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A short conversation between my wife and me

Posted by Mark on May 31, 2011 in Life, Warhammer 40, Warhammer Fantasy RP

Number of Views :601Transcript of an actual conversation between Bridget and me. Bridget has a cut on her finger that looks weird. Me: “Is that a mark of Chaos?” Bridget: “I don’t think so…” Me: “Did you make any recent sacrifices to the Ruinous Powers?” Bridget: “Not as far as I’m aware…” Me: “None to Nurgle, [...]

 
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Encouraging My Son’s Natural Geeky Aspirations

Posted by Mark on Feb 4, 2011 in Life

Number of Views :766NOTE: This post originally appeared on DnDnDads.com, where I’ve also begun blogging. My son is destined to be a geek. At the age of nearly-3, he’s the height of a four year old, and has an overactive imagination. The first day we got him Buzz Lightyear pajamas, he attempted to leap off [...]

 
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A Gaming Dry Spell

Posted by Bridget on Nov 23, 2010 in Life

Number of Views :1158Where have I been?  Lost in a gaming void, and by that I mean living in a world without gaming Yup, sad face.  I don’t even think I’ve written a post for the blog since GenCon in August.  That’s really just pathetic on my part. On the other hand I’ve found that [...]

 
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Fantasy Football

Posted by Mark on Sep 18, 2010 in Life

Number of Views :937I’ve mentioned before that I have no geeks in my office. None. I work in an IT department, and not a one of them is a geek. Can you believe that? Ugh. Anyway, all the guys in the office are playing Fantasy Football, since the season is started up. I was asked [...]

 
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Penny Arcade sums up this whole “D&D in Prison” story pretty well…

Posted by Mark on Jan 27, 2010 in Life, Lord of the Rings, News

Number of Views :1754Once again, the guys hit the nail on the head, in my opinion. I think I agree with them on this issue. “The story about a prisoner deprived of his Dungeon Master’s Guide and custom campaign world resonated. It sucks when the guards are all coming down on your shit, and, like, taking [...]

 
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What To Do When Your Players Fail To Show

Posted by Mark on Jun 18, 2009 in Life

Number of Views :304   The question arises (fairly frequently in my case) of what to do when your players fail to show up for a game. Last night was supposed to be the beginning of our “Where Heroes Fear to Tread” WW2 Super Villains game, but two of my 4 players didn’t show, and [...]

 
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Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder AND New Interests Brighter

Posted by Bridget on Jun 11, 2009 in Blog, Life, Savage Worlds

Number of Views :295   I was gone for over 6 weeks.  Back home in Spokane, Washington.  It was a lovely visit but something was missing… oh yeah… gaming There really aren’t any of my gamer friends around Spokane.  The withdrawls were getting so serious I was even tempted for a short while to find [...]

 
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Critical Failure: Twitter

Posted by Mark on Apr 14, 2009 in Life, Webcomic

Number of Views :278Hey, everyone! Yes, Critical Failure was delayed, but there is a perfectly reasonable explanation. Bridget, Gabe and I attended the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday, so were were busy. Sorry. I promise, it won’t happen again. Here’s the picture of us.   And here’s the latest [...]

 
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Am I A Sick Sick Man?

Posted by Mark on Mar 26, 2009 in Life, Other Systems

Number of Views :243    I sold off my WH40k Space Marine Army the other day, or, as is probably the case, I got robbed. I sold off my army on Craig’s List for about $100, including some of the game books. The guy practically ran when he handed me the money and got the [...]

 
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UncleBear Needs Your Help!

Posted by Mark on Mar 24, 2009 in Life, Uncategorized

Number of Views :234Hey everyone, I just wanted to draw everyone’s attention to a very important cause. I don’t know all of the details (or even most), but one of our own needs our help, whether you’re an RPG blogger or simply a RPG player. Through a series of mishaps, it appears our friend UncleBear [...]

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