This is how not to discuss representation of women in RPGs
As a nerd woman I'm used to being in the minority and having to fight a couple of battles here and there about how I'm represented (if at all) in my nerd spheres. The only nerd circle I knew to not...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Mystic!
I would like to wish a happy birthday to Mystic, the boyfriend. I won't give away his age, that's up to him.As one of his many presents, I am asking that you help me help him. Season Two of Super...
View ArticleI missed tabletop
In a way, video games are one of the easiest nerdoms to get into, along with TV shows and some books, in the sense that it's something you can easily find and get into. I think that's part of the...
View ArticleComing Back to Terraria
I while ago I got Terraria and took a dive in, and totally got into it for a while. I amazed Mystical because he couldn't understand how at the time I was definitely not a fan of minecraft but I was...
View ArticleI did a video review on Terraria
Mystic wanted to make sure Terraria was a review done for his Indie Shot series, but initially never got into the game as much as Minecraft. I love Terraria and was happy to oblige:
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Gender Analysis: Half Life 2
Hello everyone. I apologize for the delay and I will tomorrow be posting about the abysmal showing at E3 (the structure of the critique will be a bit different this time) but I need to keep to a...
View ArticleI can't bring myself to care about E3
In the last couple of years I used to do an analysis on the big three conferences. I would detail good business moves and bad ones, interesting new ideas coming out for the console, and horrible...
View ArticleHAPPY FOURTH AMERICANS!
To my U.S. based readers, happy Fourth of July! When you think about it, the idea of a new world is something that sci-fi focuses on a lot, and I think the founding fathers would've loved to write or...
View ArticleMy (delayed) Response to the Expanded Endings of Mass Effect 3
Right when I just spoke to you guys about writing more and making time for it, my boss at work quit so now we're severely understaffed. Woo!Anyway, now we're talking about the ending of Mass Effect 3,...
View ArticleTwo ideals that help me plan an RPG game.
Getting back to planning a game as a Dungeon Master is fantastic. Part of the joy of running a game is that you get to see people directly react to your writing, and then add to it. It's a...
View ArticleMy brother plays Settlers of Catan? Why I'm a little shocked.
I think my brother is letting his inner nerd out more often. It might be because he's now at a school where you can be smart and cool at the same time, not just a party school. But he's always had it...
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How about a lady nerd talks about lady nerds?
A friend of mine actually introduced me to a bit of a controversy in the blogosphere via facebook. It started on CNN's Geek Out with an article by Joe Peacock, called Booth Babes Need Not Apply....
View ArticlePlanning Enough
I am so afraid for DnD I do not plan enough.Part of it is because I like to run my games with a plot line encased in a very open world. It's like Skyrim (which I've been playing a lot of these days),...
View Article"Fake Empire"--when LARP imitates art. P.S. don't f%@k with Chicago.
My character Ellen Peters was in kind of a slump for a while. She was serving a prince to Chicago who was kind of a dick and with the Invictus, who by definition in her head are all dicks. Before one...
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Some Similar Villainy
Sitting in my car listening to whatever comes up on my iPod, I realized something:One of my favorite villains from my childhood is extremely similar to one of my favorite villains of today.Oogie Boogie...
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The Art of Video Games: Why you should see it.
Part of the reason I haven't posted in what seems like forever (have you missed me?) is because I was getting ready for a trip to the D.C. area to see family there with Mystic. He met some family...
View ArticleBelated Birthday Wish for the future
Yesterday I celebrated turning 26 years of age. Woot! I did make a wish off my birthday cake that I did not share with anyone and refuse to until it comes true. But it's not the only wish I make.The...
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Guild Wars 2: Yes you should play it.
My asura had a tree climbing phase. It's really hard to write anything when you have a game as well made as Guild Wars 2 waiting for you to play. I didn't get a chance to play it's predecessor, but...
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Once Upon A Time: Something I should've written about months ago
Around the same time I was giving Grimm a chance was the same time that Once Upon a Time came out on the scene. I was more excited about Grimm just because of how one friend had described the premises...
View ArticleFantastic nerdy birthday haul!
I would've posted on Friday if it wasn't for me having a joint my birthday slash my mother's CPA party. Oh yeah, by the way my mother is a CPA! She passed every test!Since Friday was the party I...
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