Someone asked me in a vague way about inspiration and why I chose the genre I did…
I don’t think I chose it.
let me explain. I write what is comfortable. For me that often is prose with a poetic bent. I am by my nature Goth and pagan… energy that follows me in my work. I am a gamer. that also follows me into my work. I am a parent. again it follows me. I think it’s just something we write what we know.
That is why you can’t write the same story I can. Even if you write the same topic. your life experience and your voice is going to be drastically different from mine.
So write it, that story buried in the back of your head…. I promise it is something that no one else has done.
Back in the early oughts I was so into Ultima Online that I learned how to code in C# just to be able to make a server to play with.
My friend group, though small, have a small selection of games that we cycle through that are multi player. This includes Conan Exiles, 7 days to die, Green Hell, project Zomboid, palworld, valheim, raft, subsistence, Stardew valley, and red dead redemption 2 online.
Of the ones that I listed… Palworld is the newest one and the one that I am most likely to be on a solo run with.
I used to love 7 days… the developers really ruined it. It looks great but they keep taking the game and wiping their backsides with it then when the fans try to make suggestions they are asinine to them. It makes it less fun.
Project Zomboid is complicated. 3rd person view and I keep dying.
Raft is fun. but I don’t like having the shark attacks on.
Conan Exiles rocks. Over all good multi player game.
Valheim… I don’t like the building mechanics in this game.
Green Hell is better now. The first time we tried to do multi player there was invisible natives and I kept dying.
Stardew valley is Farmville on crack. Lol
Rdr 2 I am struggling with this one. Not good at stealth. Not good at shooting.
Palworld is basically a pokemon clone with a better story.
I love all sorts. Today I am going to introduce you to one of my favorites.
Give me the Brain. You pay $4 get a pdf and print some cards. it’s neat as all get out. this is how I did it. The game is so fun. the concept is you are zombies running a restaurant. There is one brain between you. Some tasks require the brain to do. some don’t. The winner is the one who ends up with no cards.
There is a version of cards already made on Amazon…But I like my printed cards best. We went and had them laminated. Found a fake brain at the dollar tree that we keep with it and a six sided dice. (You need the dice) It has been hours of fun for us.
A single game usually takes around 15-20 minutes to play and can be anywhere from 2-10 players with no problems. The flavor text on the cards are a source of humor…and it really is good clean family friendly fun. (we got the deck when my daughter was around six. She loves it.)
I have been enjoying it immensely. However I have been trying to avoid the slave taking in the game. I really don’t want slaves. And I expressed that to the person who gave me the game… and they immediately said it is just a game and that they don’t see the reason why I am so worried about it.
I play games to have fun. Doing the right thing in a game for me is fun. I love crafting and building. In this game gathering and hunting is kinda fun? Not really my normal thing but I don’t mind it as much…
Games that force pvp or something similar tend to be ones that I avoid – actively.
When I said that he pointed out that I have not in the past presented problems with the players in my D&d games having slaves… well I guess I have to go point out that I don’t make other people’s choices for them… and I don’t judge people on their own choices. At least not in entertainment. As long as they don’t literally hurt anyone else with their choice – no one else has room for judgement.
So, what ever way you play – what ever game you play – Game on!
I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons for 27 years. I played 2nd edition. I started to run games when 3rd edition was released.
That being said I am not happy with the newer editions of D&D. 4th edition was entirely too combat oriented, and 5th edition has simplified it down to the point that it is not fun for the nerd who enjoys the complexities of the original game. I run Pathfinder. It has all of the fun that I grew to love in the original game.
I love the roleplaying and the imagination that goes into every aspect of the game.
What as a publisher do I think of the leaked OGL 1.1? Wizards of the Coast tried with 4th edition to revoke their OGL and failed. I think that legally there was too much that was actually involved in the publication of game books that people thought was controlled by Wizards that was not. I think that Pathfinder releasing their own version of a OGL called ORC will help to expand the market for gaming material. I remember in 2nd edition if you wanted a monster or an item you had to create it yourself. The market is flooded with options now. It is fairly amazing.
I have been working on a game world of my own. I don’t know if I will ever get it to releasable state…so many details to get put in. I have run quite a few games in said world.
