Compromise and Conceit
Infernal adventuring…
Category: Horror
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Hiding from tomorrow and hades wrapped in clouds ride the breeze so cold as ice The faithful, the fallen have faith to the ones with pride the faithful, the fallen and glance of day will never shine We find our heroes at a moment of crisis. They have negotiated their way out of a tense…
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After six weeks of waiting and watching the Republicans flail about trying to figure out a way to deliver on their campaign promise to “repeal and replace” Obamacare we have a policy! The Republicans have delivered on their promise to “simultaneously” repeal the law and replace it with something better, wisely choosing not to go…
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I just finished reading episode 1 of this entertaining and weird manga, called Dungeon meshi in Japanese, by Ryoko Kui. It’s the tale of a group of adventurers – Raios the fighter, Kilchack the halfling thief, and Marshille the elven wizard – who are exploring a dungeon that is rumoured to lead to a golden…
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I’m not going to write anything specific about what yesterday’s election results mean for America or the world, but in this post I thought I’d make a few random observations about the electoral process, polling and Democratic strategy, followed by two comments relating this election to past role-playing campaigns of mine. The US electoral process…
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When late summer comes to middle earth, conversations in the taverns and marketplaces of Anduin naturally turn to the most hideous forms of arachnoid death. As the oppressive heat of summer fades from Mirkwood’s dim reaches, to be replaced by the moldering stillness of autumn, and the first red tips can be seen on the…
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[This is a guest post by one of my group’s players, Eddie, about his Vampire characters] Lady Ashira (Elder) A protecting mother, a lover of beauty, self involved survivor. “ The most beautiful people are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.…
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Edgar Evans is an eighth generation kindred character in the new Vampire The Masquerade short campaign my group has started. The campaign is intended to involve not just the vampire characters, but also their elders (6th generation legends) and also one ghoul in the service of the ancilla. Edgar Evans is a rich man with…
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Guard and defend when forces hinder and collide Solemn intentions both blessed and divine You still pulled victory from shattered hope Count your doubts with broken smiles Covered your hurt in your pride The Terra Nova expedition set forth to reach the South Pole in 1910, ostensibly for scientific purposes. Through tragedy and hardship…
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On Thursday last week the British people voted to leave the EU, sending shockwaves through the British political establishment and the EU leadership. In the aftermath there is a lot of finger-pointing and blame going on, and as I predicted in a comment at Crooked Timber before it happened, people are lining up to blame…
Compromise and Conceit 