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Dark Souls tabletop RPG
My interest in the Dark Souls video game franchise is well documented on this blog - I once even was interviewed for a leading Dutch newspaper about it. So of course I have an interest in replicating that kind of feel in a tabletop RPG. When I wrote an RPG in 24 hours, I produced Miasma, a Japanese-themed take on the concept of undead traveling ( Read more... ) -
NYE dinner
After our experiences with the Christmas dinners, we thought it would be fun to get some kind of culinary take-away for today as well. There is a local Facebook group that collects information about restaurants doing delivery or take-out, and I trawled through that in order to find something suitable. One poster advertised a ‘Tunisian box’ with all ( Read more... ) -
Last Friday Five of 2021
1) What was the biggest thing that happened to you in 2021?
Playtesting my cyberpunk RPG scenario International Waters with two groups (one veteran players, one newbies) that gave me lots of good (and positive) feedback was really fun. And it resonated with buyers: it is my bestseller to date.
2) Where was the most exciting place you went?
We didn’t ( Read more... ) -
Christmas dinners
The Netherlands has been slowly closing again, after everything was opened too early and, predictably, cases rose again. The complete mismanagement of the pandemic by the Dutch government is breathtaking, in a bad way. But that’s not what this entry is about - it is about what happened as a result. With restaurants now closed in the week leading up ( Read more... ) -
90’s anime: Crest of the Stars
I’ve been watching Crest of the Stars, a series from 1999 - 22 years old. Back then, the infrastructure for fansubs was a lot less developed than now (bittorrent was only invented in 2001), and so you had to really hunt for stuff. I never got around to collecting and watching the series.
It’s kinda weird to watch such an older series. The aspect ( Read more... ) -
Finished game: Nelke etc etc etc
I don’t recall who wrote it, but a quote I read on Twitter said that every game is like a spreadsheet: there’s numbers and relationships between those numbers. And the goal of any game is to get certain numbers high (score, HPs, XPs) while keeping other numbers low (damage, etc). To do this, you have a few number cells you can manipulate that then ( Read more... ) -
Musings on Movies
I had heard good things about the new Dune movie, but I didn’t think I’d have the stamina to sit through a movie that’s almost three hours! But earlier this month, my father turned 81, and he wanted to go see the new James Bond movie - which is of comparable length. My mom asked me to take him, because she is not a Bond fan at all. I agreed: it ( Read more... ) -
New desktop machine
My desktop machine, which I (used to) run 24/7, is powered by an Intel i5 CPU and has several harddisks. The power supply is rated for 300W - obviously the machine is mostly idle, but there is a constant power draw, even when idling. I was wondering if I could do something about that, and perhaps downsize. After all, all I’m doing on that machine ( Read more... ) -
Update
Wow, what with one thing and another, I haven’t posted on here in a month! Time to give a short update on what’s been happening.
- Vacation. We had our annual trip to Texel just at the end of September. A bit earlier in the year than we previously went, but the weather was noticeably better. More tourists too, so it was busier, but that didn’t ( Read more... )
