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Tue, 14 May 2013 15:32:30 -0700

mal-luck: mochisquish: one of many reasons i’m over 200 hours...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:10:42 -0700

mal-luck:

mochisquish:

one of many reasons i’m over 200 hours in and haven’t finished

Katie Couric's Ridiculous Take on Video Games

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:36:42 -0700

Katie Couric's Ridiculous Take on Video Games:

morganoperandi:

I’m aware it’s not going away any time soon, but I’m sick to death of this idea that video games are to blame for violence. When a kid plays a video game for 72 hours straight, that’s a failure of the parent. When a kid owns and plays violent video games, that’s a failure of the parent. Japan, Canada, Australia … they all have violent video games, but a great deal less violence than the U.S. Clearly, it’s not the violence in video games, alone, that’s causing the problem. Violent video games, just like violent movies, have their place and it is not in the hands of children, especially if that intake is not being supervised.

I love video games, and I’ve played them all my life (since Atari and some of the earliest computer games). There was less to worry about (in terms of violent content) then, but my parents still restricted the amount of time I was allowed to play in a sitting. I still play games on a regular basis and there are many ways in which they make my life better. They allow me to relax or refocus or even shut off my brain for a little while (which is important when your brain tends toward overactive). The video games I play now are more violent than what I played as a kid, but so are the movies and tv shows I watch and the books I read. The games I like tend to be the ones that have good stories. They’re just like books and movies, but interactive. A kind of Choose-Your-Own-Adventure movie. In and of themselves, video games (even the violent ones) are not bad.

The problem, as with so many things, are parents who don’t parent. They don’t make themselves educated about the games their kids are playing and they don’t set limits. You can’t control what they do when they’re over at a friend’s house. That’s the responsibility of the other parents. But you can damn well exert some control over what’s happening in your own house.

I dont blame the kids and I don’t blame video games. I blame parents who utterly fail at their job.

instantamazon: latanieredecyberwolf: Comics Covers by Alex...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:48:36 -0700

instantamazon:

latanieredecyberwolf:

Comics Covers

by Alex Garner

Deviant Art ||| Website ||| Twitter

Come see more here

dash-digital: http://conceptartworld.com/?p=22198

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:12:29 -0700

dash-digital:

http://conceptartworld.com/?p=22198

thehappysorceress: Green Lantern by Robert Hough

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:36:45 -0700

thehappysorceress:

Green Lantern by Robert Hough

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Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:12:30 -0700

fonogoodreason: “Transcending history and the world….a tale of...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:25:01 -0700

fonogoodreason:

“Transcending history and the world….a tale of swords and souls eternally retold” —cue orchestra

50shades-of-blue: thelonelytheif: sylphorix: Still under the...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:36:48 -0700

50shades-of-blue:

thelonelytheif:

sylphorix:

Still under the impression that video games are strictly for kids? Hilda Knott would like to have a word with you. And perhaps a game.

The 85-year-old British gamer has been mashing buttons for 40 years — roughly the life of the video game industry – and is showing no signs of slowing down.

We’re not talking about just a bunch of boring PC card games, either. In a video interview with the BBC, Knott, who turns 86 next month, shows off her formidable gaming setup, including a sweet 65-inch HDTV and a brand new Playstation 3 Superslim. She discusses her love of Grand Theft Auto IV, which she had a “hilarious” time playing with her 94-year-old-aunt.

Knott acknowledges that her deep love of gaming has helped her stay mentally fit, because “a lot of them have puzzles, working out how to do something.”

She isn’t joking, either, as the video shows her playing the niche tactical role-playing game, Disgaea 4. That’s hardcore. This lady is a gamer, through and through.

And while many of her fellow octogenarians credit games like Wii Sports for keeping them physically active, Knott’s favorite part about playing video games will sound more familiar to the Halo crowd.

“Finding something new in the game,” she says. “Getting on to the next stage, or the next event. And the achievement of finishing it.”

With 40 years of gaming under her belt, we imagine she’s finished quite a few. Hats off to you, Hilda!

I salute you.

Hilda Knott is now the Mother of Gaming

brianmichaelbendis: Wonder Woman by Alex Ross

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:25:18 -0700

brianmichaelbendis:

Wonder Woman by Alex Ross

unlicensedsuperhero: timetravelandrocketpoweredapes: Medieval...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:36:41 -0700

unlicensedsuperhero:

timetravelandrocketpoweredapes:

Medieval Batman and Aquaman Cosplay

Armor by Samuel Lee

Um, WHAT.

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Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:25:08 -0700

catalanet: Lucas Arts, la mítica marca de videojocs ha...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:48:33 -0700

catalanet:

Lucas Arts, la mítica marca de videojocs ha desaparegut. Els seus personatges més destacats van a l’enterrament.

star-wars-daily: http://star-wars-daily.tumblr.com

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:36:45 -0700

star-wars-daily:

http://star-wars-daily.tumblr.com

thefingerfuckingfemalefury: kat8brains: First off, that...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:47:15 -0700

thefingerfuckingfemalefury:

kat8brains:

First off, that picture of Steve cracks me the fuck up.

