http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/index.atom T. Kurt Bond http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/index.atom tkb@unwind-protect.org Copyright 2003-2009 T. Kurt Bond PyBlosxom http://pyblosxom.sourceforge.net/ 1.4.3 01/10/2008 2010-07-21T20:37:29Z http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2010/07/21/reading-but-not-recording 2010-07-21T20:37:29Z 2010-07-21T20:37:29Z <p>One of the things I used this blog for was recording the books that I read. Unfortunately, keeping track of them in that much detail has taken too much of my time, so I'm abandoning that, at least for a while.</p> <p>I'd rather read use the time to read, or perhaps put other things on the blog.</p> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2010/03/07/p009-ll 2010-03-08T03:00:00Z 2010-03-08T03:00:00Z <div class="admonition-spoilers admonition"> <p class="first admonition-title">Spoilers!</p> <p class="last">We're playing <em>B2 — Keep on the Borderland</em>, so if you haven't played that you might want to skip this entry.</p> </div> <div class="section" id="attending"> <h5>Attending</h5> <p>Clockwise round the table, starting with the Labyrinth Lord:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li>T.K.B., the Labyrinth Lord.</li> <li>T.A., playing<ul> <li><em>Glen the Strategist</em> (a wizard) and</li> <li><em>Dooley the sly</em> (a thief).</li> </ul> </li> <li>M.A., playing<ul> <li><em>James the Cleric</em> and</li> <li><em>Jeffrey the Monk</em>.</li> </ul> </li> <li>E.A., playing<ul> <li><em>Curufin the Elf</em> and</li> <li><em>Drusilla the Ranger</em>.</li> </ul> </li> <li>L.B., playing - <em>Taffy the Halfling</em> and - <em>Alice the Cleric</em></li> </ul> </div> <div class="section" id="finishing-the-orcs"> <h5>Finishing the Orcs</h5> <p><strong>C</strong>. 6 orcs from <strong>14</strong>: 5sp 12sp 3sp 7sp 6 scale armor, 2 light crossbows, 6 morning stars.</p> <p>Curufin found the secret door to <strong>13</strong>, then kissed Taffy's hand.</p> <p>Bow, quiver w/20 arrors, 2 swords, 2 daggers, 2 shields, 2 gems, 20 gp, 40sp.</p> <p>Guard from <strong>16</strong>: 8 sp 1 gp, Chaimail, short sword. Girl: ivoery bracelet (100 gp). Orc leader: longsword, plate mail (to Alice), shield, magic +1 hand axe (to Taffy), silver belt w/gold buckle, sword ???</p> <p>Dru &amp; Curufin took shields, Dooley took 2 swords, Glen took the daggers, Taffy took bow &amp; quiver.</p> </div> <div class="section" id="on-to-the-hobgoblins"> <h5>On to the Hobgoblins</h5> </div> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2010/02/20/dragonquest-1st-edition 2010-02-20T23:00:00Z 2010-02-20T23:00:00Z <p>Today, while visiting a local used book store, I was thrilled to find a copy of the first edition of <cite>DragonQuest</cite>. I played DragonQuest extensively, but I'd never seen a copy of the 1st edition, and to find a copy in Buckhannon, WV was just neat.</p> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2010/02/05/maria-v.-snyder 2010-02-05T05:00:00Z 2010-02-05T05:00:00Z <ul class="simple"> <li><cite>Magic Study</cite>, by Maria V. Snyder, copyright 2006; ISBN-13&nbsp;978-0-373-80249-4.</li> <li><cite>Fire Study</cite>, by Maria V. Snyder, copyright 2008; ISBN-13&nbsp;978-0-7783-2534-5.</li> </ul> <p>I enjoyed both of these, as well as the earlier book in the series, <cite>Poison Study</cite>.</p> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2010/02/04/marie-brennan 2010-02-04T05:00:00Z 2010-02-04T05:00:00Z <ul> <li><p class="first"><cite>Midnight Never Come</cite>, by Marie Brennan, copyright 2008 by Bryn Neuenscwander; ISBN-13 978-0-316-02029-9.