tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31310092923315395982024-03-14T02:55:36.249-07:00Astigisms!Martial Arts Tricking, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Weird films, Literature, Music and everything astig. Astig!Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-69647083078811612132018-03-20T07:52:00.000-07:002018-03-20T07:52:09.035-07:00Free Game: Super Tanods by Kuripot Gamer<div class="MsoNormal">
Nung January 23, in-upload ko sa Philippine Tabletop RPG
group yung unang version ng Super Tanods (well, hanggang ngayon yun pa lang din
naman yung natatanging version hahaha). Dami naglike! Ang saya. May mga taong
may interest, nakakatuwa. Natutuwa din ako kasi natapos ko yung Super Tanods
dahil sa procrastination- minamadali kong tapusin yung isa ko pang laro, yung
Alamat ng Astig. Pero dehins ko feel isulat yung Alamat nun, kaya kaka-mamaya
ko, heto may natapos akong ibang laro. Kaya naniniwala akong mabuti ang manana
habit eh (joke lang!).</div>
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<b><i>Pano mo naisip ito??<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Isang araw (or actually, gabi nun eh. Hatinggabi ata??),
pumunta ako sa bahay ni BJ para makipag-tsimisang RPG. Ganun-ganun. Pinahiram
niya ako ng comics na Andong Agimat. Hardcore pre! Trip na trip ko! Kasi ganun
din naisip ko eh, kung may superhero sa Pilipinas na Filipino-style talaga, mga
a la Pepeng Agimat o Pedro Penduko sila. Nung bata kasi ako, sila yung
kinalakihan kong ‘super hero’. Sa agimat o salamangka galing ang kapangyarihan
at mga asuang at maligno ang kalaban. Kaya vibes na vibes ko yung Andong Agimat.</div>
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Sunod na bisita ko kay BJ, brainstorming naman. Bigla lang
pumasok sa isip ko; “Paano kaya kung ang mga superherong Pinoy eh isa lang
powers? Tapos galing pa sa agimat?”. Nung binanggit ko yun kay BJ, sumagot
siya; “Edi parang ano sila pare, parang Tanods. Parang Super Tanods”</div>
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TING! Nyeta, biglang light bulb moment. Nung pagkasabi ng
BJ, sinulat ko agad sa notebook ko yung mga initial idea ko. Pagkauwi ko,
dehins na ako natulog sinulat ko agad sa papel. Sabi ko sa sarili ko tatapusin
ko ito ng 24 hours! Whoo! Actually, nagawa ko naman. 24 hours nga, pero
hati-hati. Natapos ko ito sa loob ng 3-linggo mga, isang beses isang lingo ko
lang binalik bago ko sabihing tapos na ako. </div>
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<b><i>Bakit mo ginawa to??<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Bakit hindi? Sabi ko nga sa intro paragraph ko, produkto ng
manana habit itong larong ‘to (wag niyo ako tularan). May ideyang pumasok sa
isip ko, ayaw ko gawin yung orig na ginagawa ko, tapos sinulat ko to. Parang
artistic exercise ba (taraaay!), or as I like to poetically (puwetically!) put
it: parang utot na kailangan ilabas. Kesa mapanis sa utak ko, sinulat ko. Wala
naman sigurong masamang mangyayari kung ilabas ko diba?</div>
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Kaya eto, kung gusto niyo laruin, free download siya mga ‘tol.
Siguro kung magka-pera ako eh gagawan ko ito ng art or whatnot. Kung gusto niyo
magcontribute ng art, tara! Mapaguusapan naman natin yan. Kung gusto niyo
kalikutin, gora lang. Basta pag may nagtanong kung sino may pakana, sabihin ni
si Fabs (pag inaway kayo, resbak niyo ‘ko). Enjoy mga trops!</div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JzX72dqJZFkvWrxGpbaVdWV6Z9Wg9P5g">Super Tanods (1st Version)</a></div>
Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-66232100973168314142018-02-27T04:18:00.001-08:002018-02-27T04:18:08.792-08:00Nagbabalik si KURIPOT GAMER!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
Kamusta mga trops! Muling nagbabalik si Kuripot Gamer! Medyo
matagal ako nawala (‘medyo’ pa ba ang dalawang taon???), dami nangyari sakin.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inuulit ko, kamukha ko lang si <br />
Fabio Makisig. Binully niya nga<br />
daw si BJ eh</td></tr>
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Taartits na ako mga tsonggo at tsonnga! ‘De joke lang.
May indie film project trops ko, dinamay niya na ako. Long hair daw kasi ako,
marunong magstunts, tsaka mukhang matanda. So bali tipid sila sa actor hehe.
Abangan niyo ‘to, Filipino mythology inspired siya, so happiness!</div>
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Tsaka ano pala, kamukha ko lang si Fabio Makisig. HINDI AKO
SI FABIO MAKISIG.</div>
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Na-busy kasi ako nung makalipas na dalawang taon, dami
nangyari sakin. Daming ups & downs mga ‘tol, mas maraming down kesa sa up
pero okey lang. Alam niyo kung bakit? Kasi kahit na anong ka-hardcoreness ng
haybol eh pede naman akong maglaro ng RPG. Pangtakas ko yun, para makalimot
naman ng everyday humdrum ekek.</div>
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Wala lang itong post na ito mga tropa, ‘para sa demonyo’
post lang to. Tsaka announcement na rin! Sa taong ito, makakaasa kayong:</div>
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1. More free shit! Yay! Magli-link ako ng mga free games todits, tapos short review!</div>
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2. Free Kembot Games! Bali ano kasi, nagsusulat din ako ng games. Ilalagay ko dito, like & share niyo, donate kung trip, basta enjoy-in niyo yung laro! Happiness!</div>
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3. Mas marami pang kuripot tips! Syempre, para saan pang ako si Kuripot Gamer diba?</div>
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Kaya ayun, maligayang 2018. Sana hardcore din ang haybu niyo
this year. Pag hindi, okey lang yan! Laro tayo ng RPG para lumubag naman loob
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-23463913638392652492015-11-03T22:56:00.003-08:002015-11-05T17:20:22.142-08:00What to Expect in a G&G Minicon<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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It's been part of our monthly routine to go to the gaming seminars (my girlfriend and I are organizers after all) and we saw how it grew from a 25-people seminar to this mini-con with around 50 heads. It's great to be a part of this, plus we get lots of experiences and knowledge from the veteran GMs. Yay!<br />
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So to those who still haven't been to the G&G Mini-cons, and don't know what to expect, here's a post I made (with pictures!) to help you. The pictures here are from the last event, <b>Horroctober!</b></div>
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As soon as you get to the 2nd floor, this is what you'll most likely see. Rachel and Erich on the 'reception' area we put up, handling registrations and payments (because we have to pay the rooms yo! haha). You also get a name tag with a d20 stamp! Yay!</div>
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On the walls and the table, you'd see a bunch of posters and papers. They're their to guide you where is where, what the games are, who's talking, what's up nex and we also put in a 'Looking for Adventurers' wall where you can put up your games and look for players! Yay!<br />
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After registering, you go inside Makati B&B. Take a gander at the great miniature terrains for wargaming, or the wide array of board games! Man, it feels great to be surrounded by geekdom. Ha!<br />
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After socializing with your geek friends, talking about how your rogue snatched that gem from a monster or how your brooding vampire successfully brooded about broody matters, and things like that, the room starts filling up. The talks usually goes first and the games start at 3:00PM. The talks are almost a guarantee to be fun and comedic, and isn't strictly a talk where you have to be quiet all the time. Audience participation is welcome, and the speakers usually let the audience tell a funny experience or something. A very warm atmosphere, even to beginners.</div>
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The talks are followed by the open tables. They're held in Languages Internationale, a language center conveniently managed by a G&G organizer (we didn't conspire, we promise! It all just fell into place!). And more convenient, it's just located across the floor in the Languages building! HA! BEAT THAT FOR TRAVEL!<br />
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Some of the games are for walk-ins while some might have pre-registration. It's always best to pre-register online to make sure you can play. If you register late and have found out that there's no games available (or you just want to chill and hang around), Tobie's games are usually the spectacle of the Makati B&B room. </div>
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He ran dread on Horroctober, with my bro Aldrin pulling a block from the Jenga tower</td></tr>
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After the games, people like to hang out around the area, talk to GMs and other geek-friends. This is also the best time to talk to the GMs, maybe ask them for tips & tricks or whatever. Use this opportunity to find games! Start your own campaign!<br />
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<br />Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-8627410378448609622015-10-03T08:28:00.000-07:002015-10-03T08:28:43.014-07:00Kuripot Gamer has Dungeon World!I was first exposed to Dungeon World when <a href="http://nosfecatu.blogspot.com/">Nosfecatu</a> gift'ed me the PDF last Christmas. Before that I wasn't really interested in Dungeon World since I had Tombs & Terrors and it kept me okay. After a simple prod by Beej and thinking 'ah what the fuck, I need to expand anyway', I read it.<br />
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And so I did, and lo and behold! I am enamored by its beauty and elegance! It's simplicity! plus the fact that I can go crazy wonky with it! Hurrah! With its rules-lite & narrative approach, it's the best high fantasy game for me.<br />
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Only thing is, it's in PDF. I had it printed but because of some binding issue, I wasn't able to get a colored cover version, so I have a foldered version lying around my house. Enter <a href="http://abubot.ph/">Abubot</a>, with Dungeon World in softcover form in tow. I had to get it. I knew I had to get it. So after scrounging the cash (which is a feat to do, by the way) I was able to and I absolutely love it. Here it is in its full glory.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yes. No point in this blogpost, I'm only bragging.</td></tr>