Second, over dramatic Tony.

Thirdly, LOOK AT THAT OLD SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY.

The obvious question that comes to mind here is: WHO exactly is Tony talking to? O.O;

I like to imagine it’s Steve, muffling his voice.

Um … Spidey? Not to criticize, or anything, but it might...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:36:50 -0700

Um … Spidey? Not to criticize, or anything, but it might have been easier and safer to just move the kid.

mydnd: hallsofthenephilim: It all makes sense now.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:36:39 -0700

mydnd:

hallsofthenephilim:

It all makes sense now.

HAPPY EASTER!

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:01:22 -0700

HAPPY EASTER!

saneintolerant: Awkward. This is painful.

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:36:51 -0700

saneintolerant:

Awkward.

This is painful.

fuckyeahdnd: ihititwithmyaxe: Breaking D&D 3.5: The Muscle...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:12:42 -0700

fuckyeahdnd:

ihititwithmyaxe:

Breaking D&D 3.5: The Muscle Wizard or, How to Rage Your Way to Infinite Spells

Last night some friends and I discussed a fascinating character concept I’ve heard of but not truly understood until now: the Strength Caster. Boosting strength in D&D 3.5 is easier than boosting any other ability score. Spells like the Bite of the Were___, Animal Growth, Draconic Polymorph, and Righteous Might all let casters enjoy having strength as high as or higher than the party Fighter or Barbarian. There’s a human sub-race called Illumians from Races of Destiny. Illumians have customizable sigils that float around their heads and alter their characters in subtle ways. One of those ways is to let a mage derive bonus spells per day from strength rather than a mental stat. You could just call it there, and persist spells that boost your strength so that when you prep spells in the morning you are magically strong. But persist takes effort to cheat for the spells that are really awesome, and that direction has a lot of limits and the spells you net are mostly reinvested into the resources to make the build work, and all that makes me really, really… angry.

I’m so angry that if I’m angry at one thing for at least a year, I might develop a magical ailment from Book of Vile Darkness called Festering Anger. Festering Anger manifests as dark boils across the skin, and erupts after incubating for at least one fury-filled year. When it finally does, each day the afflicted suffers 1d3 Constitution damage, but gains a cumulative +2 enhancement bonus to strength. Also, the afflicted must make a daily DC 22 Will save or “be obsessed with taking actions against the focus of his anger.” While not completely heedless of danger, the afflicted will Lash Out at symbols, minions, or allies of whatever makes him mad if the focus itself is inaccessible.

Healing 1d3 Con damage daily isn’t all that hard (spells, items, etc), but that can drain resources, require access to clerics, and really feels like we’re fighting the disease rather than embracing it. And that makes me really, really angry!

Enter the Cancer Mage, a prestige class also from Book of Vile Darkness. Among the grosser Prestige Classes, Cancer Mages revel in filth, disease, and decay. Their allies are vermin, assassins, and undead. At first level of the class, Cancer Mages acquire the “disease host” ability. Cancer Mages suffer no ill effects of disease except purely cosmetic ones (like Festering Anger’s black boils). That means ignoring Festering Anger’s daily Con damage, while enjoying a daily escalating strength score. Within a week, the Cancer Mage has a +14 enhancement bonus to Strength. After a month, he’ll have a +60 bonus to strength. And he’ll be really, really ANGRY!

With a strength score of 70 and an ability modifier of 30, an Illumian gains 8 bonus 1st and 2nd level spells, 7 bonus 3rd to 6th level spells, and 6 bonus 7th to 9th level spells. But let’s say the rage continues for an entire year more. At a year of living with Festering Anger, the Cancer Mage has hopefully found a good support group for coping with lifelong illnesses (and refrained from angrily slaughtering them), and probably has learned to be careful everywhere he or she goes. When your strength score is about 740, you could sneeze and take out a village. With a strength modifier of roughly 365, you’d have 92 bonus 1st level spells, 91 bonus 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th level spells, and 90 bonus 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th level spells. That’s a lot of spells. And as long as you can avoid a Cure Disease spell, you’ll just keep accruing strength every day! Be sure and make your will save, otherwise you might Hulk out and destroy a continent.

As with most degenerate combos in D&D, run this by your DM before trying it; it is poorly suited to conventional campaigns and is one of those things that tends to ruin games. And that’ll make everyone really, really ANGRY!

As a footnote, Book of Vile Darkness first appeared in 3rd edition, and received a purely cosmetic update to 3.5 later. While that technically makes Cancer Mage and Festering Anger 3.5 legal, some DMs might not count that as 3.5 for their campaign. Then again, no DM should really let this fly unchecked in a sane campaign.

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I discussed the Muscle Wizard ages ago, but this deserves reblogging.

This is insane! Basically, what if the Incredible Hulk was Sorcerer Supreme?