Lyrics What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? What will we do with a drunken sailor? Early in the morning! Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning! Shave his belly with a rusty razor Shave his belly with a rusty razor Shave his belly with a rusty razor Early in the morning! Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning! Put him in a long boat till his sober Put him in a long boat till his sober Put him in a long boat till his sober Early in the morning! Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning! Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom Stick him in a scupper with a hosepipe bottom Early in the morning! Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning! Put him in the bed with the captains daughter Put him in the bed with the captains daughter Put him in the bed with the captains daughter Early in the morning! Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning! That’s what we do with a drunken sailor That’s what we do with a drunken sailor That’s what we do with a drunken sailor Early in the morning! Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning! Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Way hay and up she rises Early in the morning!
My 2 Cents – The last few days I have been in a sea Shanty mood. This is one of my favorites just because of the silliness of the lyrics. What is your favorite sea shanty?
Lyrics – Yo. Sam. Ha, we back bitches Good grip with that hood shit Full flame in front the bull pit Bad bitch don’t take shit Fucked last week been dead since In the muck ducked one time Kill em all with one line From the swamp, bump and grind Ain’t with the game no shuck and jive Ain’t no soft mouth when is gold Can’t hang low where the demons go Cats don’t talk, they plead the fifth One disappearance ain’t nobody see shit (Woo!) On a different plane Take it outside it’s so insane Sam right rip real simple and plain Sam B mother fucker ya’ll in hell (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise And there’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise There’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) Eat a brain while getting brained Conductor on my zombie train All aboard, kill a broad Leave her bloody, choked and stained Won’t play games no slick talk Devil dick like a pitchfork No super suit, no Bat Cave Just shrunken heads and dead stock I’m Mossberg, I’m 2Pac B.I.G. with two Glocks Big L from Hell and back Collecting heads in my napsack Ghost Rider with no chains Spawned life with no cape Demon child like Hunger Games Chase a bitch, no escape (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise And there’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise There’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) First of all I ain’t going to hell Let ’em know we’re going to need a lease I stay hungry I need a feast, I’m like, “Didn’t I tell you don’t feed the beast?” Went and got a little Holy water and then Put it onto my Jesus piece Got her wet like she’s seen the beach And I think your girl’s goin’ to need a priest Say I’m ill when I’m over seas Couldn’t see how that’s not true My jewelry looks like it caught Flu And my neck looking like Achoo Girl you got to be psychic If you think that I’m crazy I would show you my good side But what have you done for me lately? Every day would be heavenly when she Call me up and I stop through Every day I look to the sky and I Thank God that I’m not you (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise And there’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise There’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise And there’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) When the elevators go down And the guest list is closed Ain’t no +1’s allowed And the devil locked his doors (No room in Hell) The nightmares come quick The air is getting thick When the dead start to rise There’s no place to hide (No room in Hell) Sam B!
My 2 Cents – My head is deep in editing of some really great horror stories for Nightmare Whispers. (and some great poetry and flash fiction for Fae Dreams. ) We have announcements upcoming on the Fae Corps Blog Thursday. So I chose a song to match my theme. This was done for a video game. It was honestly better than the game it was made for. The video has some great cinematic effects. This song makes it into my daily listening most of the time. I am not usually into rap music, with a few exceptions. This is one of the exceptions.
Lyrics I’m not a perfect person There’s many things I wish I didn’t do But I continue learning I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know I’ve found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new And the reason is you I’m sorry that I hurt you It’s something I must live with everyday And all the pain I put you through I wish that I could take it all away And be the one who catches all your tears That’s why I need you to hear I’ve found a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new And the reason is you And the reason is you And the reason is you And the reason is you I’m not a perfect person I never…
My 2 cents So I end up associating people with songs…used to be only lovers, until this song. There was a young man …I truly thought of him as a little brother. He was about the same age as my little brother. I met him because he hung out with Joe’s kid brother. He was dating a friend of mine when this song came out. I have always had a huge music collection…multiple cd’s /cassettes back before mp3’s were a thing…and now gigabytes of mp3’s. I love music variety. However back then…I had never listened to the same song on repeat…I just had so many that I could put it on Auto Dj and not hear the same song twice in a day…even in a week if I am honest. Well Jeremy…The little brother like fellow…He would get on my computer and blast this song on repeat…we must have heard it a thousand times if we heard it once.
I am sharing this for a reason…he died, very young. He was 28. I find I am missing him lately often. He was all about his games, and we have all (my gaming group) been missing his enthusiasm. So Duesy…You are the reason I can’t hear this song with out cryin.
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