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-56876301594185024792015-09-27T23:13:00.002-07:002017-11-06T18:30:29.263-08:00Campaigning for Newbs- a realization by the Kuripot GamerI'm very, very unorthodox when it comes to gaming. I'm that annoying player who does craaaazy shit that might endanger everyone. As a GM, I'm even more splattered. I don't plan- wait I do, and throw it away the last moment and go wingman. I was never really comfortable with a laid out plan in my games. While this is cool with Dungeon World, I don't want to be limited to *only* Dungeon World.<br />
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Last Sunday (STARTER SEPTEMBER!) was a greatly missed opportunity, yet not quite so (because I was playing under <a href="https://philgamer.wordpress.com/">PhilGamer</a>!). Mon had a talk about campaigning for newbs but I was too busy battling Duran-duran (FUCK YOU), so I missed it. However, I was able to play under him after the game with Jay and may heaven and hell clash, but it was a gosh darned educational experience.<br />
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We played traditional D&D and would you have guessed, it's my 1st time playing traditional D&D.<br />
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The most I've played under are with the likes of <a href="http://tagsessions.blogspot.com/">Tobie</a> and BJ (Nosfecatu) so I play the stranger kind of RPGs (Swords & Bahag D&D, weird ass Alice in Wonderland stuff, and basically any Tobie game is a different kind of game). Mon's take on this game was straight forward, it's for beginners after all. Though the target is beginners, it wasn't some dumbed down version of the game, it respected our intelligence and gave us enough freedom while still adhering to the rules. There were 3 newbs to D&D (me included) in our party of 5, and it made up for one hell of a time. I played a Drow rogue (with +3 Cha!) who's a member of the Zhentarim and I had a lot of fun playing him. Strangely though, I was rolling monumentally high (15-20s) during roleplaying (BLACK MAN EVIL! BLACK MAN GOOD!) but when combat came in, I fucking rolled THREE crit fails in a row. How is that even possible? Anyway, the game itself was nice. The story was tight as hell, like watching a good story unfold and feeling like you're responsible for it. All thanks to Mon's story telling.<br />
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But let's go to my realization. DM Mon cut the game into 4 scenarios, two RPing scenarios and two combat scenarios. We didn't feel the switching from one scenario to the other though- even if he actively mentions it. I guess because it's the pacing. But this simple bit is VERY useful for cray-cray people and starting Gms. Here's how it essentially went (or at least in my mind)<br />
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Scenario 1 (Roleplaying)<br />
Goal: Orient Players to the world<br />
- Meet Mayor<br />
- Introduce to quest-giver<br />
- Moral dilemma with quest-giver (this one's a really good jab. I won't reveal it since Mon might use it again *wink*)<br />
- Optional quest hook/ side quest<br />
- Receive quest<br />
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Scenario 2 (Roleplaying)<br />
Goal: Go to Side Quest Giver<br />
- Role play<br />
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Scenario 3 (Combat)<br />
Goal: To enter the Temple<br />
- Clear the area and enter the templ<br />
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Scenario 4 (Combat)<br />
Goal: To defeat the boss<br />
- Kill the boss<br />
- Retrieve magic item<br />
- Clear quest<br />
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This simple bulleting actually works, if you add in the simple "DC12 perception for child peeking from the corner" or any of your shorthand for moments in the game where there's a planned roll then you basically have a session. This is very similar to Dungeon World's fronts while not being so vague and unclear that even imaginative people (like me- hey! I'm imaginative!) have trouble. This bulleting gives you lots of space to play with while still having structure. You can let the players roam and play around because you know the world, but still have an agenda for them to accomplish. This is very simple, and basic, but without this realization on how to effectively use a bullet-style campaign, I'd be in shit water still. Right now, I'm thinking up ideas for future sessions using this style and it's a lot easier. It used to be a mind-racking juiced creativity session but hey, thanks to Mon's experienced range and simplified technique I *might* have a pretty structured session ahead of me.<br />
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p.s. my Zhentarim Drow rogue got what he wanted and vanished in the shadows. Oooh yeaaah.Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-24561682816865971352015-08-23T18:21:00.002-07:002015-08-23T18:22:10.624-07:00August Dungeons and Dragons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjf68eYaPuupGeF3_SdMxlGUOJeakhRHNgtFWkjH4nhk_MZVjVyw7DnGL4FhJ8jUun9tw-TrdM5mJ6GEYuy0oOXt16xSPMAz7UzAQ6iElBurXqPOJvXU1V3tokAjzTRLCKCPGV8S4a9U4/s1600/HLbV11C2z-QZE1Z5O3XTHoQ3LLFBVI-mMjpKzUoj3zU.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjf68eYaPuupGeF3_SdMxlGUOJeakhRHNgtFWkjH4nhk_MZVjVyw7DnGL4FhJ8jUun9tw-TrdM5mJ6GEYuy0oOXt16xSPMAz7UzAQ6iElBurXqPOJvXU1V3tokAjzTRLCKCPGV8S4a9U4/s320/HLbV11C2z-QZE1Z5O3XTHoQ3LLFBVI-mMjpKzUoj3zU.png" width="320" /></a>8 months. That's how long it took Gamers & GMs (unnamed for the first few months) to arrive to this. First came a handful of seminars with the goal to train GMs- turned out a success. RPGers flock each seminar, eager for knowledge and laughs over geeky stuff. But they wanted more. They wanted open tables. So we delivered, last month we had a 4 open tables (check out the video summary below). It was a dry run of things to come, a test to see if we can handle it. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the GMs behind G&G (who, I'd like to thank because almost everything needed for the event comes out of them voluntarily- be it financial or by deed), the even was a success and people asked for more.<br />
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I remember late last year, Marc and a couple of others are talking about how we can increase activity in the local community. Brains stormed and ideas were formed- we needed a seminar to 'train' GMs. We hoped we won't crash and burn. Come January, we had our first gaming seminar (then still called GM Seminars). We weren't expecting a lot of people, but lo and behold, we had a room of more than 20+! People from the edges of NCR (and someone from as far as Batangas even came!) visited, new friendships were formed, eyes were opened, and a tight knit community that lied low for a while suddenly had a resurgence.<br />
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I'm pretty proud to say that today is a good day to be a Filipino RPGer. Especially for newbies. Given the right scheduling, you can most likely game with an experienced GM. There's a growing number of RPG suppliers (check out my dice hunting guide <a href="http://astigismsatibapa.blogspot.com/2014/11/kuripot-gamer-dice-dice-beybeh-orayt.html">here</a>), RPG books are appearing on Power Book shelves, and you have a monthly Gaming Seminar to attend.<br />
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But enough of that 'whoo, we made it!' feel. What I'm here for is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/717998481678599/">August D&D</a>! The gang decided to pay tribute to the Granddaddy of Them All, Dungeons & Dragons! We're hosting a Dungeons & Dragons month, with two talks: Marc's gonna give a D&D 101 for the new blood, and BJ's gonna talk about kit-bashing D&D to make it YOUR D&D. And of course, we have our main course (hehe. I used 'course' twice): 6 OPEN TABLES! YEEEAAAHHH BOY! There's gonna be a wide variety of D&D to try so make sure you attend this August 30.<br />
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On a personal note, I'd like to thank the GMs behind this. No one asked for you guys to do this but you put it on yourselves to do it- and you did it with flying colors. I'm honored to be a friend of yours. Here's to more games (and a convention *wink*)!</div>
Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-7246431606948685022015-07-21T04:58:00.000-07:002015-08-08T19:56:33.209-07:00KURIPOT GAMER IS SELLING HIS STASH [SOLD]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
ANNOUNCEMENT: AS OF JULY 30, EVERYTHING IS SOLD</div>
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Through my kuripot-ness I've amassed a small collection of RPGstuffs. They made me happy for a while, but there are pressing things in the moment that I need to notice. So I've decided to sell my stuff that I don't really use since I'm in a bit of a financial rut. Better to make use of them than let them sit still right?</div>
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Legend of Drizzt & Castle Ravenloft Minis (sold)</h2>
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I'm selling these, and not the whole boxed set because I like the tiles. Useful for dungeon crawls and just throwing your players to wherever you need them.</div>
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Balor<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Dracolich<br />
Shadow Dragon<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br />
Zombie Dragon<br />
Drider<br />
Flesh Golem <br />
Werewolf<br />
Yochlol <br />
Illithid<br />
Drow Warlock<br />
Old Hag <br />
Strahd<br />
Yvonnel Baenre <br />
Kobold Sorcerer<br />
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Jarlaxle <br />
Artemis Entreri<br />
Catti-brie<br />
Wulfgar<br />
Drizzt<br />
Regis<br />
Bruenor<br />
Athrogate<br />
Guenhyvar<br />
Dwarf Cleric<br />
Human Ranger<br />
Eladrin Wizard<br />
Dragonborn Fighter<br />
Human Rogue<br />
2 Feral Troll<br />
7 Goblins<br />
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3 Gargoyle<br />
3 Skeleton Warrior<br />
3 Zombie<br />
3 Ghoul<br />
3 Water Elemental<br />
3 Flaming Skeleton<br />
3 Wraith<br />
3 Hypnotic Spirit<br />
3 Kobold<br />
3 Spider<br />
3 Wolf<br />
3 Rat Swarm<br />
3 Spider Swarm<br />
3 Running Drake<br />
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Star Frontiers: Alpha Dawn Box Set</h2>
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Star Frontiers: Knight Hawks Box Set</h2>
