Gone is any pretense of aloofness or hilarity. He now has an infrared eyestalk and is training Mon Cal to fight in zero-G while boarding ships.
Meanwhile, Jesse’s guy dated Jaina Solo and Steve rolled a d4 to see how many wives his Cerean had.
Yeah, I’m not drawing that on the back of my character sheet.
Before anything else, this is the video that El Scorpio, Dark Raven, and Devin will definitely want to watch to see what they missed:
After watching it, we realized that despite how impressive the list is, it’s still incomplete.
Now, I could re-tell things like a comparison to “extreme canoeing” and American beer or a very appropriate-yet-inappropriate nickname for my Sith on the initiative order butcher paper, but this bloggh is certified family-friendly:
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See? It’s official. It’s not like I could just Google that image, right?
What I will recap is:
a very friendly roadside assistance officer. As Sean reminded us, “our taxpayer dollars at work.” It’s nice to not have a jaded application of that sentiment.
Yes, there was an LCD projector at the rugged locale. Yes, we were quizzed on how much we knew about Star Wars. Yes, Jesse and I should probably go outside and get more sunshine instead of memorizing Expanded Universe books, comics, video games, and Wookieepedia.
Of all the times I’ve visited the cabin, this was the first time I realized that Mike’s grandpa is a huge fan of steampunk. That’s the only way to explain this really cool airship.
Not only can Jesse and I tell you the difference between Kyle Katarn and Corran Horn’s facial hair, we also cook some killer (in a good way) meals:
Astute readers will notice the stats for my Y-Wing squadron on a clipboard. Thankfully, Scott took over leadership for a round (a round of space combat being an hour in real-time (no hyperbole)). Our space combat went from 10am to 3pm on Saturday. We then went straight into a ground war:
That’s a lot of Sentinels.
We all predicted Mike’s character to die from grenades. It’s a trend started by Slade. Instead, Mike’s character BECAME a grenade and hit every single villain on the map with pure light from the Force. When that happens, you usually die and that trend continued.
Mike, we’ll miss you now that you’re a seven-hour drive away, but that was a great way to end your Star Wars Night.
The unthinkable is about to happen: Star Wars Night is going to go on for 50+ hours this weekend.
That is not a typo.
Now, before you turn off your mobile devices for fear of status update explosions, know that we will be descending upon an unmarked location in the middle of the woods where there is no cell coverage.
I know, what will a group of nerds do without Wi-Fi? Our usual circle of laptops, some being used to reach immortal status on Facebook Tetris *cough* Mike */cough*, shall be focused on the game.
Star Wars Night guys: If you need your quota of “Kid Freaks Out Over Losing World of Warcraft“, I point you towards Zamzar.
You’re welcome.
Tonight I’m going to see Pirates of Penzance, so this article might be of use, but since I just wrote up the character sheet for Captain Gravix (the Runnin’ Gungan’s still alive, surprisingly enough), it’s this type of analysis that interests me.
The thing I’ve got to wonder is why sci-fi spaceships always fight on a two-dimensional playing field…
No matter what, you have to enjoy an article that includes this sentence:
There is some apocryphal literature to support the opposite notion, but it originates entirely from the notoriously propagandistic New Republic descriptions of the exaggerated exploits of Wedge Antilles and his X-wing squadron.
While most of the world (those not analyzing the deeper meaning of a Kardashian haircut) tries to figure out the mysterious bird deaths (end of the world…duh!), I’m more than a little concerned with the etymology of the entry for “laser gun” in the Gungan dictionary.
I feel that I’ve done a halfway decent job of recreating the Eastman and Laird fun of the early 90s.
Oh, that’s right. That’s when mutated turtles were supposed to be gritty. Sorry for the use of the word ‘fun’.
Watching Jim Henson make Muppets makes me want to make Muppets. So cool.
If you haven’t watched the a capella Inception trailer, remedy that immediately. My kids still crack up, which is a testament to its genius.
Both my fantasy teams won this week, which is a testament to the power of injured reserves/back-up quarterbacks.
I’m 20,000 words into my steampunk novel, which is exciting. (Thanks, Dad, for loaning me the books. Hopefully your favorite President doesn’t get too mangled by the end.) 20,000 words; only 50,000 more. It’s times like these when I’m glad that OSX Spotlight does arithmetic instantly in the search box.
This next link is for anyone who plays Star Wars Saga Edition and/or is a reference nerd. Jesse found the ultimate index.
It brings a tear to my eye because:
Thanks again, Jesse, for the find.
I must also highlight the Futile Ohm again for his Microsoft generosity. The Redmond company is seeping into my brain.
Tarfful , chieftain of the dinner table, outdanced the toddler’s ballet Polly Pocket in a beatboxed rendition of “Smooth Criminal”.
(By the way: it’s “rooohu rrooao cworchowowa!“)
Fresh!
