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Houses of the Blooded: Strategicon!

I’ll be there and I’ll be running no less than SIX Houses of the Blooded events!

Friday
3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Up to 6 players
Houses of the Blooded: The Art of Revenge
Game System: Houses of the Blooded
Gamemaster: John Wick
Injury and Insult. Sharp words and a sharper knife. Your sister was left in a pool of blood and tears… and it is time for the sacred and holy Art of Revenge.

A one-shot story for up to six players. Leave your mercy at home.

Saturday
10:00 am and 8:00 pm
Houses of the Blooded: Roses and Thorns
Young, beautiful and dangerous. Lady Shara Yvarai”s coming out party will draw handsome young nobles from all across Shanri. An opportunity for trade, for Romance… and murder.

Roses and Thorns is a one-shot story for up to six players. Bring your wit, your charm, and your favorite hidden dagger.

Sunday
10:00 am
Houses of the Blooded: Roses and Thorns
Young, beautiful and dangerous. Lady Shara Yvarai””s coming out party will draw handsome young nobles from all across Shanri. An opportunity for trade, for Romance… and murder.

Roses and Thorns is a one-shot story for up to six players. Bring your wit, your charm, and your favorite hidden dagger.

3:00 pm
Houses of the Blooded: The Art of Revenge
Injury and Insult. Sharp words and a sharper knife. Your sister was left in a pool of blood and tears… and it is time for the sacred and holy Art of Revenge.

A one-shot story for up to six players. Leave your mercy at home.

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GobiLogo

Over at his own Journal, the multi-talented evil mastermind Daniel Solis is constructing the Houses of the Blooded logo.

Go tell him how brilliant he is. 

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Goodbye 2007

“It’s only when we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.”

Tyler’s words coming out of my mouth.

2007 was that kind of year for me. And while I’m skeptical of Tyler’s dogma as I’m skeptical of any oracle/preacher/profit, the philosophy of self-destruction was particularly useful for me in 2007.

I destroyed myself. Destroyed nearly everything that was true about me. Moved away from a city that I loved, got a new job, established a new circle of friends, started a new project with a new kind of design philosophy, made new promises to myself and others, and re-created who this “John Wick” person is.

Fitting I should do it in a city called “Phoenix.”

There were a few things I couldn’t leave behind. Debt, for one. Health issues for another. The first is almost completely dealt with. I planned on paying off all my debt by the end of the year, and while I was quite nearly successful, I still have a couple of things lingering. (A flat tire from last night will keep me from paying off the remaining debt on my car, but that’s only a temporary setback.) Los Angeles keeps shoving reminders at me. Another parking ticket I had forgotten. Those show up about once every three months. Santa Monica’s “parking tax.” I’m almost through with that as well.

The health issues have been handled as best they can be. Medication is expensive, but helpful. Watching Sicko a few weeks back reminded me how much the concept of universal healthcare threatens the purity of my Libertarianism.

Houses of the Blooded has proven to be a kind of Percival for me. Reminding me how much fun building something bigger than myself can be.

And my friends. Generous, kind and fun. and have made my life here in Phoenix easier than it could have been without them.

Well, I would like this to be longer, but it is time to go. Time to head out to Wal-Mart and get a new tire. I’ll see you before the New Year rings in, but for now, here’s the official greeting.

Happy New Year!