This is the second in our series discussing the five geek social fallacies as initially written about by Michael Suileabhain-Wilson on his blog ten years ago. Each day this week, we’re going to hear a different princess’s (author’s) thoughts...
Geek Social Fallacies: GSF1 – Margaret’s Take
posted by Margaret
Despite the assumption that geeks or nerds are generally socially awkward, we are very social creatures. There may be a degree of typical ‘nerd’ among us all, but most of what we enjoy and love works best with a group. Sure, there are some...
Bringing Out the Good China
posted by Ang
The other day, I saw this show up in my Facebook feed: My first thought was, “Whoa. The proportions in that painting are all so whackass. Is that an Elmore? Elmore’s art is usually better than that.” Then what the meme was saying actually...
Nuzlocke
posted by Margaret
Ah, the Nuzlocke Challenge. Don’t know about it? You can read it here: http://www.nuzlocke.com/challenge.php For the tl;dr crowd, there are two rules: ONE! Catch the first Pokemon you meet in any new area… and only that one (if you miss...
From Small Screen to Game Table
posted by Ang
I firmly believe we are in a golden age for television. With the rise of original television programming on cable, some of the best shows that have ever been produced are being made right now. In fact, you could argue that there is more innovation...
Adventurer Misadventures: “Haints!” or “Why I Never Volunteer to Be Team Leader”
posted by Caitlin
*Originally this story appeared on my previous blog, Adventurer Misadventures. I tend to wind up being “Team Leader” in RPGs. I don’t know quite how it happens. Aenaiyah, my Acanthus Mage, doesn’t care for any sort of responsibility but...
Inspiration Without Duplication
posted by Ang
Back in ye old days of college, the gaming group I played with had an ongoing Champions campaign where our characters were super-powered teenagers attending a private boarding school in the northeastern US. The school was most definitely NOT called...
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