A Review of the L5R Character Manager (v2.5)
Note: This is an updated review for version 2.5, the older review of 1.9 can be found here. The Character Manager by Daniele Simonetti “is a GM tool for the RPG game Legend of the Five Rings 4th edition. It can be used to create PC and NPC and to manage characters during playtime.” For [...]
A Dance with Dismay
A remarkably spoiler-free review. I just pushed through the last few chapters of George R. R. Martin’s latest installment in the Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, A Dance with Dragons. On the one hand, there were parts of the story that were just so epic, and my heart was reeling the whole time. [...]
A Review of the L5R Character Manager (v1.9)
Note: This review is now outdated, as the L5R Character Manager underwent many changes and overhauls as it progressed from 1.9 to 2.5. You can read the most current review here. The Character Manager by Daniele Simonetti “is a GM tool for the RPG game “Legend of the Five Rings” 4th edition. It can be [...]
A Review of Bethesda Softworks’ Skyrim
AKA where Lindevi has been the last few days. Dragon Age was a refreshing addition to the stagnating RPG category, but Skyrim brings it back to life. Bethesda took the flaws of Oblivion (difficulty scale, combat) and made them strengths in the latest installment. The perk system, while reminiscent of modern talent trees, specializes your [...]
Contagion, or, Why Bookish Narratives Don’t Make for “Good” Films
Though I usually don’t talk about films, Friday night’s opening of Contagion in theaters got me thinking about narrative again, as it seemed to follow a book’s structure as opposed to a film’s. None of my friends seemed particularly impressed as the credits began to roll, but I felt like it was good, just different. [...]
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