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Castle Falkensten, Comme Il Faut, Steam Age [SOLD]</h2>
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<br />Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-23532377668762816632015-07-17T18:08:00.000-07:002015-07-17T18:10:08.677-07:00KURIPOT GAMER: G&G GAMING SEMINAR AND OPEN TABLELong time no see! After getting busy with real life, we arrive here again, in the Kuripot Gamer's domain.<br />
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A lot has changed since I last posted, for one the group that's organizing the hardcore gaming seminar is now a named group, not some unnamed entity who creepily organizes stuff. Yay!Check it out, we're <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gamersandgms">Gamers & GMs</a>! How's that for a name eh? Anyway, thanks to these guys, today is a good day to be a Filipino gamer in the Philippines.<br />
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Why you ask?<br />
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Because after all those months of seminars, we're finally here. Where is here? Well, we had a successful Gaming Seminar run so now we finally have a gaming seminar... with open tables! YES! YES! YES!<br />
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The moment you've aaaalll been waiting for is here! You now have a chance to play with the best GMs in the country, learn from them and watch hardcore roleplaying action (not that kind of hardcore roleplaying).<br />
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It's on July 26 (a Sunday) at the <br />
very trusty Makati B&B and Languages Internationale. It will feature tons of hygienic geeks, laughter, condoning 1s and celebrating 20s, RPG seminars and of course, games by hardcore GMs, namely...<br />
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TOBIUS ABADUS, MONZAR McCUTAY, MARKUS REDREYES, JEI-ZZTI BEN AN YONG (Included in the actual portrait is his son)!!!<br />
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So be there! July 26! We're getting closer and closer to the big bad... a convention. So let's support this one, thank the guys who voluntarily organized this event (and shelled from their own pockets, I must add) and be there! Let them feel our presence! Our energy ball! Our love!<br />
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A Glimpse and A Taste Indie Games You Might Want To Try - by Tobie Abad.</blockquote>
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Learn about Lacuna Part I. The Creation of the Mystery and the Girl from Blue City, Houses of the Blooded: Blood and Honor, Bliss Stage, Apocalypse World and Wield. And one of these games will be run on the day itself too!</blockquote>
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Open Gaming Workshop - By Justin Aquino</blockquote>
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3 other Gamers and myself with go through some Role-Playing or Improvisational and Public Speaking challenges in a workshop style method. Everyone else can watch, and we go through various exercises that improve our RPing and Playing off of each other.</blockquote>
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OPEN GAMES: (To be held at the Languages Internationale Rooms)</blockquote>
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1. Steven Universe RPG using the Cypher System - GM: Jay Anyong</blockquote>
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3. GASTRONAUTS! - Fast, light, wacky food fighting galaxy saving heroes. System: Fate Core. GM: Mon Macutay.</blockquote>
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4. A Glimpse and a Taste - For the first time in the Gaming Seminars, Tobie will actually run a game that he presented in the seminar! System: Depends on which game is chosen. GM: Tobie Abad</blockquote>
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-18067397061492319322015-05-11T22:18:00.000-07:002015-05-14T06:08:53.546-07:00KURIPOT GAMER TO THE GAMING SEMINAR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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KAMUSTA! Kuripot Gamer, at your service. If you've been around the local TRPG scene for the past few months, you've probably caught wind of the GM Seminar (it's a good kind of wind). It's been met with awesome success, a lot of people came and had a hardcore time.<br />
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I've met new people, made new friends, learned hardcore GMing techniques, and even talked about my game at one seminar! Yeaaah. Talk about experience- when I first started my blog, there was little community activity. The most you'd get is a sporadic 'Looking for Group' post. But now, we have this. A community that's actively putting up open tables, open to questions and accommodating to newbs, holding a gathering for gamers monthly- it feels good to be a part of this community.<br />
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And with that, let me invite you to the Gaming Seminar on May 31st in Makati B&B! Yep! The Kuripot Gamer will be there chilling with the peeps! There's a 100PHP entrance fee (because we don't own the place. haha). It's gonna be fun: lots of gamers, lots of laughter, and there's even prizes- SURPRISES AT THAT (Sur-prize. hehe).<br />
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SAMA NA!<br />
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p.s. I am now the official FAQ (Pronounced as fak-yu) Guy of the Gaming Seminars so feel free to shoot me a question. Just post 'em in the comments.<br />
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p.p.s. check this FB event page to follow it: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1433823420253287/">Gaming Seminar Event Page</a>Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-21701702143378694962015-05-05T10:06:00.004-07:002015-05-05T10:37:37.306-07:00KURIPOT GAMER: Fab's PoB (Print on Budget)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yeeeah boy! Matapos ang maraming linggo ng pahinga at pagkawal ng Kuripot Gamer... siya ay nagbabalik!</div>
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Ng may pasabog! EXPLOSIONS! BOOOOM!</div>
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So nagpakita na ako ng tatlong paraan para magkaroon ng TRPG books sa Pinas. <a href="http://astigismsatibapa.blogspot.com/2014/12/kuripot-gamer-booklets-pwede-panghampas.html">Booklet</a>, <a href="http://astigismsatibapa.blogspot.com/2015/01/kuripot-gamer-pocketmod-para-sa.html">PocketMod</a>, at <a href="http://astigismsatibapa.blogspot.com/2014/12/kuripot-gamer-hardbound-books-for.html">Book Bind</a>. Pero mayroong isa pang paraan na kailangan mong tumahak ng bundok at ilog upang makamit... 'de joke lang. Commute ka lang (or ride your car) papuntang UP Diliman or kahit anong lugar na nagooffer ng 'Colored Cover printing'.</div>
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Oo mga kaibigan, maaari mo nang i-print ang cover ng iyong paboritong RPG book, hardbound man o softbound. At eto pa; yung default size pa ang masusunod! Kung a5 size ang orihinal na libro, maaari mo rin itong ipa-print ng a5 size! Walang labis, walang kulang!</div>
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Tignan ang aking mga pinagawa. Isang hardbound at isang softbound.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Di ako mahilig sa samurai stuff pero niregalo ni Tobie yung<br />
pdf nito sa akin at nung binasa ko... ABA'Y HARDCORE!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't judge me! Kasalanan ko kung bakit may pilat yung plastic... hehe.<br />
Nangati ako hilahin yung plastic sheeting niya para maging glossy. It's my fault ya'll, maganda talaga to pagkaprint.</td></tr>
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Aba'y kung kalidad lang ang usapan ay ayus din. Matibay ang pagkakabind at maganda ang cover. Tignan mo Blood & Honor book ko:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flyleaf... parang pangalan ng emo na banda</td></tr>
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Ang bind na gamit nila para sa hardbound ay ang karaniwang bind na makikita mo sa mga hardbound books tulad ng encyclopedia, dictionary, o Bible. Mayroon 'flyleaf' o yung blankong una at huling pahina ng libro na nagdidikit ng cover sa mga nilalaman.<br />
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Maganda naman lahat-lahat ang libro, masarap tignan at masarap hawakan. Para ka na ring bumili talaga ng libro mula sa publishing house. Hahaha. Tignan pa ang ibang picture para makita ang ibang parte ng libro.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sakto lang kapal. Yung yellow at red na string ay yung tahi na nagdidikit sa mga papel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oo, nakasulat pa ang <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Magkanetchings naman?</span><br />
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Parehas lang ang presyo ng pagpaprint, madadagdagan lang ng 100PHP para sa hardbound colored cover, 90PHP Para sa soft cover. Ang nagastos ko para sa Blood & Honor (180 Pages, 270PHP ang printing) ay 370PHP, at 160PHP para sa Chicken Heroics (45 pages, 67.50PHP para sa printing).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Saan ka nga uli nagpa-print?</span><br />
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Sa mga print shop sa UP Diliman ako nagpaprint pero siguro sa ibang mga college-geared print shop mayroon din silang colored cover printing.<br />
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At ito lang para sa post na ito. Maiksi, ngunit malaman. Sana nakatulong ako sa pagbigay ng ibang paraan upang makamit ang napaka-bihirang RPG book. Maging astig kaibigan!<br />
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Dagdag na stuffS: softbound, colored cover<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"You role play a knight... who's a chicken"<br />
"You role play a wizard... who's a chicken"</td></tr>
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<br />Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-59040620705957866472015-04-21T07:15:00.002-07:002015-04-21T07:30:43.937-07:00...the fool fucks up<br />
as expected<br />
his apologies<br />
all rejected<br />
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his anger<br />
unreleased<br />
his madness<br />
he tries to ease<br />
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in the most important of dates<br />
he tries to explode<br />
in Sunstarer's<br />
blue-green abode<br />
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He is wrong,<br />
that is true<br />
He is mistaken<br />
it's nothing new<br />