</p> <p>I really enjoyed this mix of faerie an Elizabethan England. Interestingly, this novel was inspired by part of a campaign of the <cite>Changeling</cite> RPG, which was one of the things talked about in the informative “Extras” section of the book, where she recommends three books by the folklorist Katherine Briggs: two on general British faerie lore (<cite>British Folk-Tales and Legends</cite> and <cite>The Faeries in Tradition and Literature</cite>) and one specifically about Shakespeare's time (<cite>The Anatomy of Puck</cite>). I'll have to look for those, and for Maire Brennan's other books. She has a <cite>website &lt;http://www.mariebrennan.net&gt;</cite>.</p> </li> </ul> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2010/02/03/mcdevitt 2010-02-03T05:00:00Z 2010-02-03T05:00:00Z <ul> <li><p class="first"><cite>Chindi</cite>, by Jack McDevitt, copyright 2002 by Cryptic, Inc; ISBN 0-441-00938-7.</p> <p>I enjoyed this. I'll have to look for his other books.</p> </li> </ul> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2010/01/17/p008-ll 2010-01-18T03:00:00Z 2010-01-18T03:00:00Z <div class="admonition-spoilers admonition"> <p class="first admonition-title">Spoilers!</p> <p class="last">We're playing <em>B2 — Keep on the Borderland</em>, so if you haven't played that you might want to skip this entry.</p> </div> <p>I got to run another short Labyrinth Lord session for the <a class="reference external" href="/~tkb/blog/gaming/the-kids">kids</a>.</p> <div class="section" id="attending"> <h5>Attending</h5> <p>Clockwise round the table, starting with the Labyrinth Lord:</p> <ul class="simple"> <li>T.K.B., the Labyrinth Lord.</li> <li>M.A., playing<ul> <li><em>James the Cleric</em> and</li> <li><em>Jeffrey the Monk</em>.</li> </ul> </li> <li>T.A., playing<ul> <li><em>Glen the Strategist</em> (a wizard) and</li> <li><em>Dooley the sly</em> (a thief).</li> </ul> </li> <li>L.B., playing<ul> <li><em>Taffy the Halfling</em> and</li> <li><em>Alice the Cleric</em></li> </ul> </li> <li>E.A., playing<ul> <li><em>Curufin the Elf</em> and</li> <li><em>Drusilla the Ranger</em>.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="section" id="more-orcs"> <h5>More Orcs</h5> <p>C. Net: 2 rounds. Killed male orcs from rooms 14 (9 orcs) &amp; 15 (6 orcs) at the entrance. Dooley, Jeffry, &amp; Alice went to below zero HP&nbsp;—&nbsp;Alice healed Jeffry, James healed Alice, and James bandaged Alice's wounds. Looted bodies and fled.</p> <p>(This appears to have been the first session recorded in my moleskine.)</p> </div> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2009/12/31/michael-flynn-and-charles-stross 2009-12-31T05:00:00Z 2009-12-31T05:00:00Z <ul> <li><p class="first"><cite>The January Dancer</cite> (sp?), by Michael Flynn.</p> <p>I liked this, although I'd early put down another Flynn novel that I didn't like well enough to finish.</p> </li> <li><p class="first"><cite>Iron Sunrise</cite>, by Charles Stross.</p> <p>I liked this one too. I'm going back and reading some of Stross's work that I missed when it first came out.</p> </li> </ul> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2009/12/28/journey-to-red-temple-part-1 2009-12-29T04:00:00Z 2009-12-29T04:00:00Z <div class="section" id="attending"> <h5>Attending</h5> </div> <div class="section" id="actual-play"> <h5>Actual Play</h5> <div class="note"> <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p> <p class="last">This is a <a class="reference external" href="http://tkb.mpl.com/~tkb/blog/computer/new-blog-first-post.html">timewarp</a> post.</p> </div> </div> http://unwind-protect.org/~tkb/blog/2009/12/20/john-maddox-roberts-and-ben-pastor 2009-12-20T05:00:00Z 2009-12-20T05:00:00Z <ul> <li><p class="first"><cite>SPQR XII — Oracle of the Dead</cite>, by John Maddox Roberts.</p> <p>I've enjoyed this series, and this entry was good.</p> </li> <li><p class="first"><cite>The Water Thief</cite>, by Ben Pastor.</p> <p>I enjoyed this, though it was sometimes annoying.</p> </li> </ul>