Malcolm Haymes

What does your drawing say about YOU?

Just started a Horde char on Shu'Halo last night.

Orc Warrior Chick named Dodekkahedra.

So far, I likes.

ps. 24 hours w/o a cigarette. edging towards madness in the last 10 minutes.

I got a haircut, so no more mohawk. :(

I had my last (hopefully) cigarette this morning.

The mohawk:




Better Pic:




All gone now. I am sad.

From muskrat_john

Today, Wizards of the Coast confirms that the new edition will launch in May 2008 with the release of the D&D Player's Handbook.

The 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons game includes elements familiar to current D&D players, including illustrated rulebooks and pre-painted plastic miniatures. Also releasing next year will be new web-based tools and online community forums through the brand-new Dungeons & Dragons Insider (D&D Insider) digital offering. D&D Insider lowers the barriers of entry for new players while simultaneously offering the depth of play that appeal to veteran players.

The 4th Edition rules emphasize faster game play, offer exciting new character options, and reduce the amount of "prep time" needed to run the game. D&D Insider includes a character creator that lets players design and equip their D&D characters, dungeon- and adventure-building tools for Dungeon Masters, online magazine content, and a digital game table that lets you play 24/7 on the internet — the perfect option for anyone who can't find time to get together.

"We've been gathering player feedback for eight years," said Bill Slavicsek, R&D Director of Roleplaying and Miniatures Games at Wizards of the Coast. "Fourth Edition streamlines parts of the D&D game that are too complex, while enhancing the overall play experience. At its heart, it's still a tabletop game experience. However, D&D Insider makes it easier for players to create characters, run their games, and interact with the rest of the D&D community."

Wizards of the Coast will release two 4th Edition preview books in December and January - Wizards Presents: Classes and Races and Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters. The full scope of 4th Edition books, miniatures, and adventures will be available in the spring and summer of 2008.

Sigh.

Just got back from GEN CON in Indianapolis. GEN CON is unique among the cons I go to, because there is no on-site drinking (that I have ever seen), there are really Hot Chicks playing Role-Playing Games. And my weight is actually middle of the road rather than over the edge.

The, excuse me, THE news of this convention was the announcement of 4th edition D&D to come in May 2008. For those of you who don’t know what D&D is, apparently you found this blog by random chance after crawling out from under your rock. Here is a place to go for more information about D&D in general and 4th ed. in particular. It is my considered opinion that WOTC (current "makers" of D&D have completely lost touch with either a)reality or b)their fanbase.

The first clue was the giveaways at the "big announcement." They gave away t-shirts with fancy art & letters & shit all over them. Cool design, but, uh, what was the biggest size they were giving away? 2XL. Now, that’s pretty big, I grant you, but this shirt cannot possibly contain my magnificience. Looking around, I noticed that well over half the adult men at the big announcement were staring in puzzlement at their free tshirt and we all had the same thought, "Maybe I can make a pillowcase out of this thing...

Here’s the kicker, though. They want to take my game, that I have faithfully played for 25+ years (Lord, I’m Old), my game that I have seen through 3 and a half editions (technically 4 and a half to 5, but you get the point), MY GAME, and put the majority of its content online, viewable (and to a certain extent playable) only through a subscription service.

Fuck you Wizards. Fuck you right in the Ear. Fuck you Hasbro, for fucking up my game. Fuck you fuck you fuck you.

This game is pen & paper. This game is imagination. This game is for everyone, not just those that can afford internet access and Laptops and a new fucking set of books every five fucking years. This was the game my HighSchool buddies and I could lose a weekend playing, coming up for air only to get mom to make us some food. This was a game we could sit around and drink beer for 3-5 days in college, occasionally ordering pizza and engaging in LYB gun fights to ease the tension. This was a game that could reunite friends face to face, across the table, rolling dice and fucking interacting socially with real people. Sure, we were made up mostly of nerds who didn’t have a whole lot of friends, but we had each other and sometimes we actually went out in the world and did things. Not necessary any more! Just stay in front of your laptop and gobble up all the Shit Content ™ WOTC can shovel into your porous mind, little kids. Don’t think for yourself! Don’t make friends with real people! Just pay! pay! pay!

Fuck. You. Bitches.

/rant (for now)

Wow. LG has tricked itself out in the 6+ months since I last posted. Yes, I have become addicted to the dreaded MySpace, and have not looked beck except now when I am trying to find to tell her about my soon to be awesome Priest on WoW. Her name is Mitzix (with a silent x, of course) and anyone on the steamwheedle cartel server should feel free to twink her out as much as possible.

The two major things in my inter web life are now MySpace and WoW. So I suppose that I'm not the rugged individualist I once was. On the other hand, I've been diagnosed with ADD. So I've got that going for me. It was a major surprise to me, the ADD. At first I was skeptical, but after taking these tests and seeing the results, I can honestly say i am willing to give the treadment a shot. The shrink thinks that the ADD is the source of my depression. What do I know?

