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Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
12:17 pm	Merry 8 Bit Christmas I am a geek, and I love it. Current Mood: Jolly Current Music: 8 Bit Silver Bells (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005
11:52 am	Gamer Geek Rant, New MET I have been looking over the new MET rules for the last couple days. While I have not yet read all 700 pages of the combined Core and Requiem books, I have read enough of the base rules to have a gamer geek rant building here. I warn you now, it is long, and not for those who have problems with bad grammar. ( The problem as I see it ) (Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 12th, 2005
5:44 pm	Thank you Internet This is, without a doubt, the greatest thing ever on the internet. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, March 21st, 2005
6:59 pm	Looking for input Here is the rough draft of the history for my new Rahu PC. I would like to hear any constructive criticism that people come up with. ( I'm not the best writer, but here is what I came up with ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 1st, 2003
11:33 am	Yep, I finally post something and its just a lemming. 1) Name: Matt 2) Alias: Gambor 3) Years roleplaying: 2 4) Favorite three characters? A) William Bruce- Human D20 Paladin/Divine Champion. William is perhaps the purest manifestation of my inner cheese-monkey that I play. I will give two examples and leave it at that. He is the lowest level member of his primary group by about 5 levels, but still can sink more damage than the fighter and deal more than the mage. And, when the DM decided that he had to die for story, he had to add additional enemies just for me mid fight, and change the rules for poison (the three demons I was fighting would have taken about 2 combat rounds, and the poison was not actually strong enough to effect me as written). Just in case anybody wonders, he was promptly raised by an NPC cleric without penalty. B) Simon Marker- Cam/Anarch Nosferatu. Simon was the stereotypical Nos, ugly and well informed. He had the kind of power that mattered in the Cam, boons. It got to the point where I would literally sit in the darkest corner I could find for the whole game, and walk out knowing everything that happened that night. C)Will Stands- Homid Bone Gnawer Theurge. I dont know what it is with the name Will, but I notice that I use it more than one would think. Will has become the rp equivalent of an old shoe, I can plop into him so comfortably that playing the game is a true pleasure. 5) Least favorite character? I will go with Throat Shot on this one. Great character, but he was far too angry to be fun to play. 6) Male or female characters? Male, I barely understand women enough to spend time with them, let alone pretend to be one. 7) Oldest character? (as in longest played, or age of PC?) Longest played: Kyp Homeguard- halfling fighter. First character I ever made and he is still around. Oldest: Lev Alenaovich Stratskov- Cam/Anarch Brujah. Lev was technically old enough to claim elder status. 8) Newest character? Double 0- Homid Glasswalker Philodox. Not in play or fully written yet, but he is around enough to qualify as the newest character. 9) Most popular character? I have to go with Will on this one. 10) Character you've never played but would like to? Waning Ahroun Wendigo. I have a concept for that that is not ready for play, but holds potential for such strong roleplay that I can't put him away. 11) Which character of yours would be most likely to... A) Jump off a bridge? Shea Morgan- Sabbat Country Gangrel. Who needs a bridge, real men fall from the sky. B) Get drunk and pass out? Glim Berem- D20 Gnome Diviner. Glim likes the brandy. C) Kill somebody in a very unorthadox way? Endrin- D20 Human Monk. Endrin became infamous for some rather interesting things realting to this on his final sprint towards evil. D) Get married? Will E) Be far too hyper for their own good? Richie- Childing Troll. Richie doesnt have what people call "self control" F) Rape somebody? Shea would have, depending on how you define it, he did. G) Be raped? Well, I guess if you got to Glim when he was drunk it could count. H) Get lung cancer? none I) Star in a horror movie? Shea, he wouldn't even need to play a character. He could just play himself. J) Star in a porn movie? Well, my only pretty character is a Paladin, so... K) Star in a video game? Endrin, I guess. L) Make the world a better place? Will M) Have a torrid gay love affair? Honetly, I've got nothing here. 12) Relate each word to a character of yours. A) Love: William B) Hate: Throat Shot C) Money: Just Do It D) Seduction: Double 0 E) Lies: Simon F) Tragedy: Will G) Manipulation: Simon H) Violence: Shea I) Politics: Lev J) Fire: William Bruce K) Ice: Shea 13) Would you ever... A) Play a prostitute? If it fit the concept. B) Play a musician? As long as I didnt have to perform. C) Play a pilot? Why not? D) Play a homosexual? It would have to be integral to the character, something like that shouldn't be used as a quirk. E) Play a pedophile? Honestly, probably not. F) Play a politician? Sure. (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 9th, 2002
