Author: john wick

Oh!
The Great Gygax, he slashes and hacks
Whenever he is able
Robin Laws makes a game with straws,
Marbles and folk fables
Monte Cook writes ten books
At the breakfast table
And Stolze pines for a game by Tynes
With an “Adults Only” label

Matt Forbeck is a nervous wreck
Like his pants are full of vipers
His house is full of gamers
But they’re all still in diapers

They ain’t quite done, old Chaosium
Stormbringer and Cthulhu are still damn fun
Mongoose they say can stick ‘em away
Twenty-seven sourcebooks every day

Gareth Skarka, Gareth Skarka, he’s still a mark
Stafford is still Da Man!
And Matt Colville is a d20 shill
“I hack therefore I am!”

Yes, The Wick himself isn’t particularly missed
A pretty good designer
But a bugger when he’s pissed

(I will now officially duck.)

from “Bacchus F” over on www.rpg.net:

Scene: A FLGS. One table is occupied by a group of Fanboys playing d20. Whenever the word “d20” is repeated, they begin singing and/or chanting. A gamer and his girlfriend enter.

Gamer: You sit here, dear.

Girlfriend: All right.

Store Owner: Morning!

Store Owner: Morning!

Gamer: Well, what’ve you got?

Store Owner: Well, there’s GURPS; HERO; TRISTAT; FUDGE; BRP and d20; d20 UNISYSTEM and d20; d20 FUZION d20 d20 CODA and d20; d20 SILHOUETTE d20 d20 CODA d20 INTERLOCK and d20;

Fanboys: d20 d20 d20 d20…

Store Owner: …d20 d20 d20 TRISTAT; d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 OGL d20 d20 d20…

Fanboys: d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20!

Store Owner: …or a completely generic system capable of unlimited expansion with tons of feats, new classes, special abilities, a point based character creation system, specific critical hit tables, pre-painted minis, fully integrated LARP rules with war gamming support, and FUZION mixed in and d20.

Girlfriend: Have you got anything without d20?

Store Owner: Well, there’s d20 FUZION SILHOUETTE and d20, that’s not got much d20 in it.

Girlfriend: I don’t want ANY d20!

Gamer: Why can’t she have GURPS d20 and SILHOUETTE?

Girlfriend: THAT’S got d20 in it!

Gamer: Hasn’t got as much d20 in it as d20 FUZION SILHOUETTE and d20, has it?

Fanboys: d20 d20 d20 d20… (Crescendo through next few lines…)

Girlfriend: Could you do the GURPS d20 and SILHOUETTE without the d20 then?

Store Owner: Urgghh!

Girlfriend: What do you mean ‘Urgghh’? I don’t like d20!

Fanboys: Lovely d20! Wonderful d20!

Store Owner: Shut up!

Fanboys: Lovely d20! Wonderful d20!

Store Owner: Shut up! (Fanboys stop) Bloody Fanboys! You can’t have GURPS d20 and SILHOUETTE without the d20.

Girlfriend: I don’t like d20!

Gamer: Sshh, dear, don’t cause a fuss. I’ll have your d20. I love it. I’m having d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 OGL d20 d20 d20 and d20!

Fanboys: d20 d20 d20 d20. Lovely d20! Wonderful d20!

Store Owner: Shut up!! OGL is off.

Gamer: Well could I have her d20 instead of the OGL then?

Store Owner: You mean d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20… (but it is too late and the Fanboys drown his words)

Fanboys: (Singing elaborately…) d20 d20 d20 d20. Lovely d20! Wonderful d20! d20 d-d-d-d-d-d d20 d-d-d-d-d-d d20. Lovely d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20! d20 d20 d20 d20!

First, this:

Nemesis

?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
brought to you by Quizilla

(Hm… I could have gunned for Athena… but I decided to answer the way I felt today. And thus…)

Second… THERE’S A NEW SARAH MCLACHLAN ALBUM! NOVEMBER 6th! You can listen to the single here: http://channels.netscape.com/ns/music/default.jsp

God, I love Love Love this song. And I can’t wait for the new album.

(And she’s got that creepy witch Stevie Nicks look goin’ on. Wowsers.)

Third… Wow. That SM song just kicks my ass.

Fourth… I had a ton of fun at wumpskate last night. Remembering how to ride the wheels. My legs hurt. The front of my shins just ache. Now I really miss dancing. Gots ta go. Need friends to go with.

I was hot and covered with sweat. Out of breath. I had to take my jacket off I was working so hard. And it was all because of .

She made me use muscles I hadn’t used in a long time.

“So glad you could come,” she said, a smile on her face.

“There’s a first time for everything,” I said.

Then, I turned in my skates and went home.

(Glad I finally made it to one of your gigs, girl. Rob and I had a lot of fun.)

http://www.wumpskate.com/

… but I’ll be doing it tonight.
Geez. I remember fifth grade. Had a crush on this cute girl with brown curls and freckles. What was her name…?

What a long, rewarding weekend…

I’m in the game now, so go ahead. Do what you’ve always wanted to do.

http://www.neopets.com/games/whackastaffmember.phtml

from an appropriate source. 😉
(Yes, I’m feeling wicked today.)

Lucifer. The most misunderstood of all the
ArchAngels, you’re most like the ArchAngel of
Light. You’ve seen the darkside and have opted
for something better. You need better press,
though chances are no one will really
understand your motives.

My favorite version of Lucifer

Cash isn’t with us anymore, so it’s a sad day.
But, he is with June. So it’s a happy day.

Godspeed, John.

Adam: http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3100550.stm?display=1
Me: LAME
Adam: yeah
Me: Much Ado About Nothing
Me: I’ve never heard of this guy before.
Adam: really? he is one of yours
Adam: south park did an episode called Blanetology
Adam: heh
Me: “I’m an artist – nothing more, nothing less,” he said. “I don’t fear life and I don’t fear death.”
Adam: he’s gonna fear 30 drunk british yobs with laser pointers sooner or later
Me: ROFL