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now he weeps<br />
sadness seeps<br />
He drowns himself<br />
heart in a shelf<br />
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-45631835914493166502015-03-12T06:40:00.001-07:002015-03-16T18:41:52.718-07:00KURIPOT GAMER: Free Dungeon Crawl Tiles! at Maps na rinMasarap gumawa ng miniatures, terrains at kung ano-ano pa. Maraming nagsasabing hindi na ito kailangan sa paglalaro, tama nga naman. Pero iba pa rin ang pakiramdam ng mayroon: mas nabibigyan ka ng strategy (na isang paraan para matuwa), may visual hook para sa mga hindi sobrang imaginative (isa pa rin itong paraan para matuwa), at mas madaling i-visualize ang mga nangyayari (na paraan para matuwa at masihayan).<br />
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Isa pa, kapag dungeon crawl games ang pinaguusapan: the tiles and terrains make the shebang go bangbang. Munchkin powergaming to the 20th level. Damhin mo ang AoE. Ang added range. At... oo! Polymorph to giant type, tapos kaladkarin mo ang giant mini mo sa tiles! TAMAAN ANG MINIS NG IBA! NAGTATALSIKAN NA PLASTIC THINGAMAJIGS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Ahem, ahem. Hmm.<br />
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Maraming mga posibleng paraan para gumawa ng sariling tiles (o maps) nang nakakatipid, heto ang aking mga ideya;<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tarpaulin Print</b></span><br />
Para sa 45PHP-120PHP (Depende sa Kanto & Conyo level ng placelalu mo), maaari kang magprint sa 1ft x 1ft tarp, colored pa! Asteeeg diba! Maganda gawin to sa mga non-modular maps kasi nga dehins mo magagalaw.<br />
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Isa pang idea: magpaparint ka ng hexes o grid sa tarp. Yun lang. Ikaw na bahala sa size. Gumamit ng wet erase marker o white board marker pag magsusulat dun. Mabubura yan, depende lang sa white board marker na gamit mo (Nagtratrabaho ako sa English learning center, marami kaming white board markers... at manlilinlang sila! White board marker daw eh hindi ko mabura! Manlilinlang! Matapos kong umasa... nilapastangan nila ang pagtitiwala ko!).<br />
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Joey Flores' (of D&DPhil) Idea:<br />
>Bond paper. Grids. Laminate.<br />
>Maraming bond paper. Lahat may grids. Lahat laminated.<br />
>Profit?!<br />
>Gawing pamaypay dahil summer na.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Make-Your-Own-Modular Tiles</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dehins ka mauubosan ng pang-TPK nito</td></tr>
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Step 1: Magdownload ng modular tile chorva<br />
Step 2: I-print sa cardstock/ short bond paper<br />
Step 3: Gupitin ng naaayon sa size<br />
Step 4: I-palaminate sa (un)friendly neighborhood overpriced school supplies store<br />
Step 5: Ipagyabang sa iba mong nerdok na kaibigan<br />
Step 6: Gawing shuriken dahil matulis ang dulo nito dahil sa laminate. Magpanggap na inosente kapag may natamaan sa mata.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FREE DOWNLOADABLE MAP-MAKING GALORE</b></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1d3TNTWtpb2s3U3Omt4h-WAPNiCXZZkdiUYLiBwegU5tdcBCfvKsDMuS-GFBRIP8VVi6sTwQZeoGNZyaY3KDBrVLNXpuqfieykJ_cYsm-UVC_7vojKQDI2JXRUicY7IkNkvGkq1vva8l/s1600/map2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1d3TNTWtpb2s3U3Omt4h-WAPNiCXZZkdiUYLiBwegU5tdcBCfvKsDMuS-GFBRIP8VVi6sTwQZeoGNZyaY3KDBrVLNXpuqfieykJ_cYsm-UVC_7vojKQDI2JXRUicY7IkNkvGkq1vva8l/s1600/map2.png" height="468" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bali pag ipa-tarp mo ang ganito, may astig na pro-looking map ka na</td></tr>
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<b>Map-making tools</b><br />
<a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse/pub/5371/Heroic-Maps?pto=0&pfrom=0">http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse/pub/5371/Heroic-Maps?pto=0&pfrom=0</a><br />
<a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/119487/Tile-Maker-20">http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/119487/Tile-Maker-20</a><br />
<a href="http://projectzerogames.com/htmlpages/tilemaker.html">http://projectzerogames.com/htmlpages/tilemaker.html</a><br />
ULTIMATE FREE MAP MAKING TOOLS LINK:<br />
<a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse.php?filters=0_2240_0_0_0&pfrom=0&pto=0">http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse.php?filters=0_2240_0_0_0&pfrom=0&pto=0</a><br />
(I love you DTRPG!)<br />
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<b>Magandang ipa-tarp</b><br />
<a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse/pub/4491/DramaScape?pto=0&pfrom=0">http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse/pub/4491/DramaScape?pto=0&pfrom=0</a><br />
<a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/137459/Battle-Maps-FANTASY-The-Homestead">http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/137459/Battle-Maps-FANTASY-The-Homestead</a><br />
<u>(</u>Sobrang ganda iprint sa tarp 'to. Mataas ang quality at maganda ang pagkagawa.)<br />
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<b>Village & World para puwede ka gumawa ng sarili mong mapa!</b><br />
<a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/113773/Hex-Tile-Maps--Village-and-Roads-Pack?manufacturers_id=5017">http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/113773/Hex-Tile-Maps--Village-and-Roads-Pack?manufacturers_id=5017</a><br />
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Yan ang aking tips sa hardcore pagkukuripot pero with pro-grade quality. Tandaan, hindi kailangan gumastos ng malaki, mamirata o kung ano pa man para makapaglaro ng TRPG. Imagination lang puwede na, o manila paper. Basta kung ano nagpapasaya sa grupo mo, dun kayo.</div>
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Abangan ang susunod na kuripot article!<br />
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-54781862791401449392015-03-08T08:45:00.000-07:002015-03-08T08:45:02.169-07:00KURIPOT GAMER: GM Seminars to Gaming Chorva!!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kung sumama ka alam mo 'to.</td></tr>
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Bihira lang ang mga TRPG convention sa 'Pinas. Bihira nga lang ang mga gamegroups eh. At lalong bihira lang ang GM Seminar.<br />
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Nung naisipan ni Marc na gumawa nito sabi niya; "Pare may hardcore idea ako! Gawa tayo ng GM Seminar!" (joke lang di yun ang actual words niya) aba'y wala na akong alinlangan pa! Nagalay ako ng tulong at whooo...<br />
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Nakakadalawang seminar na! Maraming salamat sa lahat ng pumunta!<br />
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Maraming mga nangyari na hinding-hindi ko malilimutan, mga tips at techniques na ipinamahagi ng mga beteranong GM/DM/ST. At walang makakalimot kay Gardo... oh Gardo...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Salamat kay BJ! Dahil sayo hindi pa nasisira ang record ko<br />
na 'Nakakatikim ng Starbucks-JCO' nang hindi gumagastos.<br />
KURIPOT GAMER WIN!</td></tr>
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Hindi ako masyado magkukuwento ng nangyari, mas magandang maranasan mo na lang! ;) *Walang habas na pagyayaya*. Heto ang mga pictures na kinuha ni BJ at Rocky. At oo, speaker ako. Ha! Paniiis! Di nila alam player talaga ako, di GM. hahahehehe.<br />
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Sumama na sa susunod na GM Seminar... na magiging Gaming Meets na! ASTEEEG! WHOOOHOOO.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L5R's Social Dynamics. The way Jay puts it makes it applicable in other games too.<br />
Now I can make a game about Pinay chismosas. haha. Ooooh the social turmoil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Encounter designs for your d20, in case you don't want to TPK your friends. haha. BUT TPK IS GOOD, TPK IS GOD, TPK IS ... sadness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Narrative Control! Isang bagay na ginagawa ko ng di ko alam. hahahehe</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dahil puwede pa rin maging magkaibigan ang komunista't kapitalista</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GO GO POWER RANGERS! <br />
GO GREEN RANGER! GO BLUE RANGER! <br />
GO GREY RANGER! GO PINK RANGER! <br />
GO WHITE-BROWN-GREEN-GRAY RANGER!</td></tr>
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-44097295294505274152015-02-24T21:12:00.001-08:002015-02-24T21:12:43.165-08:00Heart-HandCradling the heart in the middle of thorns<br />
Walking in a minefield, the Young Fool mourns<br />
Stepping on explosions, explosions at bay<br />
Emotions exploding, exploding on delay<br />
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Patience is learned, the Young Fool said<br />
the Young Fool knows, by patience he bled<br />
His heart-hand bleeds, a smile on his face<br />
His smile a sign of knowledge of her ways<br />
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The Sun shines, but not everyday<br />
Everyday the sun, but sometimes dismay<br />
And he knows this, for he is her lover<br />
With a crying smile, he waits for whenever<br />
<br />Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-63622609259814454952015-02-11T17:03:00.002-08:002015-02-11T17:03:31.465-08:00KURIPOT GAMER: Buan Campaign SettingAs much as I love Hari Ragat, Hari Ragat is different & new. It's not Dungeons & Dragons in bahag. And that sort of saddens me. I always wanted my Pintado Mangangaso to kill a beholder.<br />
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Lo & behold, BJ of Nosfecatu answered my worries with Buan Campaign Setting for Dragons & Dungeons.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manual support: lend them stuff. Yay! <br />
The Raiding, Trading & Feasting isn't mine though, <br />
it's Phil's. The rest are mine. (Pic by BJ)</td></tr>
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Before anything else: you see, the Philippine TRPG community is small. I run around the community making friends here and there, and since I don't have money to pledge or back their projects I offer manual support: I lend books, playtest their games, play in their experimental games etc. I like it this way because: 1) I don't spend- because I have no money, 2) I get the creator's personal insight on their games, how they want it to be and what it becomes to me, and last 3) Playing in their games/ running their games gives us a real, friendly social interaction, not just on a 'business' level. The game becomes more human, and in the process becomes more light and friendly. AND that's why I know 'inside' stuff.<br />