1:09 am	And sometimes good things happen to good people... Happy Birthday tyadda (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 4th, 2002
6:03 am	Well, I wrote something... But I realized it was pretty long, and after I forgot to hide my last thing, I figured I'd better do my part to keep the clutter out. ( I dont really have a good title to put here ) Current Mood: thoughtful (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 30th, 2002
10:46 am	And now is the time when it is my turn... 1. WHAT'S THE STORY BEHIND YOUR LJ USERNAME? Ok, when I was about 15, I used to spend alot of time on BBS's, where I used the handle "Phoenix". Problem with that is, it was taken almost everywhere, so one day I got frustrated and made up a word, Gambor. 2. NAME FIVE OF YOUR FAVORITE PIG-OUT FOODS. Honestly, though you wouldn't believe it to look at me, I'm not really the pig-out type. I dont snack very often, except for when its out (ie. parties, various catered events). 3. HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MAKEOVER? Not that I remember 4. NAME ALL MEMBERS OF THE BEATLES. John Lenon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr Pete Best 5. WHAT'S THE LONGEST TIME YOU'VE STAYED OUT OF THE COUNTRY/WHERE? 5 weeks in Europe. 6. ONE THING YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR, TODAY. I have a job, and I like it. 7. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL MEMORY? Playing Borris Kolenkov in You Can't Take It With You. 8. WHAT IS THE MOST INSANE THING YOU'VE DONE FOR/TO YOUR CRUSH THAT HE/SHE MIGHT NOT/MIGHT KNOW ABOUT? You men like the tatoo on my.... oops. 9. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING. Never gave it any thought actually. 10. WOULD YOU EVER JOIN TEMPTATION ISLAND? Requires something I don't have. 11. NAME THREE TEACHERS YOU LIKED IN HIGH SCHOOL/ELEMENTARY. Mme. Loubey Mr. Wendell Mrs. O 12. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE? WHAT IS IT? On ne voit bien q'avec le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible par les yeux. 13. MY FIRST HEARTBREAK HAPPENED WHEN I WAS... I'd rather not talk about that. 14. THE SCHOOL PICTURE YOU BURIED IN YOUR BOTTOM DRAWER? 9th grade, before I lost alot of weight that year. Just to give you perspective, I can still wear the pants I had then, and they are a little baggy. 15. DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD PREFERENCES? WHAT ARE THEY? I take stupid surveys and post the results to my LJ. 16. WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? Many many things, I mostly don't understand humans though... 17. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND? I can't say as there is anyone who holds that particular title at this time. 18. NAME ONE TV CHARACTER YOU'D MOST WANT TO BE. Xander, you cant tell me it wouldn't rock to be surrounded by superpowered beautiful women. 19. IF YOU WERE FAMOUS, AND WERE TO BE A GUEST ON A TALK SHOW, WHOSE SHOW WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WHY? I dont watch talk shows so I will go with Jerry Springer, 'cause I know he has one. 20. GIVE YOURSELF A PORN STAR NAME. Ray Lever (middle name, combined with closest named street to where I grew up. I thought it worked rather well) 21. DO YOU HAVE ANY WEIRD SLEEPING HABITS? I sleep during the day, does that count? 22. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO THIS SUMMER? I'm going to sleep in the backyard at least once, in a lawn chair. 23. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW? Many, depends on what mood I'm in. At this very moment, I think I would most like to hear "We Are The Champions" 24. WRITE A LINE FROM ANY SONG. Now is the time for me to tell you about Young Nasty Man, Arch-Rival and nemesis to Wonderboy. With powers comparable to Wonderboy! What kind of powers, you ask? Oh, I don't know, how about the power of flight? Does that do anything for ya? How about the power to kill a yak, from 200 yards away, WITH MIND BULLETS! That's telekenesis, Kyle. How about the power... to move you. 25. DO YOU KNOW AT LEAST ONE DISNEY SONG BY HEART? WHICH ONE? Probably, I didn't think I knew that last quote a few minutes ago. 26. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM HOUSE. Domed, on Jupiter. I know it's a gas giant, but it's my dream house, so nyah! 27. YOUR TYPICAL SLEEPWEAR: mah skivvies. 28. WHAT'S IN YOUR BAG? don't have one 29. WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET? Bank card, security info card for work, drivers license, Hollywood Video card. 30. HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR WALLET RIGHT NOW? 6 bucks. 31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES? I've only got the one... 32. IF YOU COULD'VE GONE TO YOUR SENIOR PROM IN A DIFFERENT OUTFIT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Well, I didnt go, but I almost went in a T-shirt and sweat pants. 