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| Monday, May 26th, 2008 | | 4:51 pm |
[BusyCon] D&D Game Continued
[For more BusyCon events, see ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) brithistorian.] This will run until about midnight EST tonight. Still open for anyone to join in. Come play! So... Where were we? Oh yeah... The combat is over. Four goblins are dead. One has fled, and the remaining one has surrendered to the druid.
Otto was considering backstabbing that one as well, but a word of warning from Erigeneia stayed his hand.
"Listen to what he has to say," she urges the group.
Speaking in perfect common tongue, the goblin explains that he is actually a wizard, who was shapeshifted into this form by a curse. What's more, he knows the location of a vast treasure in this dungeon. He will lead you to it in exchange for your help in undoing the curse.What happens next? | | Sunday, May 25th, 2008 | | 10:16 pm |
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BusyCon
brithistorian couldn't make it to any of the big conventions going on this weekend (BayCon, and WisCon among others), so he's hosting his own con, "BusyCon" on his LJ. Stop by and check it out. There will be special guests, panels, and all kinds of con activities. I'm the fiction author GOH! (And while I'm at it, hello and safe travels to all of my friends attending BayCon, WisCon, or other events this weekend!) | | Monday, June 18th, 2007 | | 10:19 pm |
Finis Available for Pre-Order
 Finis: A Book of Endings to Give People New Beginnings
By: Ryan Macklin, Paul Tevis, Jennifer Brozek, Rick Silva et al.Format: 6x9 softcover, 96 pages Price: PRE-ORDER FOR $19.95 FOR SIGNED COPY. FREE PDF WITH ORDER Pre-order today through Indie Press Revolution Remember, all proceeds go to charities still helping with Hurricane Katrina relief & rebuilding! From today, June 18th, 2007 to July 18th, 2007, Finis: A Book of Endings to Give People New Beginnings will be available for pre-order through Indie Press Revolution. If you buy during the pre-order period, you'll get a copy signed by many of the contributors, as well as the PDF for free. In fact, the pre-order is the only way we're currently offering the PDF. Some of you have seen the preview of Finis's Table of Contents, which hints at the haunting, amazing stories contained within. Some of you have even gazed upon one of those stories, Paul Tevis' The Tome. Those of you who have have seen the amazing, hauntingly beautiful layout that Fred Hicks has done for the book. For those who haven't, I welcome you to take a couple moments and check out. But don't take my work for it -- here's what Fred has to say: "I love how each of these stories feels like the tip of an iceberg — the final jagged edge that you impale the ship of your consciousness on. I feel like I can sense the larger whole, and that's pretty cool." A Book of Endings...Finis is a collection of short stories inspired by the horrible endings found in the "choose your own adventure" books many of us read as children. Each of the over 40 stories is a tragic end to some tale, completely contained in two pages. One fateful choice leads you there, whether in a world of fantasy, horror, science fiction, or the everyday. To Give People New Beginnings...Against this backdrop of tragedy stands a book of hope. All proceeds from the sale of Finis go to charities still working today to help those struck by Hurricane Katrina. You can find out more at the Tomorrow the World! Games site. Many Voices, Many FatesFinis is an anthology project. Nearly two dozen people came together to create stories and photographs, including creepy tales from Paul Tevis and haunting photography from Jeremy Tidwell. This gives Finis a wide range of unique ideas and breathtaking imagery. Each turn of the page is going to give you something new, from the final regrets of an alchemist to risking a trip into a monster-filled city. Pick up the book. Flip to a random page. Choose your own fate. | | Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 | | 5:21 pm |
Couple minutes until dark
Okay, we are unarmed. Maybe a couple of days' supplies, but everyone is going for the mid-cape highway and the bridges. We live in the yacht capital of the universe and I'm betting those things out there can't swim. Just about a mile to the harbor, plenty of cover. Would be better with a gun, but then I'd probably shoot myself in the foot. I know how to sail, tho. Hey, gaaneden, kick some ass, and we'll see ya in Grant's Pass. Love all of ya! Okay, sun's almost down. Moving out now. ( Preceding Brought To You By ) | | Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 | | 7:22 am |
| | Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 | | 10:48 pm |
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Weekly Virtual Writing Session for 3/20/07