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Buan is still young, BJ's still fleshing out many things but with what's available to view, Buan is starting out beautifully.<br />
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BJ reminds everyone that while the game is pre-Colonial Philippines inspired, it's still D&D. You have your D&D armor, weapons, spells and classes: they're definitely staying because the difference enters with D&D5e's backgrounds, bonds and the fluffy stuff. Haaa. See, change through fluff, not crunch. Smart move, BJ, smart move.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Fluffy Kind of Crunch</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we have two Level 19 Barbarians</td></tr>
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With backgrounds like <a href="https://trouble-in-hiyasan.obsidianportal.com/wikis/lakan">Lakan</a>, <a href="https://trouble-in-hiyasan.obsidianportal.com/wikis/babaylan">Babaylan</a>, and the background I'm all for: <a href="https://trouble-in-hiyasan.obsidianportal.com/wikis/batikan">Batikan</a>, the fluff is well served and how it enters the game is well placed. You can be any class you want and put a title over that class. A painted hunter famous for bringing down the baddest of the beasts? I did that. A rogue who's searching the land for arcane knowledge in hopes of becoming a babaylan- totes possible. A barbarian who leads his tribe to prosperity and abundance, too dramatic-y and Erap-y for my taste but yeah, it works. All thanks to D&D5e's background but personally I would've done that because that's how I roll anyway. Hahaha.<br />
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In Buan, the classes are treated as expertise, your line of skills. It's a part of a bigger picture, and part of the bigger picture is your background. Because of the setting of the game, you'll revert to your background more than your character class- if you're on a particularly good session (at least for me), you character class only functions in a) combat or b) obvious 'duh' situations.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Utang</span><br />
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A 7th Attribute? Before you get pissed with another 'failure modifier', check out how Utang works: it's a Filipino concept, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utang_na_loob">Utang na Loob</a>. Literally translated, it's 'debt of inside' or 'inside debt'- and it doesn't make much sense. Basically, Utang na Loob is if someone has done something good to you, you're expected to do something good to him back.<br />
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How does BJ gamify that? As a filler in for wealth. Instead of keeping track of your gold, your Utang score increases and instead of buying stuff from people with money, you roll d20+Utang mod vs target number to see if the merchant/ NPC will be willing to sell, trade, or lend whatever it is you need- it represents how famous your hero is, if he's done epic deeds in the past that benefited the people, he'll probably have a high utang score. So it's not just a replacement for gold tracking, it can also be an encouragement for more heroic and altruistic deeds (pwidi piro dipindi).<br />
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Though I'm getting ahead of myself (with this whole thing anyway, it's too early! Is layk aym nat Pilipino), BJ's about to change the name for this attribute to something else when he thinks of a good word.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">DM: You enter a 10 ft x 10 ft forest glade, thick and lush trees surround you.<br />Suddenly, a gang of lean-bodied, heavily tattooed men with spears<br />and axes jump from the darkness and flank you. What do you do?<br /><br />Player: I roll a new character<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Feel</span><br />
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It's definitely D&D. It runs on D&D anyway. Hahaha. Before you think that pre-Hispanic Philippines (the term pre-Hispanic Philippines is weird... but okay) crossing over to *culturally appropriated* game setting IS cultural appropriation, think of it this way: we're not debasing cultures, we're not wearing their clothes without knowledge of what they mean, we're encouraged to research, know, study their culture (out of interest mostly) for the game itself. To a certain extent it's appreciating the culture.<br />
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With that out of the way, bahag in D&D works. It definitely works. You can opt for a more swords & sorcery flavor or keep D&D as it is, but the main point is that Buan is a skin you can put on your D&D games to get a different flavor. D&D puts another flavor to your orcs, but they're orcs. And this is good. Because when you're tired of your standard western flavor but don't want to learn a new system, or just want to see the same creatures in different light (why not? Writers do it all the time!). While we only have a Tikbalang for now, additional races would give the game a more... Bahay Kubo feel but will definitely retain the D&D mood.<br />
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D&D in a dimly lit bahay kubo anyone?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Magic and Mysteries</span><br />
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The Philippines has a different take on magic, we don't have wizards and warlocks who can throw fireballs. We have witches that can curse and diwatas that can do whatever they want though; and this being a reskin of fluff rather than crunch, magic is treated as the Diwata's doing. That's it. It's still the Vancian (or as my D&D friends would correct me 'pseudo-Vancian), it's just that instead of saying 'I cast fireball!' you get to say 'I allow the Fire Diwatas to possess me momentarily to summon a fireball upon my hands!'. I dunno about you but the second one definitely sounds cooler.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You get to have a go at these guys! In bahag! Ha! Asteeeg!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What's On the Horizon</span><br />
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Ask BJ. Haha. No, since there's still no news of a 5e OGL, BJ is still contemplating what to do next. Currently, I'm pestering him to make a system generic campaign setting so our friends from Savage Worlds, GURPS, Fate, and what-have-you systems can have a go at this thing.<br />
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It's fun, it's small enough to be "modular", it's big enough to be significant. It's the perfect addition to your Westernized High Fantasy or the starting point if you ever want to play in a pre-colonial Philippine setting without diving to too much research (heh, magresearch ka pa rin parang awa mo na). HARDCORE!<br />
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If you want to check out some of BJ's stuff or want to add something to your 4e or Pathfinder games check <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/2845/Nosfecatu-Publishing">this </a>out.<br />
<br />Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-46401971378597589372015-02-02T17:42:00.002-08:002015-02-02T17:42:38.895-08:00Old YouthI am old and young<div>
Youth reflects brash actions</div>
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Age reflects benign</div>
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Youth speak of ideals</div>
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Age act ideals broken</div>
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The Young & Old confused</div>
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The Old can flourish in settings young</div>
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If the setting would set mature</div>
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Youthful smiles through old eyes</div>
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Happiness profound and pure</div>
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The Young will succumb to the fang of reality</div>
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And give up all ideals bright</div>
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The Young will weep in serendipitous memories</div>
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of his corrupted life</div>
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Escaping age</div>
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Escaping life</div>
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Running from reality's knife</div>
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Fuck the world</div>
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Fuck the skies</div>
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In the most hardcore sense;</div>
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He can, so he cries</div>
Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-65341010354597104812015-01-22T03:36:00.002-08:002015-01-22T03:36:50.527-08:00the WindowThe Window that provides little light<br />
As we make love to each other<br />
Moans of pleasure and kisses of passion<br />
The small window agrees of our love<br />
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Our love that is so often of laughs and smiles<br />
Hiding a battle for hard-bred warriors<br />
We are warriors, partners, lovers-in-arms<br />
Battles fought, battles won<br />
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The war knows the impending victor<br />
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We are victorious Sunstarer<br />
We walk among the corpses of our foe<br />
We make love and kiss on our opponents' death throes<br />
Time is our opponent<br />
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The Window knows this,<br />
we look to the Window for time<br />
Yet the Window will not tell us<br />
The Window knows the impending victor<br />
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Arms are our untamed energies<br />
We are willful and young<br />
Arms are our unconventional experiences<br />
We are warlords<br />
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The small Window sees all this<br />
Our love, our love<br />
A testament of blissFabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-45344624241411104042015-01-20T17:18:00.002-08:002015-01-20T18:37:52.726-08:00KURIPOT GAMER: Hari Ragat Review (Joke, I suck at reviews)<i>Unarmored and half-naked</i><i>, he dances around his enemies w</i><i>ith unmatched speed</i><i>, the barong wildly spinning in a controlled flurry. Like his namesake, Kidlat strikes fast and hard.</i><br />
