Saturday, January 7, 2012

SCI-FI FANTASY SATURDAY! JANUARY POLL!


Hey guys, its a new year and I feel like I am falling into a slump. I haven't written a sci-fi fantasy chapter to any of my stories in weeks! In order to help rectify the situation, I need a kick in the pants to get going. The question is, where should I get going to? Below I am going to give synopsis for my two running stories and then suggest some ideas I've had floating around.

Vote for which one you'd like to see me tackle in the comment section below!

1. ACTION SOCIETY: RISE OF THE WHITE SPIDER

A plague has stricken the city of Doktham and the King has sent for adventurers. Four heroes leave the sun behind and enter the dark tunnels of the Underwold to find a cure before it is too late.

This story is based on my 2011 4e Dungeons and Dragons campaign.

2. YŌKAI

"YŌKAI" is a Japanese-styled Edo Period piece focused on big action, Japanese mythology, and folkloric. Read the tale of three companions, a swordsman, his apprentice, a sorceror and a giant, who are more than they seem, as they fight the oppressors and fight for the oppressed, in a land of terrible beauty and contrast. 

This story is based on my friends Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

3. SILVERFISH: A THIEF'S TAIL


Wit Silverfish is infamous. His name and likeness hang on the walls of many of the city of Tiefl's walls. Stories are spun about him, some terrible and some great, and he has become a local legend. Yet, the Duke of Tiefl is not likely to invite the "Prince of Thieves" to his table. What happens when a thief who has spent his entire life in the city is torn away from his home ground and forced to adventure?

4. ABACULUS


Del Thorston has just had the best day in his life. He had been nervous to be starting out at a new school, but quickly made friends. Everything was looking up until, a few moments after getting on the bus to go home, his whole world melted away in a sea of seething white and black fury. Del's world is already blown apart and he is possessed to blow apart everyone else's. In a sci-fi fantasy opera/kabuki styled epic, 

Abaculus is an ultra-violent reaction to too much anime that has been boiling in my brain for years.


5. STAR WARS: THE BROKEN PATH


A Star Wars fan fic that me and my friend Zach have talked about for a few years. Intended to be a stand alone tale, not reliant on other extended universe sources, The Broken Path is a four part saga about how two jedis lives change in a time dominated by threats unlike the galaxy has ever seen. From a Jedi-Sith war, to the reign of Darth Solus, the Emperor of the Ever Rising Sun, to the immortal Ungods ceaseless cycle of destruction, these two friends will discover the truths and hypocrisies of the Force.


6. KORBO THE BARBARIAN


In the world of Sixx, the Sky Gods are constantly f***ing up everything. A vicious hoard of Bearataurs are tearing their way across the coast, a metallic Kracken has begun building a giant drum set, and hair spray is in short supply! In such times of crisis and chaos, a hero is needed to tip the scales in favor of righteousness, and no hero is more righteous, than KORBO THE BARBARIAN! A pulp sci-fi fantasy barbarian action romp, Korbo the Barbarianm, is a story for all those out there who like a little less singing dwarves and a lot more dwarves getting their heads screamed off in their fantasy.


7. THE BUMBLE BOOTSBANE CHRONICLES!

The Bumble Bootsbane Chronicles is the tale of two men who begin their partnership in chains and become brothers in arms. Vilnis was a simple horse farmer when he met Bumble Bootsbane. He had never met a dwarf before and he'd soon find that Bumble was neither a drunkard, a miner, or a berserker. Bumble Bootsbane was a priest.

The Bumble Bootsbane Chronicles is based on the life story of my first Advanced Dungeons and Dragons character, Bumble Bootbane.


And those are the seven ideas I've had rattling away in my head. You can check out the latest chapters of the first two selections in links below.



WORD OF THE DAY! 1/7/12



barbarism [bahr-buh-riz-uhm]
noun
1. brutal, inhuman and/or uncivilized state or condition.
2. a savage act; or something belonging to or befitting a savage condition.
3. the use of language in an alien way.

EX. Game of Throne's Daenerys Targaryen quickly fell to barbarism, given the chance when wed to Kal Drogo, to escape the abuse of her brother/lover. Her turning moment could be conceivably be when she ate a horse's heart...

The character and author have been rightly criticized for the relationship between the mad Kalee and her husband.

Friday, January 6, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/6/12


pimping [pim-ping]
adjective
1. Slang. Cool, awesome, radical, etc.
2. Slang. To strongly support or promote something; for example, a product or person.
3. Slang. To give an indivudal a difficult time or to exploit them.

EX. The ginger child (pictured above) is riding a pretty pimping bike.Some of you may laugh at him but, trust me, kids like that grow up to be our George Washingtons and George Carlins. He is a little man now, but some day he will be pimping America.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/5/12

celibate [sel-uh-bit]
noun
1. a person who abstains from sexual relations.
2. a person who remains unmarried, especially for religious reasons.
adjective
3. observing or pertaining to a religious vow of abstinence or a religious vow not to marry.
4. not married

EX. Apparently, nothing is more exciting or attractive to the most prudish of creatures, the unicorn, than the prospects of being around/seen/interacting with a celibate individual. This can be related to the old folklore that unicorns only appear to virgins. Unicorns are physically disgusted by anyone who has so much as touched another person wee-wee or hoo-ha.

For further reference, watch the forgotten animated classic, The Last Unicorn.


Despite the fact that the above link has one of the most obnoxious, selfish and poorly performed songs in animated film history- The Last Unicorn really is a very interesting film.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

WTF WEDNESDAY! RIKI-OH! THE STORY OF RICKY! WARNING! NSFW!