We had a nasty sleet storm on Friday, and Boston got snow, resulting in the cancellation of our family St. Patrick's day get-together. Instead, we had a quiet weekend of working on layout and organization for the comic book. Now the weather is warming up and we've had a wonderful variety of birds at the feeder and out in the yard. Lori and Miranda joined us last Tuesday for writing/drawing at Borders in Hyannis MA. No word from anyone about tonight. We're planning on heading over there early, probably getting there around 5:30 or so, and we might not stay really late. We both have work to do at home tonight. Last Week's Goals: Start layout on Caravan zine. In fact, I'd like to have at least 4 pages completely laid out tonight. In addition, I'd like to read and review two comics, although I might do a childrens book either instead of or in addition to. I started posting reviews of childrens books on Gather when I happened to pick up a couple for the upcoming first birthday of my nephew, and I enjoyed doing the writeups. Last Week's Results: Two pages of layout done, but that was all I got accomplished. This Week's Goals: The Phoenix APA submission deadline is Friday, so tonight is all about my zine, Caravan. The new issue will be part of the next Phoenix and will also debut at the Boston Zine Fair, on Saturday. Tonight's goal is more zine layout. In addition to layout, I'd like to get a poem written, and read/review one or two comics and/or children's books. I've started up a comic book review group on Gather called Panel Discussion, so I'd like to have some new material written for that community. Question of the week: Do you listen to music while you write? Any particular style or genre of music? I don't usually put on music when I am actually writing, but I do listen to music when I'm mulling over ideas for my writing. I find folk and blues to be the most inspirational for me. I think that my imagination works best when I'm listening to some sort of story. Please feel free to join in the writing tonight. Comment with what you're working on or your goals, or give your answer to the question of the week. Have a nice, creative evening! | | Thursday, February 8th, 2007 | | 9:47 pm |
Pandemonium
(Rare Public Post... Journal has been Friends Only for a while due to work considerations. I'm always open to meeting new friends here. Comment to be added or add me and I'll add you back. Okay, moving on...) Back when I got out of college, I was living at home doing temp jobs and looking for a way to get back into the gaming scene. As a result, I tried out a bunch of different gaming groups, sometimes just once, sometimes for a couple of sessions, sometimes longer, before I finally managed to put together a campaign of my own that ran for several years, finally ending when I moved down to Jersey. One of those one-shot games was in a campaign with Tyler Stewart and Andy French from Pandemonium Books & Games. They played somewhere quite a ways north of where I was living, and the campaign got put on hold the session after I played with them. They probably don't even remember I was there. It was a pretty big group. It was also a very entertaining game, and the first time I ever played Kaeli, a character who I've played and written about quite a bit in other venues since then. [Quick warstory aside: The party has decided that we need to summon a demon to get information. We hire a spellcaster to do the summoning. The spellcaster says to us something like, "I can conjure the fiend, but have you prepared a spell of torment to coerce it into giving you information?" Kaeli replies with "Wait... You're not planning to HURT it, are you?"] Anyway, I played in that game, and hung out with them one other time at a Halloween party where we watched Return of the Living Dead. [Quick historical aside: I remember that particular night very well because of the nasty driving conditions I had to deal with on the way home. As it turns out this was the night of the Halloween Nor'Easter of 1991, the events of which were recounted in The Perfect Storm] They also introduced my to Record of Lodoss War one time when I was hanging out at their store. Tyler also stocked Kinships magazine when I was involved with that project, and my friend Ruth, who used to play Magic with Boston Area Gamers Guild at Cybersmith worked at Pandemonium for years. Pandemonium Books & Games relocated recently and they are having financial difficulties. Tyler is looking for some help in getting the store out of debt, and I am passing this link along because this is a place that has done tremendous service to the geeks and gamers of the Boston area over the years, and because of some of the little memories that I have associated with this business. More information available here if you would like to give encouragement or help out: http://community.livejournal.com/pandemonium_bks/78632.html | | Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 | | 5:54 pm |
| | Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 | | 11:18 pm |
Friending spree
Just added a bunch of people, mostly from the ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) originsgamefair community. Wanted to get some new faces on the ol' FL. And my "Friends Of" list is at 98. Maybe I'll finally break 100. *smiles* Anyway, if I recently added you, you're welcome to add me back if you'd like. -Rick | | Wednesday, November 1st, 2006 | | 11:13 pm |
| | Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 | | 8:55 pm |
| | Monday, October 9th, 2006 | | 5:20 pm |
A lost cat poster?
