2018-09-09
2018-07-06
Wild Wild Country and D&D
There is a Netflix documentary called Wild Wild Country about the conflict of an Indian Guru coming to Oregon. IMDB describes it with:
In any event, to demonstrate this "dangerous cult" point the filmmakers used images from the 1st Edition Dungeon Master's Guide:
Both books were written by Gary Gygax and are considered classics. They have nothing to do with cults & everything to do with the creative gameplay--in fact, the DMG is still often cited as the greatest RPG book ever written.
There is absolutely no reason to include these images in a discussion of cults--in fact, it perpetuates a Satanic Panic response which still affects RPG's.
When the world's most controversial guru builds a utopian city deep in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal. A true story.During Episode Two there is discussion around how this relates to the Jim Jones' Massacre in South America--mostly about how there was a strong anti-cult sentiment in the media. Here is a clip (I removed the sound & went with subtitles):
In any event, to demonstrate this "dangerous cult" point the filmmakers used images from the 1st Edition Dungeon Master's Guide:
And Players Handbook (one of D&D's Most ICONIC images):
There is absolutely no reason to include these images in a discussion of cults--in fact, it perpetuates a Satanic Panic response which still affects RPG's.
2018-05-12
2018-05-03
Lost Mine of Phandelver
Lost Mine of Phandelver!
DM Bill drew some amazing maps
Played some Lost Mine of Phandelver
It was a good night and nice to be back in the shop with Cody
DM Bill drew some amazing maps
Played some Lost Mine of Phandelver
It was a good night and nice to be back in the shop with Cody
Avengers: Infinity War
Jack, Kate, & I went to Avengers: Infinity War at the Spectrum.
We were in Row C in IMAX which did not sound good, but it turned out to be great!
We loved the film--the "needs of the many vs needs of the few or the one" is a family favorite theme and this film captured a solid unique aspect of that.
We were in Row C in IMAX which did not sound good, but it turned out to be great!
We loved the film--the "needs of the many vs needs of the few or the one" is a family favorite theme and this film captured a solid unique aspect of that.
International Table Top Day
This year for International TableTop Day, Cody, Josh, & I played Dragon Farkle
we started off early with a five hp dragon--which is mostly unbeatable!
I played Hiccough--trading the elf to Josh at the beginning of the game
But the boys do not brawl that much--they just build massive armies! Cody had 10,000 men when he destroyed the dragon
earning the title of TableTop Master for 2018!
2018-03-15
2018-03-04
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