Monday, February 23, 2015

Sunday Songs 2015: Metro Station - Barcelona

WEEK EIGHT: METRO STATION - BARCELONA

I haven't gone to bed yet so it's not late
Good night

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Friday, February 20, 2015

Legend of the Elements: The New Draft's Playbooks!


I'm not particularly into Fall Out Boy, but every so often they hit something interesting. Sampling Suzanne Vega seems to have done it for me.

Hey folks, I said I was gonna come by and preview these! I know I don't post much, but every Sunday I do a music post and at the end of those I usually do a status update on each of my projects, so if you're wondering how things are going, check those or follow me on Twitter!

This file has a slight formatting change to the playbook layout, and includes several major changes. First off, there's three new playbooks! The Hunter, The Peasant, and The Spiritshaper are brand new, and two of those you've never seen anything for! The former two are mostly designed by one of my players, Henry. The Hunter has adopted a couple of the Warrior's moves, while the Warrior has a couple new ones of its own. The Monk has also had a noticeable replacement of one of its moves.
These are not final! I'm going to be having a little design party soon to help iron out the remaining things that are either incomplete or that I'm simply not satisfied with. As a guarantee, The Airbender will change.
Also there's no art in these yet. That's usually the last step of my process.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE NEW PLAYBOOK FILE!

I'm very excited for this upcoming stuff. If you're going to be at Emerald City Comic Con at the end of March, I will be there with Games on Demand, running both Legends of the Elements and The Shining Void, so remember to come see me if you're interested!

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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Sunday Songs 2015: Defrage - Stairway To No Heaven

WEEK SEVEN:  DEFRAGE - STAIRWAY TO NO HEAVEN

Defrage is an Estonian alternative metal band. I don't really do metal much, but neither does this song, so it works! I don't even know what it is about this song that really makes me happy, but it does. i think it's the guitar. A lot of the rest of Defrage's stuff has a little more screaming than I really care for, but they've got a few gems in there.

I'll be back later this week with Legend of the Elements updates! And Learning Pixel Art is due to be published within like a week, so be looking for those!
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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Sunday Songs 2015: The Chainsmokers - Erase (Samantha Ronson Remix)

WEEK SIX: THE CHAINSMOKERS FT PRIYANKA CHOPRA - ERASE (SAMANTHA RONSON REMIX)

I've been getting pretty into The Chainsmokers lately. A lot of their remixes are genuinely great, but their original songs took a bit for me to get into. #SELFIE and Kanye are just so weird...but they  grow on you, and the production work is impressive. Erase, though, that song is good both in its original and its one official remix, this one. Speaking of this remix, it's HARD to track down on the internet! I had to figure out how to embed Spotify, and I hope to god it actually works cuz I've never done that before. Nope that didn't work but I found a YT vid thank god! I have no idea who Samantha Ronson or Priyanka Chopra are.
Enjoy!

Update on other projects: I'm in classes again so things might slow down a touch, though not much given the setup of my schedule. Legend of the Elements is in drafting, and it's going well! Learning Pixel Art is in final editing. The Shining Void is in stasis until I playtest it.
Oh, and I'm playing Final Fantasy XIV again, if you play you should message me or something!

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Sunday Songs 2015: Snow Ghosts - Covenant

WEEK FIVE: SNOW GHOSTS FEAT. BLUE DAISY - COVENANT

Snow Ghosts is a duo formed by Throwing Snow and Augustus Ghost (the alter-egos of Ross Tones and Hannah Cartwright). They're a weird minimalistic industrial-folk sound, sounding brooding and dark. I like it quite a bit. The album makes me think of being in the wilderness on a cold pacific northwest evening, the overcast sky turning blue-grey as the sun sets, silhouettes of tall trees all around. It gives me an alone feeling. Their sound makes me think of a minimalist, less-intense Crystal Castles.
Their album isn't long. The Hunted is good, Murder Cries is good, most of it is good. Check it out, it's worth it.
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