Posted by Mark on Mar 19, 2009 in
Life
Number of Views :340 Today my son was running around the apartment in his NASA pajamas, wielding a sword he got in Disney World and holding a figure of Darby, a character from “My Friends Tigger and Pooh.” I commented to my wife that he looked like an adventurer about to brave a dungeon, and [...]
Tags: Humor
Posted by Mark on Feb 19, 2009 in
Board Game,
Life
Number of Views :276With me and Bridget heading off for 10 days in Florida for a family reunion and some time in Disney World, it led me to think about how my group has recently taken a little break as well (and will continue to do so until I get back). It’s been kind of [...]
Posted by Bridget on Feb 17, 2009 in
Blog,
Fluff/Inspiration,
Life
Number of Views :244After having a conversation about what I might do if one day I were to find that elves had cleaned my house in the night, I told my husband I would be thrilled. But then he held up a finger in a ‘wait just one minute’ gesture. ”What if you had to [...]
Posted by Dalepatrick on Feb 14, 2009 in
Fluff/Inspiration,
Life,
Star Wars RPG
Number of Views :277 Okay, so I know this is a little off the usual I tend to write about, but this is a shareable experience. During my last deployment, Dicemonkey, EmptyThreat and a group of friends played Star Wars. Depending on your role, and if your DM was feeling frisky, you could get an [...]
Posted by Mark on Feb 10, 2009 in
4e D&D,
Advice/Tools,
Life,
Star Wars RPG
Number of Views :206In my last blog about the subject, I told you about the inherent problems in being both a gamer and a member of the armed forces. This time, I’d like to talk about some aspects of gaming that I’ve enjoyed as a Sailor. In 2007, my ship went for a 6 month [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 30, 2009 in
Advice/Tools,
Life
Number of Views :184 Being a US Navy Photojournalist and being a Gamer presents a unique set of challenges. First of all, I’m on a ship, and we’re currently in six-section duty. That means that every six days, I’m required to stay onboard the ship from 7:30 in the morning, until usually 4 P.M. the [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 20, 2009 in
Advice/Tools,
Life
Number of Views :201It happens every so often: you have one of your players come to you and inform you that they want one of their friends (or girlfriend) to sit in on the game. They have no interest in playing, they just want to watch. I’ve had it happen multiple times in the past. [...]
Posted by Bridget on Jan 16, 2009 in
4e D&D,
Advice/Tools,
Life
Number of Views :186Whether or not we like it to happen, it sometimes does. Our gaming groups must take a hiatus. Either due to schedules, prior obligations, travels, holidays etc. Our group just took about a month long break so that’s really only about 4 or 5 sessions that we’ve missed together, yet it feels [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 8, 2009 in
Life,
Webcomic
Number of Views :191Hey, everyone! Glad to be back. Me and Bridget got back about a week ago, but with getting the house put back together and unpacking all our bags and presents, it’s been a little hectic. Over the break, we began planning something which I think you’ll really enjoy, a new webcomic, coming [...]
Posted by Dalepatrick on Dec 21, 2008 in
Life
Number of Views :221Hey Boys and Girls, Just wanted to say Merry Christmas, Happy Chaunakah, Happy Kwanzaa and so forth and so on! Enjoy it! Me and the Rest of the Squad.