I found this among my papers from a few months ago, as I was tidying up just now. I recall I was trying to create the most generic weird horror protagonist/Call of Cthulhu PC ever ( Read more... )

Sigh.  Got home from the con on Sunday night to find an e-mail from the guy who was starting a roleplaying campaign.  I was wildly enthusiastic and "Pick me, pick me!" before I actually met the people involved.  The potential GM of this game is an earnest, friendly man.  I made an appointment to meet him the week before last and talk over the ( Read more... )

Man oh man, I really want to start roleplaying again.  The heck of it is that I always either have a conflict with something else fun, or it's on a night when I know in advance I'll have to study.  Such, such is Life.  I also have an urge to run my own campaign; actually I've been itching to GM for a long time now, I've just never done anything ( Read more... )

December 3rd, eleven-thirty-nine p.m.  Sa-weet Jeezis ( Read more... )

I should have asked people this at Boskone, and I clean forgot ( Read more... )

D&D was great tonight.  Okay, I died, but it was still great.  I decided that it was time my character should have a familiar--she's a sorcerer and I fancy having a viper.  (Cue all the jokes about "I AM THE VIPER and I'm here to vipe your vindshield!")  We had a whole side quest devoted to acquiring my familiar.  Then Bridget got hit with a ( Read more... )

This made me laugh.  First linked to by kestrell :

Scholars & Students: A Compendium of Professorial Magic

It contains such spells as:

0-LEVEL PROFESSORIAL SPELLS

• RENDER LEGIBLE.  When cast on bluebooks, turns illegible cursive legible.  Professors will be able to read illegible cursive written in pencil with a DC 12 Interpreter check.
• STAPLE.  Reminds ( Read more... )