33. HOW WAS YOUR SENIOR PROM? Didn't go. 34. TELL US ABOUT ANY OF YOUR BIRTHDAYS. The only one I can remember specifically was my 16th. I got home from school and there was a bottle of aftershave wrapped in a paper towel and a $20 bill with a note that said to order a pizza for dinner. I just dont make a big deal about birthdays. 35. WOULD YOU RATHER BE A HOBBIT, AN ELF OR A DWARF? Dwarf, 'cause I would rule with an axe. 36. WHAT ARE THE FIRST FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD SPLURGE ON IF YOU WERE A BILLIONAIRE? 1. Debt (is this a splurge, you decide) 2. House (on Jupiter, of course) 3. Spaceship (how else am I going to get to my house?) 4. Teleport Pad (the spaceship is too slow) 5. Dinner at Izzys (What? I like pizza) 37. WHAT IS YOUR DAILY BEFORE-GOING-TO-BED RITUAL? 1. Get ready for bed 2. Mess around on the computer for a bit 3. Look at the clock, remind myself I need to go to sleep. 4. get in bed, turn on the TV, with shutoff set for an hour 5. Lay in bed with eyes alternatley closed or open, using the tv for white noise to drown out the street noise 6. Set the tv shutoff back another hour. 7. Repeat step 5. 8. When tv finally shuts off, lay in bed for about another 15 minutes until I actually fall asleep. 38. WHAT IS THE WEIRDEST/FUNNIEST NICKNAME ANYONE HAS EVER CALLED YOU? "The" its a long story. 39. NAME THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTERS. Uncle from Jackie Chan Adventures, Dexter, and Mojo Jojo 40. WHAT ARE THE MAGAZINES YOU READ ON A REGULAR BASIS? None, really. I read Dragon sometimes. (Comment on this)
7:20 am	Deadlands D20.... Just picked it up, looks like lots of fun. Of course, it needs people to play. From what I can see, there isn't anyone who is likely to read this who I wouldn't welcome. Interested? Anybody? (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, March 24th, 2002
7:45 pm	Nosferatu rule the world Well, I just saw Blade 2. What to say about it... It was pretty good, not great, not exceptional, but pretty good. The fight scenes are well done and well shot. I wont give away any plot points, but if you liked Blade, Blade 2 will satisfy, I think. If you are going to spend 8 bucks on a movie, it might as well be this one, I guess. (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 23rd, 2002
9:33 am	Random, yet still true. My favorit fighting game of all time has got to be Street Fighter 2. I played that game to lenghts that could be officially classified as "Far Too Much." It got to the point that I can tell you things that are so insignifigant to the game as to be pathetic. And I think I will, at least one, just because I am bored. There is a level that takes place on an Air Force base, in this level there is a guy cheering in the background. Since this is 16 bit world, cheering means he has fully 2 sprite positions, hand up, and hand down. When his hand is down, he is holding a cigarette, when it is up, he is not. I am of the belief that this is because during this time, parents groups were going nuts about things like that in games imported from Japan. While the producers made the decision to remove that cigarette from this one sprite, it remained, at least partially, in the other. Maybe the parents groups missed it, or maybe they let it go because there was some valid reason that it *had* to be there, or maybe I am just wrong, and one of my core video game beliefs is based on a falsehood. Dunno, but no matter how you look at it, people are wierd. Current Mood: bored (Comment on this)
6:34 am	I'm going to a play tonight. Oh, yes, I'm going to a play. Not just any play, oh no, I'm going to a High School play. More than that, I'm going to a High School play at my old High School. It's going to be amateur, and cheesy, and all around fun. Besides, it's closing night, I wonder what strange things will be thrown in there. hee hee Current Mood: chipper Current Music: Clann An Drumma - Hornpipe (Comment on this)
Thursday, March 21st, 2002
8:14 pm	I like this one better than just Matt (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 16th, 2002
10:16 am	The strangeness of my psyche Normally, at any given moment, I'm not thinking about anything. By that, I dont mean not anything in particular, but rather as far as conciousness goes, I'm in pure idle. Today this is not so much the case, instead, whenever my brain tries to idle for a bit, one of 2 distinct images comes to mind. The first is of a man, holding his arms wide, closing his eyes and falling backwards into a group of people waiting to catch him. I'm going to this one first because I know both where the image originated from, and why its there. I won't say where its from, because, frankly, it's embarasing that I know it. But the image, in its original form, is supposed to be an homage of sorts to crowd-surfing, but not when I think of it, oh no way. It is there because while reading a livejournal earlier today, I started thinking of the "trust game" and what it represents. I'm thinking I should do that more. No, not falling on random people, expressing and