Today is youtube’s lifeinaday.
It’s a film that’s going to be directed and edited by Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald. It’s actually going to be a major release and the big catch is that the online community is supplying the footage. You’re supposed to film what you’re doing today and then answer their questions.
The questions:
I am so filming Star Wars night from the MacBook.
I set up a CoverIt Live event as an experiment. If we have Internet, I’ll post some updates. Even if we don’t have a wi-fi signal, I set it up to read Twitter updates from people’s Twitter timeline and add it into the conversation. If you want to join the fun, add the hashtag #starwarsnight or #swn to your Twitter update to be added to the timeline.
Oh, the Interwebs. More fun than hitting myself in the head with empty milk jugs.
Yes, friends, for those that have me on device updates for Twitter, prepare for the deluge - for it is Star Wars night!
Here are two themes that I think we should use. Whether you are stopping a bioweapon from wiping out entire chunks of the galaxy or you’re Slade meeting a girl on a date, think this:
What would Scott Howard and Danny Larusso do?
I just picture trying to roll 20s while this song plays in my head, much like when I cheered on Slade to beat Mr. Dream on the NES.
“Master! Jacen Solo has a vial of Alpha Red!”
“Sweep the leg.”
Typed this up last night and then Cox went crazy.
Today promises some answers to your questions.
1. The results to the pop quiz:
KHAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!! 67%
You can’t appreciate Shakespeare until you’ve read him in the original Klingon. 17%
No, I’m from Iowa. I only work in outer space. 8%
I have been, and ever shall be, your friend. Live long and prosper. 8%
What you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live. 0%
In any case, were I to invoke logic, logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. 0%
2. Yes, Star Trek was a good movie (perhaps even great) and is my favorite, followed closely by Khan and First Contact. The big question is which one was a better re-boot, Batman Begins or Star Trek. Once the potential for spoilers has diminished, we can figure out if Star Trek was a re-boot or a re-loop. Devin, can it serve both as a re-envisioning and fit in the already-established movie canon?
3. Yes, I’m trying to convince my wife to watch The Cage tonight. Pike was awesome in the film.
4. Yes, I was delirious on Saturday night, coffee hallucinations and all. I can’t guarantee that that would have changed the amount of tweets inputted into the system, but I can’t help but think the negotiations would have been smoother with Moff Cage on his A game. He does not like to be surprised and it was pretty gutsy of the Collicoids to switch the deal on him.
Two words: orbital bombardment. Old-school Empire. Corellian Alliance. Meat Parade.
5. Check out the updates to Cry for Kraka.
Check out the other designs. Kinda fun to think of these beasts running corporations, with the only thing they can do is repeat their own name.
I guess that’s not too big of a stretch.
Thanks to Peter for my dose of northwesternly Ohmage.
Have you seen the new, great Star Wars resource out there? Wookiee Burgers. I might not trust all of its articles, though, considering certain history… (No, Jesse, I’ve moved on. I swear. Really.)
Check out even more updates to the wiki. What is this? A bloggh with readers and a wiki with editors? Redonkulous! Very exciting. 木の猿のように非常に、刺激的。
Have you seen the new ad campaign launched by Book? I think it may work.
Star Wars Bounty Hunter Clone Wars SEO Optimization gold farming words for you, you feedstealing archnemesis of mine. Lorrd.com, this ends. Not tonight, since I have to get a song from K. K. Slider, but probably during Spring Break.
There will be ruing.
(To my normal readers, check the comments on the “Wiki Updates” post.)
Make sure to check out the changes that Devin made to the Cry for Kraka wiki. I need to add in the exiled Captain Cage (or if anyone else feels motivated – I guess that’s the whole “wiki”…thingy).
The winner of the “Name My Star Destroyer” contest? My dad. He was the tie-breaker, choosing The Amaranthine. And Lt. Gravix, thank you for your continued loyalty. Please don’t kill me.
I would be most displeased.
Also, I think this is an interesting take that abovetheinfluence is taking with anti-drug campaigns. Much better than the technique Gilette is using to sell razors.
House rules for the Star Wars Saga Edition Role-playing game:
Force Grip (Force Power)
You use the Force to choke or crush your enemy. Time: Standard action. Target: One target within 6 squares or within line of sight.
Make a Use the Force check: The result of the check determines the effect when compared to the target’s Will Defense and Fortitude Defense, if any:
Below the target’s Will Defense: No effect.
At the target’s Will Defense or higher: The target takes 2d6 points of damage.
At or exceeds the target’s Fortitude Defense e: the target can take only a standard action.
Special: You may maintain your concentration on the targeted creature to continue damaging it from round to round. Maintaining the Force grip is a standard action, and you must make a new Use the Force check each round.
You can spend a Force Point to deal an additional 2d6 points of damage with your Force grip.