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<i>The raider is unperturbed by the display of such skill but what would commoner know of such skill? The raider moves forward with his spear, Kidlat ducks, only his hair is what the spear stabs.</i><br />
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<i>This time the raider is shocked, Kidlat has successfully entered his defense, he now stands face to face with the Kidlat.</i><br />
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<i>The raider then fully comprehends the inscriptions on Kidlat's chest, the marking of a true warrior. The telltale sign of a Pintado. </i><br />
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<i>He is caught off guard for just a split second but </i><i>Kidlat sees all the opportunity he needs to see and suddenly brings the whirl of sword sideways, decapitating the raider.</i><br />
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<i>He picks up the raider's spear, shouts: "MGA ANITO! Gabayan ang aking pagpukol!" and throws the spear with the strength of a hundred men.</i><br />
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<i>The spear flies through the battlefield...</i><br />
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This is a game I'm lucky enough to get a playtest copy of, this is a game I don't want to run: this is a game I want to play. You can expect that this review is not a comprehensive, detail-by-detail review but how I look at it. And with what I'm looking at, I really like it.<br />
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This is Hari Ragat.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Back to Bahags</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can now be what I truly want to be:<br />
a half-naked badass with long hair</td></tr>
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One of Hari Ragat's boasting point, and frankly one of the two reasons why I like it (the other is because of the system), is that it draws inspiration from pre-Hispanic Filipino culture to build a world with parallels to what the Philippines once was.<br />
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Don't get me wrong, this isn't historical fantasy (unless you're gullible enough to believe the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1810181715"></span>Code of Kalantiaw<span id="goog_1810181716"></span></a>), but a fantasy inspired by history and culture. Dariel Quiogue has painstakingly researched epics and warfare of our tattooed ancestors and applied them in-game. So expect the usual 'tribal' fanfare with bahags and all that but with a heavy dose of adrenaline and power.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hari ng Karagatan</b></span><br />
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Hari Ragat's metaplot is obvious and straightforward and not annoying like other metaplots. If you know Tagalog or Bisaya, you've probably guessed it by now (Oha!).<br />
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Hari Ragat means King of the Seas, and the game is... well, about finding the King of the Sea. How you find the king is entirely up to you, whether you want to find the king is actually the question.<br />
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Why is the King of the Seas so important? Because he, and only he (can most probably be a she, but history says that the women ruled the priestly caste while men bothered with politics), can unite the scattered islander tribes of Janggalan and form (once again) a great empire of half-naked, tattooed, sword & axe-wielding badasses, and maybe go at the Rakshasas while they're on that.<br />
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Don't even think this is simple business, or you can 'roll' with this thing like in other RPGs. This requires heavy roleplaying because: 1) You have to convince the tribal elders, 2) You have to contact the anitos, 3) You have to convince the anitos, 4) You have to go back down and convince everyone else. Did I mention you need to get some sort of power-stone first? It's called the Diwang Lahi and while it grants you power, it also grants you tons of enemies. Like some Talagbusao freak. Ha!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The System: Vivid is as vivid gets</b></span><br />
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And with how the system is laid out, you really can't just 'roll for it'. There's no attributes. There are traits, and you're free to BS the GM whether this trait gives you advantage or maximum advantage. And advantage is a one way thing, if you have advantage because you're a descendant of Apolaki and your foe is also a descendant of Apolaki then neither of you gets advantage. Finding advantages is one of the fun parts of the game really, and get this: MINIMAL NUMBERS.<br />
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The game uses dice pools so while you maybe rolling 10d6 when you're more Renowned, you don't need to add any of them. Just get the highest number(s), so if you rolled 10d6 and got 3 sixes, you scored 3VPs. Your foe rolls his/her dice pool for the number of dice he can draw upon and if he/she gets more than 3 sixes than you, you lose. If no one rolls six, get the highest number (say four) and you have 1VP- it doesn't matter if you got 4 fours. Then pray to the Anitos your foe doesn't get any dice higher than 4.<br />
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That's just it. I just explained how to play the whole damn game. Haha. Seriously, everything goes like that. You build your dice pool from the number of traits and roles you have that are relevant to the situation, your foe does the same and then you roll. Hope you get more than one sixes because that's always cool, but you can settle for a single five as long as your foe doesn't get anything higher than five. If you lose, you pay the Victory Points your foe scored against you: you can pay from multiple resources; your shield, armor or sheer willpower(because they're numbered. So if you have an Armor 3, you can pay up to 3 VPs if it's that bad. Or pay 1 VP from your armor if your foe scored 1) and if you win over your foe, then vice versa.<br />
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Because the system is simple, you are left to 'fluff' the game up, leaving tons of space for narrative and some epic storytelling like: I catch the spear, do a spin and throw it back! Or; I do a backflip, grab the arrow midair and use it to stab the mooks standing behind me. Of course, you need tons of this for dice. If you want an earlier version of the system, check out the awesome <a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/95352/Gods-of-Gondwane">Gods of Gondwane</a>- which I have a lot of homebrew stuff on, I'm just to lazy to type them in a computer. Alternatively, a FATE version will be released so if you don't really like chucking 10d6, you can work with that.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Red ones I use for combat, blue for bullsh*tting NPCs, white for bullsh*tting diwatas, and black when calling upon the anitos. No you don't need colored dice, I just want to.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Character Creation is Easy. Tell me what your job is, what you're good at, and what tattoos/ vows/ diwata connections you have. Done. Or check out <a href="https://philgamer.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/hari-ragat-character-creation-playtest/">Jay's TL;DR version of it</a>. It's the same thing, but with more words.</b></span><br />
Joke, refer to Jay's version of Chargen because I'm lazy like that. Haha<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beasts of Lore, Beasts of Yore</b></span><br />
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The Philippines has one of the weirdest bestiary ever and it's reflected in Hari Ragat, so you can expect a fair share of six-headed giants, weird eel-like sea dragons, a dragon the size of the moon that you can't kill, a dragon that looks like the dragon-the-size-of-the-moon-that-you-can't-kill but smaller and you can kill it but it's really hard to, intelligent apes, giants snakes and other fantastic creatures than can most likely talk and spin tales that may or may not confuse you (hint: it's the GM's fault. Attack the GM. Joke lang).<br />
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And the monster stats is an interesting thing: they're composed of three numbers (sometimes two)! Monster stat is basically three things: Threat, how dangerous a foe is (or how many dice the Foe will roll, without advantages), Resistance, how tough the foe is (also known as the VPs you need to get), and sometimes (because not everyone has mooks) Followers, which is just that- 1 Die, 1 VP mooks you can kill easily.<br />
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This isn't for monster stats only, since anything that needs resolution in-game is treated as the same thing (Minus Followers of course). So a Raging River 3/3 has 3 Threat and 3 Resistance, opposing you with three dice and requiring 3 VPs. Or Fair Maiden 4/1, a pakipot that opposes you with 4 dice but once you win against her once, she's yours (please Gabriela don't sue me). Simplicity is the key.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">And Other Badass Stuff That Involves Being a Badass- a Social Badass at that.</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the Hari Ragat blog. We seriously get to ride this! Asteeeg.</td></tr>
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There's also naval combat which I won't go into because I haven't really sat down to understand it, but I know it's still simple, just giving the normal stats to warships and then the usual fists of dice throwing. Hahaha.<br />
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It's like being a tropical Viking. You go around, pillage-village, get their women and be famous for doing so. Of course it isn't as one sided as that, there's actually a lot of depth to it, Dariel has <a href="http://hariragat.blogspot.com/2012/09/exotic-temple-adventures.html">different takes on many things</a> and it's evident in his games: Hari Ragat can be a political feud, a hardcore wilderness trek and cavern crawl, a plane-crossing journey to Sulad (or the Underworld for all you non-bahag wearing folks), a grand search for the Diwang Lahi or all of the above to find the one and true Hari Ragat.<br />