showing trust. I think it will be good for me, and any bruises acquired will heal, I'm quite sure. The second, I dont have any clue about. It's a ninja, like in an action film, dressed in black robes, face covered, whole bit. He is engaged in an intricate and acrobatic form as much a dance as an expression of anything martial. Sometimes he is armed with a chinese longsword (think Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and you're there), which he whips around fluidly. I don't know where he came from, or why he's here, but he's been with me for a couple days now. Either I'll figure it out, or he'll drive me into a psychotic episode. I have enough respect for my strength of sanity to lean towards the first possibility. Current Mood: weird Current Music: Celtic Grove (yes, it's exactly what you think) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 13th, 2002
4:45 am	Wherein we remember being very wrong a long time ago While surfing around the other day, I came across something by someone I used to know. This is someone who was at one time very important to me, but in the end, we did not part well. Anyway, for whatever reason I found myself looking around a bit on their current website, and I came across something that hit me hard. It looked innocent enough, just a link in the poetry section. Of course, the description warned me, and the time frame was right, but what is the harm in just looking. Nothing like that moment of realization, even years delayed, as you finally see, that someone was right in their stance. The pinpricks all over my body as I realize that what seemed to be a position deliberately designed to drive me away, was simply based on misunderstanding. In the end, I like to think of myself as a nice person, and it hurts me to realize that I have been the cause of pain in someone who I cared about. I only wish I had known then, not now, years to late across a chasm that I can't bridge. Chalk it up to one of those character-building life lessons, I guess. Of course, now the task is to make use of the lesson, and not let it happen again. I hope I'm doing ok in that department so far. Current Mood: nostalgic (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 12th, 2002
11:05 pm	Hmmm.... Do you have Superpowers?? I took the Paragon Powers Test and tested positive for (Comment on this)
4:56 am	Hey, watch this click, click... roll, roll, roll... tch tch, clank!... rattle, rattle... BZARK! See, wasn't that cool. (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 9th, 2002
1:37 am	It's my journal, and I'm going to ramble a bit, so nyah! For some reason, I have tw questions running through my mind right now. You will probably recognize them from any number of over-sappy online personality tests: 1) Have you ever loved anybody enough to make you cry? 2) Have you ever trusted anybody enough to tell them anything? they are running through my mind, I think, because the answer to both is no. The problem is, that I can't ever get my feelings and my thoughts to agree on anything, there are people who I know I can trust, but my fear wont go away. Or people who, for some reason, I dont fear trusting, except that I know that I can't. And of course, if you can never bring yourself to trust someone enough to let them in, you will never love them, not enough to make you cry, at least. It sucks being socially inept. Thing is, people are a black box. I can never really figure out what is going on inside there, sometimes I get lucky and figure out a little piece, but that no more means understanding than knowing that the car starts when you turn the key. I guess that someday I will gather enough courage to jump into that black hole, but until then, I think things are going to remain as they are. *mumble* stupid livejournal, you are supposed to solve my problems. *mumble* Current Mood: pensive (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, March 8th, 2002
3:41 am	Random thoughts at 3 am Working nights is an odd experience... I just took a short walk, the world can be a very quet place in the middle of the night. During the day, this area bustles, cars flying by this way and that, delivery trucks bringing wares to various businesses, and people going about their days. Right now, there is nothing moving out there except the snow, falling gently to the ground, its like being in one of those souviner globes. Peaceful, but lonely. That is the downside, I guess. I have a job, and I know I am lucky in that, and I wouldn't trade it for what I had to give up. But the piece of me that wants it all misses my friends, some people I used to talk to every day are now people I talk to once a week, if that often. Well, enough whining, I'm supposed to be working. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 2nd, 2002
8:53 am	I am mighty, silly mortal, just keep those damn cliffs away! Which Colossal Death Robot Are You? Of course, if I change an answer, I become Megatron, but I'll keep it here, I'm inherently good you see. No, really, I am. Current Mood: bored (Comment on this)