Willful suspension of disbelief is a concept that comes up a lot when talking about fiction. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it’s the idea that you sometimes have to stop your mind from saying “That’s ridiculous”, “That could never happen”, or “That is totally not real” in order to enjoy something. It boils […]
The Recycle Bin – Ikaruga and Risk/Reward Zones
Ah, Ikaruga, so much 4e content to mine for in one simple 5 stage bullet hell game. For those not familiar with Ikaruga, it was a vertical shooter released for the Dreamcast back in 2001. It shared much with its shooter cousins, you were a spaceship, you shoot things, they try and shoot you down. You had […]
The Recycle Bin – Tell me your fears, little PC.
(Note, this post will have a slight spoiler for Batman:Arkham Asylum. You have been warned.) It’s Not Being Lazy, It’s Being Efficient Creating a set of encounters for a group week after week can be a bit exhausting for a DM. Make a map, find or make some monsters for that map, place them so […]
The Recycle Bin – Final Fantasy 8 and OMG TEH SATAN!!
November 16, 2010. Since there’s nothing else going on today, nothing note worthy at all in any way shape or form, I figured I’d at least give the community something to talk about. And I think I’ll talk about the evils of rolling dice. Now, don’t get me wrong, nothing beats a handful of polyheardals […]