Yay for mild rent raises!
Every seminar I attended today referenced D&D, and I don't think any of the presenters knew Gygax had died. It's just that D&D is the forefather of computer gaming, which is the engine of emergent technologies.
I have my problems with Gygax's system, but damn, huge cultural impact.
Examples: Sun's Chief Gaming Officer (what a job) talked about how we are the first generation of gamers raising gamers.
The PMOG folks riffed that Russell Crowe's character in A Beautiful Mind would be immune to Daze and Magic Missile.
The MAKE magazine team talked about how to level up and increase your INT.
also, this is possibly the wrong answer to "What should I get the person who has everything?" [link]
Oh, shoot! I forgot tomorrow is Character Day at the school I work at. Hmmm...wonder what I can create out of what I have at home. I really meant to plan something.
...I was with you right up until I saw a flying monkey, Raq. And then I wavered a little bit, before my sense of "Yeah, but - gross" reasserted itself.
But - winged monkey!
Winged monkey in fez!
Also, I kind of love the goth griffin being a pigeon.
vw, any character? What are the rules?
vw, any character? What are the rules?
I don't know the rules, actually. I didn't even know it was spirit week until I showed up in clothes on pajama day! So, I imagine any character would be fine, though, it's a religious school, so probably should be conservative in my choice!
I should add, the kids I work with are mostly little, so if I did something, it should be something they'd recognize. Maybe I should dress up as some sort of Webkinz! Or Hannah Montana.
If you could take Toto, you could be Dorothy.
Actually, that's what I told the kids I'd do. Except I don't have a gingham dress. Can you believe that?
Okay, no wings. But still:
Should you buy a monkey?
Like so many of us, Stewart at My Family's Money has always wanted to own a monkey. His reasoning is sound: "They are ridiculously awesome and having one as a pet would be even more awesome."
