrobatics and gun-fu stunts galore. :) Agents flipping cars and going all kung fu on them helped a whole lot too.
Aside from that, we've been getting new players into the group, some of which were interested in the games for a long time but never had the chance to play, or didn't have anyone to play with. That's where we step in. :) We offer them a chance to play the games they've been looking at (and owned in some cases) for so long, with people that won't make them feel left out.
It's a win-win situation in my book.
I'm glad though that things are working out this way, with the new blood entering the AEGIS' aged veins, we're bound to see new ideas, and maybe (hopefully!) a new generation of GMs taking the reins of their own groups. There aren't enough of us GMs in the world, I guess. :)
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Vlad, K8 and Knight Jinx were all present and giving 200%, we were up and running and we never let up.
Great work guys! :)
Anyway, I'm tired and sleepy and it's gettin really late. I've got an encore Matrix Demo (different plot for the players who want a second go) tomorrow along side the tobie's Vampire demo, and Jyli's Planeswalker demo as well.
It feels good to be a gamer. I'm tired and sleepy, but at least I can go to sleep content and proud to have done something for the gaming community. :)
I'm blogging this now to keep the details fresh in the electronic medium of my blog.
Started off today trying to experiment with my depth perception. I figured that walking to Rockwell's Power Plant Mall all the way from the Guadalupe MRT Station would be inconsequential in terms of distance.
My depth perception failed.
It wasn't horribly long, but it was certainly far enough to give me second thoughts. :)
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Anyway, to the event proper. The Convention was pretty cool, as it was nice to see all these niche groups come out in one single event. My role in the AEGIS booth was to basically chat people up, and get them to sign our record sheet and maybe recruit them as new members.
Ended up standing most of the day, and talking even more, especially since I held an rpg demo based on the Matrix.
The Matrix demo I ran was pretty good, had three players attend the game and we all had a blast. Funky acrobatics and gun-fu stunts galore. :) Agents flipping cars and going all kung fu on them helped a whole lot too.
Aside from that, we've been getting new players into the group, some of which were interested in the games for a long time but never had the chance to play, or didn't have anyone to play with. That's where we step in. :) We offer them a chance to play the games they've been looking at (and owned in some cases) for so long, with people that won't make them feel left out.
It's a win-win situation in my book.
I'm glad though that things are working out this way, with the new blood entering the AEGIS' aged veins, we're bound to see new ideas, and maybe (hopefully!) a new generation of GMs taking the reins of their own groups. There aren't enough of us GMs in the world, I guess. :)
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Vlad, K8 and Knight Jinx were all present and giving 200%, we were up and running and we never let up.
Great work guys! :)
Anyway, I'm tired and sleepy and it's gettin really late. I've got an encore Matrix Demo (different plot for the players who want a second go) tomorrow along side the tobie's Vampire demo, and Jyli's Planeswalker demo as well.
It feels good to be a gamer. I'm tired and sleepy, but at least I can go to sleep content and proud to have done something for the gaming community. :)
To geek, or not to geek?
| You are 30% geek | You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2004
At least it's not Legolas...
Congratulations! You're Elrond!
Which Lord of the Rings character and personality problem are you?
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Actually, this isn't as far fetched as it looks. As sad as I am to admit it, I do have a temper sometimes that borders on being over-dramatic. Xp
Game Demo...
Guess what I'm working on for this weekend's New Worlds 2: A Long-Expected Party : the 2nd Philippine Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention...
Here's a clue:
Anyway, things are getting hectic over the number of volunteers and people to man (or woman) the AEGIS booth. If anyone reading this is willing to lend a hand, please let me or Vlad know!
For everyone who just wants to check it out, here are the details:
A Long-Expected Party: The 2nd Philippine Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
Place: The PowerPlant Mall Parking Quad, Rockwell
Dates: January 17 and 18, 2004
Hope to see you guys there! :)
Here's a clue:
Anyway, things are getting hectic over the number of volunteers and people to man (or woman) the AEGIS booth. If anyone reading this is willing to lend a hand, please let me or Vlad know!
For everyone who just wants to check it out, here are the details:
A Long-Expected Party: The 2nd Philippine Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
Place: The PowerPlant Mall Parking Quad, Rockwell
Dates: January 17 and 18, 2004
Hope to see you guys there! :)
Huzzah!
I'd like to give a shout out to Knight Jinx for showing me how to cover the ad bar up on top.
No more ad to throw my little color scheme out of whack. :D
No more ad to throw my little color scheme out of whack. :D
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Portents
I've been flipping through It's in the Vlad and I saw a link to Raymond-Lo.com's predictions for the year of the monkey.
Lot's of interesting stuff up there, but here's something that caught my attention:
Property industry is classified as Earth element, as earth produces metal, the strong presence of metal this year will bring strong activities in the property market. This will be more obvious in autumn and winter. The other industries represented by Earth elements are insurance, mining, chemical, computer software …etc. These industries will be active and productive in 2004. Another industry more favourable in 2004 will be business related to fire element which are energy, electricity, entertainment, restaurant, and electronic goods…. It seems there will be more activities in fire industries as fire conquers metal, so a strong metal year means money profit for the fire industries. This favours oil prices.
Property, software and retaurants eh? Interesting indeed... ;)
On a negative note:
The other animal sign under negative influences is the Monkey, which is offending the year. Also the Snake is having a penalty relationship with the year. Penalty is related to hidden danger, hidden sickness. So people born in year of Tiger, Snake, or Monkey should also be careful of their health this year, as this three penalty is of fire nature and they may bring sickness related to blood and heart.
I guess I should take better care of my blood pressure then :p
If you guys are interested in what's going to happen to you specifically, try checking out This site
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On other interesting places to check out, try drifting over to Facade and get free tarot, rune, i-ching and a bunch of other readings for fun :)
Hope you're all having a great day!
I've been flipping through It's in the Vlad and I saw a link to Raymond-Lo.com's predictions for the year of the monkey.
Lot's of interesting stuff up there, but here's something that caught my attention:
Property industry is classified as Earth element, as earth produces metal, the strong presence of metal this year will bring strong activities in the property market. This will be more obvious in autumn and winter. The other industries represented by Earth elements are insurance, mining, chemical, computer software …etc. These industries will be active and productive in 2004. Another industry more favourable in 2004 will be business related to fire element which are energy, electricity, entertainment, restaurant, and electronic goods…. It seems there will be more activities in fire industries as fire conquers metal, so a strong metal year means money profit for the fire industries. This favours oil prices.
Property, software and retaurants eh? Interesting indeed... ;)
On a negative note:
The other animal sign under negative influences is the Monkey, which is offending the year. Also the Snake is having a penalty relationship with the year. Penalty is related to hidden danger, hidden sickness. So people born in year of Tiger, Snake, or Monkey should also be careful of their health this year, as this three penalty is of fire nature and they may bring sickness related to blood and heart.
I guess I should take better care of my blood pressure then :p
If you guys are interested in what's going to happen to you specifically, try checking out This site
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On other interesting places to check out, try drifting over to Facade and get free tarot, rune, i-ching and a bunch of other readings for fun :)
Hope you're all having a great day!
Monday, January 12, 2004
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