WTF WEDNESDAY PRESENTS:


RIKI-OH! THE STORY OF RICKY!
WARNING! THIS IS PROBABLY NSFW!


You know, kids, I've been pretty good to you. Sure I've exposed WTF Wednesdays to Robogeishas, zombie elves, and French tentacle monsters....but never before have I introduced you guys to a full lenth film to watch, enjoy, and cringe at. Riki-Oh is a 1991 live-action film based on a Japanese manga of the same name. The year is 2001 and the prison systems  have become privatized, paving the way for crime and corruption (Close enough to the truth, really). A young man by the name of Ricky is thrown into one of these prisons where every day is a fight for your life. The prison is ruled over by four ruthless thugs, The Gang of Four, and, after they cross Ricky, the movie basically becomes a ridiculous, balls to the walls gallery of gore and ultraviolence.


For those of you of gentle pallets, you should probably avoid this film. For those of you that enjoy a good B-movie, especially a Hong Kong B-movie in the vein of Fist of the North Star, check out the link below to watch the whole movie.


WORD OF THE DAY! 1/4/12



role-play
[rohl-pley]

verb (used with object)
1. to assume the attitudes, actions, personality, and discourse of another person or character, especially in a make-believe situation in an effort to understand a different view point or social intereaction.
2. to experiment or experience a situation or viewpoint by assuming a role.
verb (used without object)
3. to engage in role-playing.

EX. So what if Mario likes to role-play as a tanuki. If it gives him the power to fly and kill crap with his tail, more power to the insane, mustachioed plumber. (Furry or not, flying is flying) Luigi, on the other hand, has some serious self-confidence issues to be role-playing as his brother. Yet, the princesses shouldn't be so judgmental and perhaps should take a moment to role-play as the brothers to get a better understanding of the insane amounts of stress they have to deal with every time their beloved princesses are kidnapped.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/3/12


pixel [pik-suhl]
noun
1. the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.

EX. In a 2-D world, we can assume that you shrink another individual by dividing their pixels down until they reach a smaller ratio of tightly packed bits. You could reduce an individual, even a group of individual or an entire world, down into smaller and smaller bit ratios until their entire world becomes binary and could fit on a data cartridge.

The advantages of shrinking parts of the world are quite staggering. World hunger could be solved by reversing the pixelation division and blowing up a food item to enormous size. Assuming that molecules are mostly empty space, if we can expand that empty space without bursting the confines of the materials, we can create more matter. More matter means more food.

Imagine how this could solve the fuel crisis? You could shrink your space ship or expand your fuel. The world's gas crisis would be ended and exploration into sub-molecular space would be possible.

The only obstacle in this process would be in the energy source of the pixelation ray. Yet, we can assume that some form of this technology can be backwards engineered from pokeballs.

MIXED BAG. TOY REVIEW: DOCTOR WHO: The 11th Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver

MIXED BAG PRESENTS:
A Toy Review


Doctor Who: The 11th Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver


 Sorry about how bad the video turned out, but its my first attempt. Unless after a couple more tries I discover some incredible editing software and find a little more confidence in making these videos, I have a feeling I'll switch over to podcasts instead.

Monday, January 2, 2012

WEEKLY ROUND-UP! 12/26/11-1/1/12

WEEKLY ROUND-UP:
BEHOLDER WEEK!


A Very Potter Musical is probably the coolest fan project I have ever seen and its even better because there is a sequel. That and the idea of a lion wizard running around on Mars is about the coolest thing since Falcor.

This delightful little art dump is dedicated to the coolest sub genre to evolve out of the last decade! STEAMPUNK!
 

"Oh, bother. It appears are old friends have found their way through three secure checkpoints, Christopher Robin." Pooh stared at the blinking red dots that scattered across the 360 degree circle of panels around himself and his companion.

Christopher Robin looked down at his former figment with a satisfied frown, "Don't worry, my silly old bear." He looked at his watch, "Calvin and Hobbes won't be reaching their honey if I have anything to say about it."


Can you think of a better way for me to start the year than a Pokemon parody?

"Aura Gnarlid is half of the formula to my deck. This common card's abilities turn it into a powerhouse! Slapping an aura on another one of your creatures? He gets a +1/+1. Pacifying an enemy monster? He gets a +1/+1. Equip him with Spirit Mantle? Aura Gnarlid doesn't give a poo!"


Pokemon and Team Fortress 2 go together like chocolate and peanut butter- WAIT! That's brilliant! Someone should make a snack that combines chocolate and peanut butter! Maybe it could be disc shaped?

Poor Ash Ketchum. He has been a prepubescent child for over ten years. Surely, he is like the Grecian parable of Sisyphus, forced to push the same boulder up the same hill for all eternity.

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/2/12

boy-hungry [boi-huhng-ree]
adjective
1. to be obsessed with boys or young men.

EX. No female character was more boy-hungry than Lois Lane in the Silver Age. You could even say being obsessed with getting super-wang was her super power next to getting into unnecessary peril.


Sunday, January 1, 2012

WORD OF THE DAY! 1/1/12



raiden / raijin [rahy-dehn / rahy-jeen]
noun
1. a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in the Shinto religion and Japanese mythology.
2. Video game. A character from Mortal Kombat series, he is the god of thunder and protector of the Earth realm.
3. Video game. A character from the Metal Gear series, a cyborg ally of Solid Snake.

EX. Why is there a new evolution of Pikachu that transform the Electric Mouse into the Thunder Mouse? I know there is Raichu, but how about you make Raiden or Raijin into Raidu or Raiju.