A lost cat poster? That'll never work! Trixie can't read! (Sorry. Trying to find some humor in the situation.) There was some good news today: A possible sighting not too far from our house. I made up posters today and we will be distributing them this evening and tomorrow. Of course it would help matters if the cat would just, you know... Come home. Anyway, if you see... ( This Cat ) | | Sunday, September 24th, 2006 | | 10:28 am |
An appeal
This is my first non-friends-locked post in a while. If you happen to be new here, please comment or add me and I'll be happy to add you. As some of you know, my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer several years ago. She has faced this with strength and courage that I can only begin to grasp. She continues to work a demanding full-time job teaching kindergarten in an inner-city school in Boston while undergoing regular chemotherapy treatments, currently three times a month. In a couple of weeks, she will be participating in the Massachusetts Run/Walk for the Whisper, which benefits ovarian cancer education and awareness. I fully understand that many reading this are not in a position financially to help or already have worthy causes that they support. If you are interested in helping out with some small amount, you can comment or email me at rsilva444 at yahoo dot com. You can also send a donation via paypal to that address. The names and addresses of contributors get turned in with the sponsor form, so please include your contact information if you want it turned in (for tax deduction purposes, etc). If you'd rather not, then the money you contribute will be submitted under my name. -Rick | | Sunday, July 16th, 2006 | | 8:31 am |
Gone for two weeks
I'm leaving today for my two weeks of AP Chem training. Hoping to get a lot of reading and writing done (in addition to learning some chemistry). I will supposedly have internet access, but it recently occurred to me that since the site for the training is a boarding school, then I will be on a school network. Which means that things that I use (such as LJ and the Worlds in Flux forums) might be blocked. I also won't have AIM access because it's not installed on my laptop and I can't install new software onto the laptop (it belongs to my school and you need an admin code to install anything). So, no AIM for two weeks. Maybe no LJ either. Email will almost certainly be working (rsilva444@yahoo.com if anyone wants to get in touch or just say hi). Hope everyone out there has a nice couple of weeks! -Rick | | Saturday, July 15th, 2006 | | 8:05 am |
New Issue of The Edge of Propinquity! Go Read it!
 Volume 7: July 2006The July volume of the Edge of Propinquity has been published! This month includes new friends, secrets revealed, facts stranger than fiction and hard decisions. We hope you enjoy the seventh installment of these continuing serials. Luminations - Bloodsucker by Rick Silva AKA shaharazadPrivate investigator Chester Hall was looking forward to a nice, normal case involving a cheating spouse. But when the client's first words are "You're not gonna believe me." Chess knows he's in trouble. But the client's wife couldn't really be the victim of a vampire? Could she? Vorare - Stalls by Ivan Ewert AKA ivan23Gordon is imprisoned on the Farm - separated from the Gentleman Ghouls by fence and post and gate, left with the only other man on the Farm who does not engage in the rituals of the Ghouls. The question is, which is more dangerous - the Farm or the Pen? Hidden City - Confrontations by Ryan P. Macklin AKA macklinrSeeing Espinosa waiting outside his home, Michael decides to visit Brother Charlie instead for answers, only to find horror, pain, and a strange woman awaiting him. Meanwhile, T-Bird emerges from the accident with anger and determination, and kidnaps Michael's friend Jason. Kendrick - The Running Feeling by Jennifer Brozek AKA gaanedenAfter her date is ruined by the inconvenient actions of the Order of the Sacred Eye, Karen makes a promise to a dying man that may change Kendrick forever and discovers that she is not the only one holding secrets. | | Thursday, July 6th, 2006 | | 11:10 am |
Plug your stuff here! You know you want to!
I know that I have a ton of people on my FL who have art/writing/crafts projects that they are selling, websites or business they are involved in, games looking for players, etc. Every so often I try to put together a "plug" post listing all of those together. If you want in, comment or email me at rsilva444@yahoo.com with information on the thing you'd like me to plug. The post will go up next week, and I'll also add a link to the Dandelion Studios links page when I do my planned site update next week. -Rick | | Monday, July 3rd, 2006 | | 11:05 pm |
Home!
Fourteen or so hours of driving today. We're exhausted, but home safe and sound with no major hassles on the last leg of the trip. I'll finish up with the con report stuff tomorrow. -Rick |
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