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Hari Ragat offers many things, of course you have your standard adventuring but it also pits you in a communal and social position: you want your barangay to succeed. Part of that is by adventuring and bringing glory to your tribe but a part of it is also maintaining good relations with other tribes; so no random killing for XP, no character that suddenly popped out of nowhere and immediately becomes a wandering murderhobo, and establishing friends in other places is a must. For all it's adventuring fanfare Hari Ragat is deeper than what it seems. It's a kingdom building game where you start out as adventurers and can possibly end as Rajahs- or even the Hari Ragat himself.<br />
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The game will definitely appeal not just to Filipinos but everyone who likes to have a fun way to take on serious matters (or a serious way to take on fun matters), for world-builders and failed tyrants, for the aspiring soldier who wants to be a general someday. I'm really excited for this game, largely because I'm a sucker for all things pre-Hispanic Filipino but also because from experience, it's a great game.<br />
<br />Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-85240283088092290052015-01-14T20:03:00.002-08:002015-01-14T20:03:32.488-08:00KURIPOT GAMER: FREE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS!!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parang matutumba na yung Halfling Paladin o, <br />
buti nakakalakad pa siya</td></tr>
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Okay, so joke lang. Free talaga, pero hindi Dungeons & Dragons. Dahil sa OGL at other legalese na kahit basahin ko ay hindi ko naman maiintindihan (puwede ko sabihin na; 'ayon sa OGL' at magtutunog astig na ako!), mayroon tayong sandamukal na Dungeons & Dragons clones! Anekla ang D&D (Retro)Clone? Mga larong parang D&D nth Version ang tabas, binago lang ang ibang salita, skills, feats at kung ano-ano pa. Parang D&D lang din talaga.<br />
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<b>Note</b>: Ang Retro-clones ay ginagaya ang D&D ruleset bago mag D&D3e, mga panahong descending armor class pa ang gamit (T*NG*NA KAILANGAN NG ALGEBRA PARA SA THAC0), ang race at class ay magkasama (kasi nga naman mahirap maging Halfling Paladin) at iba pang mga ka-hardcoreness ng nakalipas an henerasyon. May mga free non-retro clones din naman, kaya kung masyado hardcore and Descending AC for you, may softcore versions sila.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kala mo madali matamaan Descending AC pala.<br />
Huhuhu Y U DO DIS TU MI?<br />
Then again, that's what 3e's OGL is for ;)</td></tr>
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Kung tutuusin, support at production quality lang ang pinagkaiba ng Dungeons and Dragons 555th edition at ng kung anong clone. Pero dahil sikat at kilala, mas maraming pumipili ng D&D. Wag mag-alala! Hindi ibig sabihin na naglaro ka ng D&D clone eh traydor ka na! At kung marunong ka mag D&D, marunong ka na rin mag D&D clone, mga feats at skills lang kadalasan ang pinagkaiba (at attribute modifiers, kasi yung iba AD&D ang gamit).<br />
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Kahit na medyo naiiilang ako na parang D&D lang ang TRPG sa mundo ng ibang mga tao, kailangan pa rin itong suportahan kasi... kasi... aspeto ito ng hobby natin eh! Hahahehehe. Basta, heto ang koleksyon ng mga D&D clones na libre at well-supported:<br />
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<a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/84759/Tombs--Terrors-Fantasy-Role-Playing" target="_blank"><b>Tombs & Terrors</b></a><br />
Eto na siguro ang pinaka-simple na D&D clone (wag na tayong magaway kung clone or retroclone ito) as lahat na mararamdamang D&D pa rin ang nilalaro mo. 99 pages lamang ang core rulebook (at yung lang naman kadalasan ang kailangan eh)- isipin mo na lang kung gaano ito kagaan kumpara sa 250+ pages ng iba.<br />
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Ang isa sa magandang aspeto ng T&T ay inimumungkahi nitong kumuha ka sa laman ng ibang free D&D clones (tulad ng nasa baba) para gamitin ito sa T&T game mo: dahil simple at maliit ang mga numero madali ito gawin. Kakaunti lang ang spells ng mga magic-users dito pero puwede ka kumuha sa OSR supplement na <a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/125722/Theorems--Thaumaturgy">Theorems & Thaumaturgy</a>, o puwede mo gamitin ang bestiary at treasure list ng Swords & Wizardry etc etc. Ito ang paborito kong D&D clone, subukan mo rin, less than 99 pages ang kailangan basahin para matuto ito laruin ;)<br />
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<a href="http://heroesagainstdarkness.blogspot.com/p/heroes-against-darkness-downloads.html" target="_blank"><b>Heroes Against Darkness</b></a><br />
Sa taas ng production quality ng HAD, magugulat ka na libre lang 'to. Kung sabagay, kadalasan mabait ang mga TRPG'er at naiintindihan nila ang kalikasan ng hobby na ito: imahinasyon lang ang kailangan, kung kaya't handa sila magrelease ng libre.<br />
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Ang HAD ay MABIGAT. Madali matutunan ang mga rules, pero maraming paraan ng pag gamit ng rules. Ang combat system ay komprehensibo (sa panahon ngayon, halos lahat na ata ng laro ay may malaking combat system), medyo nakakalito sa simula (lalo na kung hindi mo binasa ng maayos ang How-To ng bestiary) pero pag matutunan mo na, yung simpleng roll-higher pa rin ang sinusunod.<br />
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Parang 3.5e o 4e ang laro niya, minus yung halos impossibleng presyo. Libre lang, sobrang taas ng production quality at ang laki pa ng options. Kung gusto mo ng D&D na pinakamalapit sa newer editions (3e-4e) ito ang laruin mo.<br />
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<a href="http://www.retroroleplaying.com/content/microlite20-rpg-collection"><b>Microlite20</b></a><br />
Kinalahati ng Microlite20 ang anim na attributes ng D&D, at hindi lang iyon: compatible pa rin and D&D 3/3.5/Pathfinder dito! Ibig sabihin kung may nabili kang D&D3/3.5 supplement sa booksale (kasi minsan meron) ay maaari mo itong gamitin dito! Asteeeeg! Ang <a href="http://donjon.bin.sh/m20/Microlite20.pdf">Microlite Purest Essence</a> ay magandang panimula dahil sa angkin dali nito (17 pages lang! BOOKLET NA YAN!).<br />
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<a href="http://www.basicfantasy.org/downloads.html" target="_blank"><b>Basic Fantasy Roleplaying</b></a><br />
Ang pinakapunto ng BFRP ay makuha ang pakiramdam ng mga naunang D&D (yung sandamukal na table para sa Percentage of Success ng Thief skills at iba pa- WHOOO!) at lalo itong pasimplehin gamit ang mga innovations ng 21st century.<br />
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At eto pa ang mga laro na hindi pa ako ganun ka-pamilyar pero LIBREEE WHOOOO:<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/?page_id=18" target="_blank">Swords & Wizardry</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html" target="_blank">Labyrinth Lord</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/">OSRIC</a></b><br />
<a href="http://www.gratisgames.webspace.virginmedia.com/darkdungeons.html" target="_blank"><b>Dark Dungeons</b></a><br />
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Ang mga nilagay ko dito ay ang mga pinaka-pulido na Free RPG na nakita ko. Madadagdagan pa ito sa paghahanap ko ng iba pa.<br />
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Sa dinadami ng mga clones na libre, di na kailangan magtorrent pa ;)<br />
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<br />Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-87761090355736564392015-01-08T06:47:00.004-08:002015-01-08T06:47:48.281-08:00From the Eyes of Y-Z: Star Frontiers Alpha Dawn<table><tbody>
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First up is Star Frontiers! This is one of my first legit RPG buy, and I'm lucky enough that Jay of <a href="http://philgamer.wordpress.com/">Phil Gamer</a> (Yeah, I know I keep mentioning him, Tobie, & Marc- they're one of the most active GMs locally. Kudos to them [what the hell does kudos mean?]) is willing to let go of these (and Castle Falkenstein- which will be reviewed soon) for a bargain. He gave me price that really works up to my kuripot-ness and, me seeing a bargain when I know one, sealed the deal. Re-read the sentence before this. HA! Did you get it? Anyway, we met in a really fancy coffee shop, did an <a href="http://astigismsatibapa.blogspot.com/2015/01/kuripot-gamer-interviewing-philgamer.html">interview </a>and talked about stuff. Really cool guy right there.<br />
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But more about Star Frontiers, reading Rob Lang's<a href="http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/2009/02/old-fashioned-space-opera-digitally.html"> free RPG blog</a>, I came across this little gem. Because of some quirk of agreement with TSR and the fans that WotC decided to honor, the fans were able to remaster the game and release it for free. I posted it in the PTRPG FB page, thinking that the peeps there would appreciate the nostalgia- and they did (I got couple of commenters there nostalgic. Haha). One thing led to another and found that Jay still has his box set and lo and behold. I scampered for money to get this. Totally worth the spending though, check it out:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I already popped the rest of them :3 More than 200 tokens! So tiny! So cute! SO DEADLY WITH MY NEEDLER PISTOL!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WEAPONS! Guns goodness!<br />
Different guns, same damage, different effect</td></tr>
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The box set has two rulebooks, the Basic Rules (the one above) and the Expanded Rules (the one below). The game is easy-to-understand enough that it fits my style of playing and GM'ing. Also fits my most consistent player (read: my girlfriend), she can't be bothered by minutia and while this game is teeming with details, we found out that if we just skipped the minute parts and look at the big picture (GM: There's a wall there, -10. Player: I have good eyesight, +5 and a smoking gun, +15 2d10 damage... etc) to see what will work and won't, it's fast. Really fast.<br />
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Also since we're going retro, it's roll-under-your-skill, which is very convenient for a GM like me. I don't need to think of Target Numbers or whatnot. This allows my players to just do whatever they want (I let my players do what they want anyway. I suck at story GMing :| ), from front flipping over a barricade, guns a-blazing to sliding on their knees (I GOT KNEEPADS YO!) and slipping under a speeding truck.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larry Elmore got lazy and just switched the character's positions. Haha. And background. The Yazirian didn't change.</td></tr>