Current Location: The Room

Current Mood: anxious

Current Music: Stranglers, "Golden Brown"

Your Linguistic Profile:

45% General American English

30% Dixie

20% Yankee

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

You scored as Mysterious. You wish to hide who you are from all those around you. You find it very hard to trust people. You also may enjoy the fun that comes from playing mind games with others around you.My advice Get out there and reveal the true you if only to one person! </td> Mysterious 100% Eyes full of Pain 83% Diamond Eyes 58% Passion 17% What do your eyes reveal about you?(PICS!) created with QuizFarm.com

Happy Birthday MATTHEW PERRY!!!!

You scored as The Vaginal-Reference-Making Dyke. You are the lesbian who can connect your vagina to nearly every object in the entire universe, creative and a little creepy you always astonish your friends. </td> The Vaginal-Reference-Making Dyke 80% The Femme Fatale 70% The Stud 65% The Quasi-Gothic Femme 60% The Magic Earring Ken Dyke 60% The Pretty-Boi Dyke 60% The Student Dyke 55% The Surprise! Dyke 50% The Hipster Dyke 40% The Bohemian Dyke 35% The Little-Boy Dyke 35% The Granola Dyke 10% The Sprightly Elfin Femme 5% What Type of Lesbian Are You? (Inspired by Curve Mag.) created with QuizFarm.com

ATHF Hey Ya

Oh. Teh FuNNee!!

You scored as Storyteller. You're more inclined toward the role playing side of the equation and less interested in numbers or experience points. You're quick to compromise if you can help move the story forward, and get bored when the game slows down for a long planning session. You want to play out a story that moves like it's orchestrated by a skilled novelist or film director. </td> Storyteller 92% Tactician 83% Method Actor 83% Butt-Kicker 75% Specialist 58% Power Gamer 42% Casual Gamer 33% Law's Game Style created with QuizFarm.com

Just pretty much as I thought it would go.

I got into a rabid argument with a co-worker about PnP RPGs. My understanding of his argument was that if you couldn't simulate everything with a specific rule, then a game was flawed; ergo D&D was inherently flawed. I call Bullshit. I would like to know what other gamers of my aquaintance think, so let's start a discussion.

His example of the inherent flaws of D&D was: if I want to play a half orc paladin with the inherent social stigma and racial prejudice, that because there are no specific rules to cover it, that is a flaw in the game.

I responded that the rules don't need to cover something like that, that in the Role playing aspect of the game: the "fluff" rather than the "Crunch."

He also said that D&D was only good for "high-fantasy" games. Oh sweet Jesus.

So this quiz brought it all back. I invite opinions.

Your results:
You are Worf

Worf 80% Will Riker 65% James T. Kirk (Captain) 65% Uhura 60% Mr. Sulu 55% Chekov 50% Deanna Troi 45% An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 45% Spock 42% Mr. Scott 40% Jean-Luc Picard 40% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 40% Geordi LaForge 35% Beverly Crusher 35% Data 24%

You are trained in the art of combat and are usually intimidating.

Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Test

A "Sleep Study" allows you to do neither.

If I see one more (expletive deleted) eight to ten year old girl with hair hanging down over the face in a horror movie...

I just might Plotz.

Honestly... PLOTZ!!!

This movie did not suck, nor was it very good.

Save your money and go watch VH1 until they show an old Marilyn Manson or Nine Inch Nails video. It'll be over much quicker and you'll get the same false sense of being cool.

You are a Social Liberal (73% permissive) and an... Economic Liberal (33% permissive) You are best described as a: Democrat Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

Almost Horror-movie-esque, I think...

I amNyarlathotep! The 999 forms of Nyarlathotep are a point of meditation for the true initiate. It is through these manifold faces that the secrets of the universe are made known. Called "The Crawling Chaos", Nyarlathotep is the disembodied ego of Azathoth and thus the universal "I" of known reality. Some of the many documented forms are; Father of Knives, Nephren-Ka, the Black Man, the Beast of the Lashing Tongue to name a few.

Which Great Old One are you?

I though this was a good example of my "eclectic" tastes:

"As Good as I Once Was" Toby Keith
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" Johnny Cash
"If I had $1,000,000" Barenaked Ladies
"The One Thing" INXS
"Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne
"Take Five" Dave Brubeck
"Rockit" Herbie Hancock
"Roxanne, Roxanne" UTFO
"The Passenger" Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Tear Stained Eye" Son Volt

Yeah, I dunno why I like that Toby Keith song, either. But I do.

Wiki Birthday Meme
Go to Wikipedia and search for your birthday and list your choice of 3 facts, 2 births, and 1 death, including the year.


July 7

Events:
# 323 - Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.

1928 - Walt Disney's "Mickey Mouse" trademark application is granted.

1978 - The members of KISS all release solo albums.

(and related... 1983 - KISS appear on stage for the first time without their makeup.)

Births:
1905 - Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (d. 1990)

1961 - James Gandolfini, American actor

Deaths:

1970 - Jimi Hendrix, American musician (b. 1942)