Ender's Game Extra Life Fund Raiser

As part of Extra Life, I tried to run a game of Numenera at the opening of Ender's Game.

Due to life, it did not really go as planned, but we did get in some great Magic. 

Brian bought fifteen packs and we ran a three round draft with six people.

Jack ended up coming in First Place! He beat me in the finals with his Mono Red Deck.

My path to the finals went through Chase, who had not played paper magic in a long time & did not draft that well.

And Scott, who had a strong deck that did not finish well against -- he beat me like 28-4 and I won 5-3 and 6-2. In both of my wins he had me on the brink and just did not close. 

I finally got to use my Game of Thrones kraken sleeves!

Actual Play Murder in Baldur’s Gate--D&D Encounters S15 S12

Murder in Baldur’s Gate--D&D Encounters S15 S12

The penultimate week of D&D Encounters Season 15, Murder at Baldur's Gate, at Mercenary Market was a huge success.

Jack, Brian, Scott, & I got there early and had a fun Sushi dinner with our waitress Randy, whose real name may be Brandy, but Brian is insane, so I am not really sure. In any event, there is no way that you will please her phsycially, so it likely does not matter...

Brian spent most of his time listening to Pelor [or maybe Pantera] and ranting like a mad man. Scott finds this stuff very funny, but it may just be a giant waste of valuable adventuring time!

DM Will is running a very fun game.

John is one of the greatest Role Players of all time--he is playing Ivan the Half-Orc Barbarian who is somehow Scottish and generally ranting.

Here he is in action.

It is just fun to watch a kid having this much fun at a D&D Table.

And the table is good--we have a lot of room for everything. Including snacks.

Jack scored the only Crit of the night & we are still not exactly sure how the current critical hit rules work. We went with roll damage dice twice, do not apply Ability Bonus on the second roll. So with a long bow this was 2d8+3. Please leave me a comment if you have ideas on how Crits should be handled.

MtA Episode 43: Inside Pro Tour Theros

I listened to this while on my jog.

One of the things I really continue to enjoy about this podcast is the "Theater Kids" aspect that the hosts embody. They do a lot of spontaneous improv stuff that is very funny. Actually, sometimes it is not funny and all & is just hard to listen to, but that attitude behind it is completely charming & captiviating for me.

This episode covers Pro Tour Theros in a very random way, a Pro Tour that they went to in Aimes Iowa, and some general thoughts on current cards. Not the best topics for them--the are best when they go to local stores & meet friends for late night matches or discover some weird new part of Magic. Of course, as they become more experienced with Magic those discoveries become more and more rare.

A very fun podcast, even though I do really miss the old theme song.

Haste! w/ Special guest Smiles. Gamer Wisdom, DDI Goes Dark, Tabletop SFX, and More!

Another great episode of Haste which I listened to while on my jog.

I am impressed that they are still able to be podcasting as the reforging nears completion. 

It was nice to have a special guest on this episode.