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I HATE YOU DISCALCULIA</td></tr>
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They even have this basic campaign thingy, with all the sections and things. I haven't really read through it, just looking at the pictures :/ Hehehe. Though I am getting the impression that it's easy to run. Will probably still wing half of it though. Then again, I rarely follow anything from the book- give me a Rules-Med game it's gonna turn out Rules-Lite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oooh. Improv scenarios inside your ship: SATHAR INFESTATION! KILL THE SATHAR SOLDIER AND LEAVE HIS FAMILY FATHER-LESS</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such beauty. I can even use this for games that<br />
doesn't have anything to do with Sci Fi.<br />
I'm thinking of using this for Gods of Gondwane. Ha!</td></tr>
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USE CIVILIANS AS MEAT SHIELDS!</td></tr>
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I hung out at <a href="http://worldbringer.blogspot.com/">Marc's</a> crib last December and we talked about Star Frontiers. One of the things he really digs in this is the maps and counters. And having this right now: I couldn't agree more.<br />
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First, the size of it is staggering and there's a degree of generic-ness to it that I can probably (NOTHING'S GONNA STOP MEEEH!!!) use it in other games, heck even in other settings. The city map alone is worth gold nuggets for me, and can think of multiple uses for it already.<br />
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Not to mention that they have TERRAIN MAPS! HOW COOL IS THAT! I'm big with 'wilderness crawl', not cramped in a dungeon (hey, maybe I should make a 'Skwater's Area Crawl' hehe. I live in one BTW). They even have deserts, swamps, forests, heck they even have parks.<br />
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-52501613296726363222015-01-06T05:05:00.000-08:002015-01-06T05:05:43.443-08:00OpenerWe're all forced to follow<br />
a governing rule so shallow<br />
kneel upon an unseen god<br />
offer our lives and our children's blood<br />
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we are the black against white,<br />
rebellion in pictures<br />
you can never touch me anymore,<br />
you can never rape my mind anymore<br />
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We are servants to a lord<br />
born to be enslaved<br />
Be saved but be slaved<br />
Be free but hide from thee<br />
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we cry into the night<br />
let the monsters fright<br />
we continue to divide<br />
and kneel upon redemption's light<br />
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we are given free will,<br />
so we can choose to obey<br />
we are given freedom,<br />
the freedom to obey<br />
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slavery isn't salvation<br />
arrogance is your reason<br />
for our defiance<br />
to your canine rules<br />
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how can you ever say we're free<br />
we're slaved to ReligiosityFabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-64916961734376956762015-01-06T04:48:00.001-08:002015-01-06T04:48:48.755-08:00Drift through the years and life seems tameDrift through the years and life seems tame,<br />
then a stranger appears and love is her name<br />
You play with love, but it's not a game<br />
There's no one else at fault, there's no one to blame<br />
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But onwards and onwards, time passes by<br />
You never forget that heart-breaking lie,<br />
Three simple words, if you hear, you'll die<br />
You look back weeping, asking; why? why?<br />
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Everything fades through time<br />
But what is to fade through<br />
when it's been that since time<br />
Everything goes through a poetic rhyme<br />
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Done to you, will happen to her<br />
Pain to you, defeat to him<br />
Don't worry, don't worry,<br />
Stand up and don't be sorry<br />
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Let time erase your burdens away<br />
Let fate control your every way<br />
Lie down and succumb to predestination,<br />
Go with the flow of your every sensation<br />
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Everything fades through time<br />
But what is to fade through<br />
when it's been that since time<br />
Everything goes through a poetic rhymeFabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-54941075701445840862015-01-06T04:32:00.001-08:002015-01-06T04:32:32.932-08:00FickleLike a rock thrown forth<br />
Rage soars through the skies<br />
Of wind sailing north<br />
It is me, the one who cries<br />
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You pull me to despair, Sunstarer<br />
You pull me down, not any fairer<br />
You erase my smile,<br />
Your smirk I revile.<br />
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Our moods oft swing<br />
Our sadness oft sing<br />
What happens then<br />
when the Sun and Fool clash?<br />
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Woe to the lovers<br />
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With arguments in balderdash</div>
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The Fool loves you, yes</div>
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The Fool reviles catching the stress</div>
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Thus 'tis the job of a lover</div>
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And lovers we are,<br />Lovers we be</div>
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<br />As lovers we try</div>
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To avoid each other's melancholy</div>
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This is not the end</div>
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For our love so persists</div>
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Hurdle is our fickle emotion</div>
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But none affect our love devotion</div>
Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-80081083788861616562015-01-05T17:55:00.004-08:002015-01-05T17:55:56.474-08:00From the Eyes of Y-ZI have a 'generation gap' with my own generation. I've always been out of time, anachronistic. Simply put, I don't fit in.<br />
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Though, I appreciate retro RPGs and fantasy art so I got that going and it's definitely nice. For the past few months, I've been running around, spending & bargaining (heavily bargaining) for the peeps at PTRPG's old games. Mostly pre-2000s. My first purchase was Star Frontiers and Castle Falkenstein, and that would be reviewed soon. I love the psychic trace, the notion that in this box set are memories of young kids having the time of their lives.<br />
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It's like I'm siphoning their astral energy (if you're into that sort of stuff. I'm not)<br />
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With that said, I'm launching a new series in my blog: From the Eyes of Y-Z. I'll be giving my two cents (not really review because I suck at that) on retro RPGs. There's going to be lots of pictures for the unboxing, and what I think about it: and that would be the theme of 'From the Eyes of Y-Z'.<br />
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A anachronistic kid raised in the 21st century's look on games created long before he was born (and how it fits in with his 21st century friends). Feel free to feel nostalgia while I experience wonder at something old but new.<br />
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Fabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15426885376186559684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3131009292331539598.post-24958069696472121232015-01-04T17:04:00.002-08:002015-01-04T22:28:51.768-08:00KURIPOT GAMER: Pocketmod Para sa Palaging Pagala-gala<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kasya sa bulsa! Kaya nga pocketmod eh. Hahahehe :(<br />
Lately ko lang na-realize eh. Slow.</td></tr>
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Ako yung tipo ng taong mahilig maglakad-lakad at mahilig tumambay sa sariling bahay. Tuwing Sabado at Linggo, naglalakad-lakad ako sa UP Diliman. Trip lang. Nakaka-relax eh.</div>
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Minsan nagdadala ako ng pocketmod RPG para pag tinopak kami ni Mira maglaro, eh may malalaro kaming<br />
madali lang gamitin. Ang pinaka-punto ng Pocketmod games ay dapat madali ito laruin at hindi mahirap matutunan. Kadalasan interesante pa ang mga konsepto ng mga laro.<br />
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Kasya sa isang page ang print, kung kaya't madalas sa bahay ko na lang ipiniprint.<br />
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Heto ang isang halimbawa ng pocketmod, may picture lahat ng sides para makita mo, pati na rin yung laman (Para sa mga nagdududa kung mababasa ba o hindi).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheesecake art! Isang pre-teen sidekick in isang <br />
possibly hebephile superhero! Asteeg!</td></tr>
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Kung interesado ka sumubok ng mga Pocketmod RPGs (o mas madalas 'story games' daw- ano ba pinagkaiba? Hahah. Story vs Roleplaying?), heto ang mga links para sa LIBREEENG Pocketmod RPGS:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/2014/01/2013-harder-than-granite-entries-1.html">Listahan ni Dr. Rob Lang</a></div>
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/108723425939983069902">Google+ Pocketmod RPG Community</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.1km1kt.net/cat/pocketmod">1km1kt Pocketmod Games</a></div>
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Kung nakakabagot ang Sabado mo at gusto gumala ang iyong isipan, subukan makipaglaro ng pocketmod games kasama ng mga tropa mo ;) Masaya yan! Parang drugs pero organic.</div>
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PS Mga bata huwag mag droga.</div>
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